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
Professor
Matthew Berezuk, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6502
Fax: (626) 387-5906
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
Kevin Sheng-Lin Huang, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Phone: (626) 815-2175
Fax: (626) 387-5906
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
Fax: (626) 387-5906
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
Fax: (626) 387-5906
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
Fax: (626) 387-5906
Email: cshrier@apu.edu
Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 206
Associate Professor
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
Vice Provost for Academic Services and Associate Professor, Director, Center for Research in Science; Director, Environmental Studies Program; Faculty Fellow, Honors College
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6481
Fax: (626) 387-5907
Email: lhuang@apu.edu
Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 147A
Willetta Toole-Simms, PhD
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 Professor
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 Professor
Mihretu Guta, PhD
Adjunct Professor, MS Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biology and Chemistry; Department of Philosophy
Email: mguta@apu.edu
Marlene Garcia Swider, PhD
Adjunct Professor, MS Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Email: mswider@apu.edu