Lorena B. Harris Ph.D.
Lorena B. Harris, Ph.D.
CSTEP and LSAMP Director
518-381-1409
harrislb@sunysccc.edu
CST, Room 304-5
Office Hours: M-F, 9-10:30 a.m., Wed., 4-5 p.m., or by appointment
B.S., Biology, Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Ph.D., Biological Sciences and Molecular Biology, Bowling Green State University
Dr. Lorena Harris is the Director of the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) and LSAMP program in the Math, Science, Technology and Health Division at SUNY Schenectady County Community College. She is also an Educator and MSTH Faculty member teaching Intro to Human Nutrition. Lorena first joined SUNY Schenectady in 2012 as the Coordinator of the Spanish Lab and was a participant in the Internship Program for the Development of Minority Faculty, after a year teaching in the Boston Area, and two years as NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at University of South Florida.
Recent Work
Microbes of the Vale: A biochemical, microbial, and molecular biology analysis of
water microbes from the Vale reservoir.
Using Molecular Biology techniques to determine if specific genetic mutations or
epigenetic changes have taken place since the last data collection and if the changes
have had an effect on the ecosystem. This research project has been possible to the
support of NYSED Grant Funded Program CSTEP and NSF Grant SUNY LSAMP.