Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Ralph Abi-Habib
Associate Professor of Biology
Director of Sponsored Programs
Charbel Al Khoury
Assistant Professor of Biology
Costantine Daher
Professor of Biology
Dean, School of Nursing
Mirvat El-Sibai
Professor of Biology
Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
Marc Fakhoury
Lecturer of Biology
José-Noel Ibrahim
Assistant Professor of Biology
Racha Kerek
Lecturer of Biology
Roy Khalaf
Associate Professor of Biology
Christian Khalil
Associate Professor of Biology
Philippe Hussein Kobeissy
Assistant Professor of Biology
Stephanie Mehanna
Visiting Lecturer of Biology
Mohamad Rima
Assistant Professor of Biology
Sandra Rizk
Professor of Biology
Associate Dean
Sama Sleiman
Associate Professor of Biology
Chairperson, Department of Biological Sciences
Sima Tokajian
Professor of Biology
Staff
Sawsan Jabi
Principal Science Lab Supervisor (Biology)
Hanan Naccache
Principal Academic Assistant, Beirut and Byblos
Department of Biological Sciences
Helena Bou Farah
Senior Science Lab Supervisor (Biology)
Lara Ziade Salloum
Senior Academic Assistant, Byblos
Department of Biological Sciences
Elie Nassour
Graduate Biology Lab Supervisor
Leila Tawk
Lead Graduate Biology Lab Supervisor, Beirut
Part-Time Faculty
Beirut Campus
Biology
- Dr. Aline Hamade (aline.hamade@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Health Biology with emphasis in Cell and Molecular Biology, 2006, University of Montpellier, France.
- Dr. Amale Mcheik (amale.mcheik@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Environmental Sciences, 2013, University of Paris-Est de Créteil (Paris XII), France.
- Dr. Elsa Nicolas (elsa.nicolas@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Eukaryotic Biology, 2007, University of the Mediterranean (Aix-Marseille Université), France.
- Dr. Fatima Shatila (fatima.shatila01@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Basic and Industrial Microbiology, 2019, Ege University, Turkey.
- Ms. Fatima Taki (fatima.taki@lau.edu.lb), MS in Molecular Biology, 2020, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
- Dr. Georges Rammouz (georges.rammouz@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Analytical Chemistry/Biochemistry, 2006, Paul Sabatier University, France.
- Dr. Haidar Akl (haidar.akl@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2008, University of Louvain, Belgium.
- Dr. Hiba Ali Hassan (hiba.alihassan@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Animal Science, 2023, Ghent University, Belgium.
- Dr. Hamdan Hamdan (hamdan.hamdan01@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, 2019, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
- Dr. Katia Maalouf (katia.maalouf@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Molecular Biochemistry, 2012, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany.
- Lemir Malek Chehab (elemirmalek.chehab@lau.edu.lb), MS in Biological Sciences, 2024, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
- Dr. Lara Daoud Awad (lara.awad@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Ecology, Evolution, Genetic Resources and Paleontology, 2014, University of Montpellier, France.
- Dr. Louna Karam (louna.karam@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Molecular Biology, 2018, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
- Ms. Mayada Hamed (mayada.hamed@lau.edu.lb), MS in Biology, 2001, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
- Dr. May Mrad (may.mrad01@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Aspects moléculaires et cellulaires de la biologie, 2013 Ecole Doctorale Sciences de la Vie et de la Santé, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France.
- Dr. Omar Jamal (omar.jamal@laumrch.com), MD in Internal Medicine, 2019, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon.
- Ms. Rula Halaby (rula.halaby@lau.edu.lb), MS in Biology, 2000, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
- Dr. Saad Omais (saad.omais@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology, 2022, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
- Dr. Sandra Yassine (Sandra.yassine@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Biology, 2015, Grenoble Alpes University, France.
- Ms. Zahraa Assi (Zahraa.assi@lau.edu.lb), MS in Biological Sciences, 2022, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Byblos Campus
Biology
- Ms. Carnie Boujanian, (carnie.boujanian@lau.edu.lb), MS in Biological Sciences, 2024, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
- Ms. Christy Chedraoui, (christy.chedraoui@lau.edu.lb), MS in Biological Sciences, 2023, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
- Dr. Fadi Saade (fadi.saade01@lau.edu.lb ), PhD in PhD in Biochemistry/Molecular Aspects, 2008, Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, France.
- Dr. Hiba Ali Hassan, (hiba.alihassan@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Animal Science, 2023, Ghent University, Belgium.
- Ms. Mona El Samarji, (mona.elsamarji@lau.edu.lb), MS in Biological Sciences, 2021, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
- Ms. Patricia Ghafari, (patricia.ghafari@lau.edu.lb), MS in Biological Sciences, 2023, Lebanese American University
- Dr. Reem Rida, (reem.malik.rida@hotmail.com), PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology, 2023, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
- Dr. Wassim Nasri Shebaby (wassim.shebaby@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology, 2014, University of Surrey, UK.