Overview

Over the last decade, the department of natural sciences at LAU has witnessed remarkable growth in teaching and research. Besides courses intrinsic to its curricula, the department fulfills the university’s Liberal Arts and Sciences in scientific literacy and provides several courses tailored to LAU’s pharmacy, bioinformatics and engineering programs. Our programs emphasize integrated laboratory experiences through which students learn modern experimental techniques using the latest tools.

Graduates may opt to join graduate or professional programs, or they may pursue careers in teaching, medicine, industry (chemical engineering, food processing, cosmetics…), biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and related fields. LAU also has collaboration agreements with distinguished European universities for joint Ph.D. programs in molecular biology and biotechnology. Candidates perform their experimental work at LAU and register for graduate courses at both LAU and the partner university. More than 50% of our graduate students have joined Ph.D. programs in reputable universities in France, Belgium, Germany, England, Canada and the U.S.

Degrees and Minors Offered

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Chemistry
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Nutrition & Dietetics Coordinated Program
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Biological Sciences
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Nutrition
• Minor in Biology
• Minor in Chemistry
• Minor in Food Science & Management
• Minor in Nutrition
• Minor in Physics
• Dietetic Internship Program

Faculty and Staff

Professors

• Costantine Daher, Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences
• Mirvat El-Sibai, Ph.D., Molecular Pharmacology
• Sandra Rizk, Ph.D., Biochemistry
• Sima Tokajian, Ph.D., Cell and Molecular Biology/Microbiology

Associate Professors

• Ralph Abi-Habib, Ph.D., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• Hussein Hassan, Ph.D., Food Science & Agriculture Chemistry
• Ahmad Houri, Ph.D., Organic Chemistry
• Roy Khalaf, Ph.D., Molecular Biology
• Christian Khalil, Ph.D., Environmental Toxicology & Health
• Rony Khnayzer, Ph.D., Photochemical Sciences
• Lama Mattar, Ph.D., Human Nutrition     (on sabbatical leave during Fall 2023)
• Jimmy Romanos, Ph.D., Physics Coordinator (Physics)
• Sama Sleiman, Ph.D., Biochemistry    Lead (Biology,  Graduate Education)   Chair
• Robin Taleb, Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry Assistant Dean
• Brigitte Wex, Ph.D., Photochemical Sciences      
• Nadine Zeeni, Ph.D., Human Nutrition Coordinator-Liberal Education Sciences

Assistant Professors

• Elias Akoury, Ph.D., Physical Chemistry
• Rana Rizk, Ph.D., Health, Medicine & Life Sciences
• Jana Jabbour, Ph.D., Nutrition Oncology- Human Pathology, Coordinator (Nutrition)
• Nathalie Hayeck, Ph.D., Environmental Chemistry, Coordinator (Chemistry)
• Ali Yassin, Ph.D., Organic Materials
• Charbel Al Khoury, Ph.D., Pathology and Clinical Research
• Jose-Noel Ibrahim, Ph.D., Biology, Medicine, and Health
• Philippe Hussein Kobeissy, Ph.D., Cell Biology, Microbiology and Therapeutic Innovation
• Walid Malaeb, Ph.D., Physics
• Rana Nicolas, Ph.D., Physics

Lecturers

• Ghada El-Kadamany, Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry
• Mark Fakhoury, Ph.D., Neurosciences
• Racha Kerek, Ph.D., Life and Health Sciences

Senior Instructors

• Ghada Naous, M.S., Organic Chemistry

Instructors

• Joelle Abi Kharma, M.S., Nutrition ACEND Director and Nutrition and Dietetics Coordinated Program Coordinator
• Marie Stephan, M.S., Nutrition and Dietetics, LD
• Marwa Fadlallah, M.S., Clinical Nutrition, LD, RD

Staff

• Helena Bou Farah, Principal Undergraduate Lab Supervisor, Biology   Byblos
• Rana El-Ghorayeb, Senior Lab Supervisor, Chemistry  Byblos
• Alissar Elbakht, Lead Academic Assistant Byblos
• Elie Nassour, Graduate Biology Lab Supervisor, Byblos
• Sawsan Jabi, Principal Lab Supervisor, Biology   Beirut
• Layla Moukhader, Science Lab Assistant Chemistry/Nutrition   Beirut
• Hanan Naccash, Principle Academic Assistant   Beirut
• Jinane Tannous, Lead Physics/Nutrition Lab Assistant Byblos
• Marwan Wehbe, Lead Lab Supervisor, Chemistry   Beirut

Contact Information

Beirut

• Phone number: Extension 1114
• Address: Sage Hall 107
• Website

Byblos

• Phone number: Extension 2320
• Address: Block A, Room 821
• Website