Natural Sciences Course Coordinators

Contact Us

Room: M-Building, M-204
Phone: (718) 482-5940
naturalsci@lagcc.cuny.edu

Monday- Thursday  9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Welcome to the Natural Sciences Department. Our course coordinators are pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of NS courses. Whether you’re a student, staff member, educational vendor, or part of our academic community, you can find the relevant coordinator’s contact information below to address your specific needs promptly.

Course TitleCourse CoordinatorContact Information
NSF101: First Year Seminar for Natural Sciences

Ingrid Veras, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology

 

M-202B
(718) 482-6197
iveras@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB101: Topics in Biology

Thomas Onorato, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

M-207
(718) 482-5763
tonorato@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB103: Human Biology in Health and Disease

Richa Gupta, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

M-218
(718) 482-6010
rgupta@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB115: Principles of Biology

Maria Entezari, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

M-211
(718) 482-6079
tentezarizaher@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB165: Vertebrate Evolution

Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

M-202
(718) 482-5322
hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB200: Principles of Botany

Preethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

M-213
(718) 482-5746
pradhakrishnan@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB201: General Biology I

Charles Keller, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

M-217
(718) 482-5748
ckeller@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB202: General Biology II

Priyantha Wijesinghe, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology

 

M-221E
(718) 482-5770
pwijesinghe@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB203: Human Anatomy and Physiology I

Sultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology

Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

E-263A
(718) 730-7562
sjenkins@lagcc.cuny.edu

M-202
(718) 482-5322
hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB204: Human Anatomy and Physiology II

Sultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology

Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

E-263A
(718) 730-7562
sjenkins@lagcc.cuny.edu

M-202
(718) 482-5322
hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB206: Introduction to Neuroscience

Daniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology

 

M-215
(718) 730-7459
dgertner@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB207: Genomics and Bioinformatics

Daniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology

 

M-215
(718) 730-7459
dgertner@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB208: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology I

Boris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology

 

M-221F
(718) 482-6074
bzakharov@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB209: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology II

Boris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology

 

M-221F
(718) 482-6074
bzakharov@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB252: Fundamentals of Biotechniques

Na Xu, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

M-202A
(718) 482-6190
nxu@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB255: Cell Biology

Ana Lucia Fuentes, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

M-221D
(718) 482-6084
lfuentes@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB257: Genetics (Capstone for Biotechnology Track)

Claudette Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology

 

E-263C
(718) 730-7300
cldavis@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB260: General Microbiology

Olga Calderon, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

M-220A
(718) 482-5749
ocalderon@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB265: Ecology

Benjamin Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

MB-36B
(718) 482-6191
btaylor@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC101: Topics in Chemistry

Christopher Farley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry

 

M-B36D
(718) 482-6100
cfarley@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC102: Chemistry of Photography

Midas Tsai, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry

 

M-B36F
(718) 482-5981
itsai@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC110: Foundations of Chemistry

Amit Aggarwal, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry

 

M-B36C
(718) 482-6180
aaggarwal@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC201: General Chemistry I

Kevin Mark, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry

 

M-B36G
(718) 482-6111
kmark@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC202: General Chemistry II

Philippe Mercier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry

 

M-221B
(718) 482-6182
pmercier@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC251: Organic Chemistry I

Janet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry

 

M-206
(718) 482-5019
jagonzalez@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC252: Organic Chemistry II

Janet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry

 

M-206
(718) 482-5019
jagonzalez@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCG120: Introduction to Oceanography

Natalia Biani, Ph.D., Lecturer

 

M-220E
(718) 482-5906
nbiani@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCG150: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Joby Jacob, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology

 

M-202B
(718) 482-6013
jjacob@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCG250: Environmental Science

Benjamin Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

MB-36B
(718) 482-6191
btaylor@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCG252: Animal Behavior and Ethics

Preethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

 

M-213
(718) 482-5746
pradhakrishnan@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP101: Topics in Physical Sciences

Xin Gao, Ph.D., Professor of Physics

 

M-221G
(718) 482-5964
xgao@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP105: Life in the Universe

Joshua Tan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics

 

M-220D
(718) 482-6179
jotan@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP115: Theory of Sound: Applied to Speech and Hearing

Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics

 

M-219
(718) 349-4017
rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP140: Topics in Astronomy

Allyson Sheffield, Ph.D., Professor of Physics

 

M-216
(718) 349-4007
asheffield@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP160: Foundations for the Physical Sciences

Amish Khalfan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics

 

M-220C
(718) 482-6182
akhalfan@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP201: Fundamentals of Physics I

Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics

 

M-219
(718) 349-4017
rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP202: Fundamentals of Physics II

Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics

 

M-219
(718) 349-4017
rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP231: General Physics I

John Toland, Ph.D., Professor of Physics

 

