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
Nehme El-Hachem
Assistant Professor of Biology and Bioinformatics
Mirvat El-Sibai
Professor of Biology
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, School of Arts and Sciences
Sama Sleiman
Associate Professor of Biology
Chairperson, Department of Biological Sciences
Sima Tokajian
Professor of Biology
Staff
Hanan Naccache
Principal Academic Assistant, Beirut
Department of Biological Sciences
Helena Bou Farah
Senior Science Lab Supervisor (Biology), Byblos
Lara Ziade Salloum
Senior Academic Assistant, Byblos
Department of Biological Sciences
Elie Nassour
Graduate Biology Lab Supervisor, Byblos
Leila Tawk
Lead Graduate Biology Lab Supervisor, Beirut
Houssam Hariri
Biology Lab Supervisor, Beirut
Part-Time Faculty
Beirut Campus
Biology
- Dr. Yasmine El Kadri, (yasmine.elkadri@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Molecular Genetics, 2014, LBME/University of Toulouse, 2014, France
- 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. Fatima Shatila (fatima.shatila01@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Basic and Industrial Microbiology, 2019, Ege University, Turkey.
- Dr. Firas Hamdan (firas.hamdan02@lau.edu.lb) Ph.D in Immune therapies for Cancer, 2023, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Dr. Georges Rammouz (georges.rammouz@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Analytical Chemistry/Biochemistry, 2006, Paul Sabatier University, France.
- Dr. Houssam Shaiban (houssam.shaiban@lau.edu.lb), Ph.D. in Restoration Ecology, 2022, University of Avignon, France
- Lemir Malek Chehab (elemirmalek.chehab@lau.edu.lb), MS in Biological Sciences, 2024, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
- 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.
- 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
- Dr. Firas Hamdan (firas.hamdan02@lau.edu.lb) Ph.D in Immune therapies for Cancer, 2023, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Mr. Jame Tannous, (jame.tannous@lau.edu.lb), MS in Biological Sciences, 2024, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
- Dr. Marianne El Khoury, (marianne.elkoury01@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Biochemistry, 2024, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hanover, Germany.
- 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. Hiba Ali Hassan, (hiba.alihassan@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Animal Science, 2023, Ghent University, Belgium.
- Dr. Katia Sayyed, (katia.sayyed@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Toxicology and Biotechnology, 2018, University of Rennes 1, France and Lebanese University, Lebanon.
- 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.rida@lau.edu.lb), 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.