Biology at Yeshiva University

21 faculty and 40 courses in Biology at Yeshiva University.

Faculty

• Harvey Babich, Professor of Biology h-index 48
  Notable: “Comparisons of two in vitro cytotoxicity assays—The neutral red (NR) and tetrazolium MTT tests” (1988) · 462 citations
• John Golin, Adjunct Professor of Biology h-index 22
  Notable: “Expression of an ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter-Encoding Gene (YOR1) Is Required for Oligomycin Resistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae” (1995) · 215 citations
• Radhashree Maitra, Co-Chair of Biology h-index 21
  Notable: “The initial steps of biogenesis of cyanobacterial photosystems occur in plasma membranes” (2001) · 198 citations
• Anya Alayev, Clinical Assistant Professor of Biology h-index 15
  Notable: “mTOR signaling for biological control and cancer” (2013) · 138 citations
• Josefa Steinhauer, Co-Chair of Biology h-index 14
  Notable: “The unipolar Shigella surface protein IcsA is targeted directly to the bacterial old pole: IcsP cleavage of IcsA occurs over the entire bacterial surface” (1999) · 121 citations
• Margarita Vigodner, Professor of Biology, Doris and Ira Kukin Chair in Biology h-index 12
  Notable: “Testicular expression of small ubiquitin-related modifier-1 (SUMO-1) supports multiple roles in spermatogenesis: Silencing of sex chromosomes in spermatocytes, spermatid microtubule nucleation, and nuclear reshaping” (2005) · 109 citations
• Alyssa Schuck, Clinical Professor of Biology, Department Chair h-index 10
  Notable: “Rays and arrays: the transcriptional program in the response of human epidermal keratinocytes to UVB illumination” (2001) · 134 citations
• Amanda Katz, Clinical Assistant Professor of Biology
• Bill Bassman, Adjunct Instructor of Biology
• Brenda Loewy, Clinical Associate Professor of Biology
• Edward Reichman, Rabbi Isaac and Bella Tendler Chair in Medical Ethics
• Jeffrey Mollin, Senior Laboratory Instructional Specialist in Biology
• Jennifer Odien, Adjunct Instructor of Biology
• Karen Bacon, Professor of Biology
• Mariana Lemos Duarte, Clinical Assistant Professor of Biology
• Neer Asherie, Professor of Physics and Biology
• Raizy Weinreb, Adjunct Instructor of Biology
• Richard Weiss, Clinical Associate Professor of Biology
• Sharon Markovics, Adjunct Instructor of Biology
• Tatyana Kievsky, Laboratory Instructional Specialist in Biology
• Yaniv Cohen, Clinical Associate Professor of Biology

Courses

• Principles of Biology I Lecture BIO 1011
• Principles of Biology II Lecture BIO 1012
• Principles of Biology I Lab BIO 1013
• Principles of Biology II Lab BIO 1014
• Bioinformatics BIO 1372
• Principles of Biochemistry BIO 1376
• Principles of Biochemistry Lab BIO 1377
• Advanced Biochemistry BIO 1378
• Chemistry of Metals in Biology BIO 1379
• Human and Comparative Anatomy BIO 2320
• Developmental Biology BIO 2601
• Cell Biology BIO 3207
• Immunology BIO 3230
• Genetics BIO 3513
• Molecular Biology BIO 3521
• Biological Bioethics BIO 3570
• Human Physiology BIO 3728
• Psychobiology BIO 3804
• Neuropsychology BIO 3824
• Microbiology BIO 4023
• Biology Internship BIO 4741
• Introduction to Public Health BIO 4800
• Epidemiology BIO 4810
• Independent Study BIO 4901
• Topics in Biology BIO 4930
• Special Topics BIO 4934
• Biology Essentials Techniques BIOL 1003
• Human Genetics BIOL 1006
• Biology and Public Health BIOL 1060
• Basic Immunology: Implications in Health and Disease BIOL 2105
• Human Development BIOL 2601
• Human Anatomy BIOL 2730
• Nutrition BIOL 3221
• + 7 more courses

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.