M-210
(718) 482-6005
jtoland@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP232: General Physics II

John Toland, Ph.D., Professor of Physics

 

M-210
(718) 482-6005
jtoland@lagcc.cuny.edu
Course TitleCourse CoordinatorContact Information
NSF101: First Year Seminar for Natural Sciences

Ingrid Veras, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology


M-202B
(718) 482-6197
iveras@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB101: Topics in Biology

Thomas Onorato, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


M-207
(718) 482-5763
tonorato@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB103: Human Biology in Health and Disease

Richa Gupta, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


M-218
(718) 482-6010
rgupta@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB115: Principles of Biology

Maria Entezari, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


M-211
(718) 482-6079
tentezarizaher@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB165: Vertebrate Evolution

Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


M-202
(718) 482-5322
hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB200: Principles of Botany

Preethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


M-213
(718) 482-5746
pradhakrishnan@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB201: General Biology I

Charles Keller, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


M-217
(718) 482-5748
ckeller@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB202: General Biology II

Priyantha Wijesinghe, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology


M-221E
(718) 482-5770
pwijesinghe@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB203: Human Anatomy and Physiology I

Sultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology

Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


E-263A
(718) 730-7562
sjenkins@lagcc.cuny.edu

M-202
(718) 482-5322
hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB204: Human Anatomy and Physiology II

Sultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology

Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


E-263A
(718) 730-7562
sjenkins@lagcc.cuny.edu

M-202
(718) 482-5322
hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB206: Introduction to Neuroscience

Daniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology


M-215
(718) 730-7459
dgertner@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB207: Genomics and Bioinformatics

Daniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology


M-215
(718) 730-7459
dgertner@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB208: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology I

Boris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology


M-221F
(718) 482-6074
bzakharov@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB209: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology II

Boris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology


M-221F
(718) 482-6074
bzakharov@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB252: Fundamentals of Biotechniques

Na Xu, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


M-202A
(718) 482-6190
nxu@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB255: Cell Biology

Ana Lucia Fuentes, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


M-221D
(718) 482-6084
lfuentes@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB257: Genetics (Capstone for Biotechnology Track)

Claudette Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology


E-263C
(718) 730-7300
cldavis@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB260: General Microbiology

Olga Calderon, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


M-220A
(718) 482-5749
ocalderon@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCB265: Ecology

Benjamin Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


MB-36B
(718) 482-6191
btaylor@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCC101: Topics in Chemistry

Christopher Farley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry


M-B36D
(718) 482-6100
cfarley@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCC102: Chemistry of Photography

Midas Tsai, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry


M-B36F
(718) 482-5981
itsai@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCC110: Foundations of Chemistry

Amit Aggarwal, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry


M-B36C
(718) 482-6180
aaggarwal@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCC201: General Chemistry I

Kevin Mark, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry


M-B36G
(718) 482-6111
kmark@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCC202: General Chemistry II

Philippe Mercier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry


M-221B
(718) 482-6182
pmercier@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCC251: Organic Chemistry I

Janet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry


M-206
(718) 482-5019
jagonzalez@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCC252: Organic Chemistry II

Janet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry


M-206
(718) 482-5019
jagonzalez@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCG120: Introduction to Oceanography

Natalia Biani, Ph.D., Lecturer


M-220E
(718) 482-5906
nbiani@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCG150: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Joby Jacob, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology


M-202B
(718) 482-6013
jjacob@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCG220: Soil Science

Chelsea Encababian, MS, Lecturer


None
None
lincarrieli@gmail.com

SCG225: Sustainable Urban Agriculture

Chelsea Encababian, MS, Lecturer


None
None
lincarrieli@gmail.com

SCG230: Sustainable Vegetable Production

Chelsea Encababian, MS, Lecturer


None
None
lincarrieli@gmail.com

SCG250: Environmental Science

Benjamin Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


MB-36B
(718) 482-6191
btaylor@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCG252: Animal Behavior and Ethics

Preethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology


M-213
(718) 482-5746
pradhakrishnan@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCP101: Topics in Physical Sciences

Xin Gao, Ph.D., Professor of Physics


M-221G
(718) 482-5964
xgao@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCP105: Life in the Universe

Joshua Tan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics


M-220D
(718) 482-6179
jotan@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCP115: Theory of Sound: Applied to Speech and Hearing

Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics


M-219
(718) 349-4017
rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCP140: Topics in Astronomy

Allyson Sheffield, Ph.D., Professor of Physics


M-216
(718) 349-4007
asheffield@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCP160: Foundations for the Physical Sciences

Amish Khalfan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics


M-220C
(718) 482-6182
akhalfan@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCP201: Fundamentals of Physics I

Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics


M-219
(718) 349-4017
rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCP202: Fundamentals of Physics II

Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics


M-219
(718) 349-4017
rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCP231: General Physics I

