Meet the Faculty
Department Chair
Jennifer Young, PhD
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6517
- Email: jlyoung@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 302
Professors
Matthew Berezuk, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6502
- Email: mberezuk@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 303
Charles Chen, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6622
- Email: cpchen@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 207
David Dyer, PhD
Executive Director and Professor, MS in Biotechnology Studies
- Phone: (626) 815-2088
- Email: ddyer@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 151
Kevin Sheng-Lin Huang, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6505
- Email: shuang@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 304
Jon Milhon, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6508
- Email: jonmilhon@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 208
Sarah Richart, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6511
- Email: srichart@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 210
Cahleen Shrier, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6512
- Email: cshrier@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 206
Kenneth G. Sossa, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6619
- Email: ksossa@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 215
Associate Professors
Philip Cox, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6518
- Email: pcox@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 301
Louise Ko Huang, PhD
Interim Dean and Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Director, Center for Research in Science; Director, Environmental Studies Program; Faculty Fellow, Honors College
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6481
- Email: lhuang@apu.edu
- Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 147A
Willetta Toole-Simms, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6513
- Email: wsimms@apu.edu
- Office Location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, Room 211
Assistant Professors
Elijah Roth, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6501
- Email: eroth@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 305
Marian Saleh, MA, MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6624
- Email: msaleh@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 209
Ryan Somers, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6514
- Email: rmsomers@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 202
Adjunct Professors
Mihretu Guta, PhD
Adjunct Professor, MS Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biology and Chemistry; Department of Philosophy
- Email: mguta@apu.edu
Anita Lakatos, PhD
Adjunct Professor, MS Biotechnology Studies
- Email: alakatos@apu.edu
Charles Lam, MBA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Email: clam@apu.edu
Marlene Garcia Swider, PhD
Adjunct Professor, MS Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Email: mswider@apu.edu
Note: This information is current for the 2023-24 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.