Biology Major

Dr. 肖恩·比格纳米以B级毕业于加州大学圣巴巴拉分校.S. 在迈阿密大学罗森斯蒂尔海洋与大气科学学院获得博士学位.D. in Marine Biology and Fisheries. His doctoral research investigated the effects of ocean acidification (ocean pH change) on larval marine fishes. Dr. Bignami is the founder and Director of the CUI Marine Lab, which supports Concordia University Irvine classes, student and faculty research, and a mobile touch-tank educational outreach program. 他目前的研究兴趣涉及海洋科学的多个领域, including experimental, ecological, and fisheries/conservation biology. Current projects include the study of ocean acidification, impact of sea star wasting disease on intertidal communities, and assessment of Pismo clam populations in southern California. Dr. Bignami also serves as the advisor of Concordia’s Epsilon Chi Delta Chapter of the Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society. 他特别喜欢在研究和推广项目中包括学生并为他们提供建议, 并为他们提供了一个探索他们的信仰的机会，因为它与他们对科学的热情相交叉.

Dr. Lindsay Kane-Barnese毕业于Concordia University Irvine，获学士学位.A in Biology and a B.A. in Chemistry. She obtained her Ph.D. 加州大学洛杉矶分校生物化学和分子生物学专业. Her doctoral work and current research interests involve a protein involved in some cases of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. She teaches a variety of classes, ranging from introductory to advanced biology and chemistry courses. Dr. Kane-Barnese also advises students in research pertaining to ALS or other biochemistry or molecular biology related research. She enjoys working with students to learn complex biological and chemical topics in their classes and research and helping them explore the intersection of faith and science in their chosen field.

Dr. Sarah Karam graduated from Concordia Irvine in 2004 with a B.A. in Biology. She then earned a M.S. in Natural Resources & Environmental Science and a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation Biology from the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Karam's graduate research focused on interactions between plants, fire, and the greater environment in two beautiful locations: Lake Tahoe and Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in the Mojave Desert. Her current research focuses on how humans influence the distribution of native plants around Concordia Irvine. 除了她在生物系的教学和研究之外，Dr. Karam also serves as Assistant Director of the Honors Program. Living in this community provides the opportunity to extend conversations she has with students in the classroom.