John Toland, Ph.D., Professor of Physics


M-210
(718) 482-6005
jtoland@lagcc.cuny.edu

SCP232: General Physics II

John Toland, Ph.D., Professor of Physics


M-210
(718) 482-6005
jtoland@lagcc.cuny.edu

Course nameCourse CoordinatorContact Information
NSF101: First Year Seminar for Natural SciencesPreethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-213
(718) 482-5746
pradhakrishnan@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB101: Topics in BiologyThomas Onorato, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-207
(718) 482-5763
tonorato@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB103: Human Biology in Health and DiseaseRicha Gupta, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-218
(718) 482-6010
rgupta@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB115: Principles of BiologyMaria Entezari, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-211
(718) 482-6079
tentezarizaher@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB165: Vertebrate EvolutionHoward Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-202
(718) 482-5322
hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB201: General Biology ICharles Keller, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-217
(718) 482-5748
ckeller@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB202: General Biology IIPriyantha Wijesinghe, Ph.D., Associate Professor of BiologyM-221E
(718) 482-5770
pwijesinghe@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB203: Human Anatomy and Physiology ISultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of BiologyE-263A
(718) 730-7562
sjenkins@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB203: Human Anatomy and Physiology IHoward Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-202
(718) 482-5322
hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB204: Human Anatomy and Physiology IISultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of BiologyE-263A
(718) 730-7562
sjenkins@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB204: Human Anatomy and Physiology IIHoward Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-202
(718) 482-5322
hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB206: Introduction to NeuroscienceDaniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of BiologyM-215
(718) 730-7459
dgertner@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB207: Genomics and BioinformaticsDaniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of BiologyM-215
(718) 730-7459
dgertner@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB208: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology IBoris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of BiologyM-221F
(718) 482-6074
bzakharov@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB209: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology IIBoris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of BiologyM-221F
(718) 482-6074
bzakharov@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB252: Fundamentals of BiotechniquesNa Xu, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-202A
(718) 482-6190
nxu@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB255: Cell BiologyAna Lucia Fuentes, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-220F
(718) 482-6084
lfuentes@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB257: Genetics (Capstone for Biotechnology Track)Claudette Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of BiologyE-263C
(718) 730-7300
cldavis@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB260: General MicrobiologyOlga Calderon, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-220A
(718) 482-5749
ocalderon@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCB265: EcologyBenjamin Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyMB-36B
(718) 482-6191
btaylor@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC101: Topics in ChemistryChristopher Farley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of ChemistryM-B36D
(718) 482-6100
cfarley@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC102: Chemistry of PhotographySunaina Singh, Ph.D., Professor of ChemistryM-214
(718) 482-5310
ssingh@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC110: Foundations of ChemistryAmit Aggarwal, Ph.D., Professor of ChemistryM-B36C
(718) 482-6180
aaggarwal@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC201: General Chemistry IKevin Mark, Ph.D., Professor of ChemistryM-B36G
(718) 482-6111
kmark@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC202: General Chemistry IIPhilippe Mercier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of ChemistryM-221B
(718) 482-6182
pmercier@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC251: Organic Chemistry IJanet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of BiochemistryM-206
(718) 482-5019
jagonzalez@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCC252: Organic Chemistry IIJanet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of BiochemistryM-206
(718) 482-5019
jagonzalez@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCG120: Introduction to OceanographyNatalia Biani, Ph.D., LecturerM-220E
(718) 482-5906
nbiani@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCG150: Introduction to Geographic Information SystemsHolly Porter-Morgan, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-221D
(718) 482-6181
hporter-morgan@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCG220: Soil SciencePreethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-213
(718) 482-5746
pradhakrishnan@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCG250: Environmental ScienceHolly Porter-Morgan, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyM-221D
(718) 482-6181
hporter-morgan@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP101: Topics in Physical SciencesXin Gao, Ph.D., Professor of PhysicsM-221G
(718) 482-5964
xgao@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP105: Life in the UniverseJoshua Tan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of PhysicsM-220D
(718) 482-6179
jotan@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP140: Topics in AstronomyAllyson Sheffield, Ph.D., Professor of PhysicsM-216
(718) 349-4007
asheffield@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP160: Foundations for the Physical SciencesAmish Khalfan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of PhysicsM-220C
(718) 482-6182
akhalfan@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP201: Fundamentals of Physics IRoman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of PhysicsM-219
(718) 349-4017
rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP202: Fundamentals of Physics IIRoman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of PhysicsM-219
(718) 349-4017
rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP231: General Physics IJohn Toland, Ph.D., Professor of PhysicsM-210
(718) 482-6005
jtoland@lagcc.cuny.edu
SCP232: General Physics IIJohn Toland, Ph.D., Professor of PhysicsM-210
(718) 482-6005
jtoland@lagcc.cuny.edu
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