{"id":3435,"date":"2026-02-16T10:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science-dev\/?page_id=3435"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:05:45","slug":"biological-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/biological-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Biological Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3435\" class=\"elementor elementor-3435\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a52150 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62a52150\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7556d1cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"7556d1cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header data-elementor-type=\"header\" data-elementor-id=\"2358\" class=\"elementor elementor-2358\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b364f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09b364f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfaac48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfaac48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864975a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"864975a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">School of Science<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d75242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d75242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biological Sciences<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276eb912 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"276eb912\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d2716e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d2716e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advancing Knowledge at the Frontiers of Living Systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61553d18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61553d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith a focus on rigorous scientific exploration, students delve into the foundations of biological systems through hands-on research, analytical skill building, and immersive learning experiences. Academic pathways span undergraduate and graduate study, offering opportunities to develop strong investigative techniques and effective communication within the biological sciences. The program prepares emerging scientists with the knowledge and skills needed for research, professional advancement, and health\u2011related careers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46679ec5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46679ec5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24db8001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24db8001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Degree Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440120ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"440120ee\" 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/eric_lewallen_700x840.jpg 700w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/eric_lewallen_700x840-250x300.jpg 250w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/840;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Eric Lewallen<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Genetics, Population Biology, Bioinformatics, Biomaterials\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- dce invisible element a49609a -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4123 post-4123 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-biological-sciences is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Herman Fennell, II<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Molecular Biology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49609a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49609a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3ae4c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af3ae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/faculty-staff\/dr-herman-fennell-ii\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4130 post-4130 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-biological-sciences is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad553e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad553e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"840\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/indu_sharma_700x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5420 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Indu Sharma<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Microbiology, Microbial Physiology, Microbial genomics, RNA biology, 16S sequencing, Barcoding\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49609a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49609a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3ae4c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af3ae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/faculty-staff\/dr-indu-sharma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4122 post-4122 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-biological-sciences is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad553e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad553e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"840\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/isi_erojohnson_700x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5414 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of Isi Ero-Johnson\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/isi_erojohnson_700x840.jpg 700w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/isi_erojohnson_700x840-250x300.jpg 250w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/840;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Isi Ero-Johnson<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Molecular Biology, Matrix Biology, Tissue Biogenesis, Basement Membranes, and Science Education\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- dce invisible element a49609a -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4131 post-4131 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-biological-sciences is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad553e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad553e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"840\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/jemel_watkins_700x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5421 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of Jemel Watkins\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/jemel_watkins_700x840.jpg 700w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/jemel_watkins_700x840-250x300.jpg 250w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/840;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Jermel Watkins<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Medical Physiology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- dce invisible element a49609a -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4124 post-4124 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-biological-sciences is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad553e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad553e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"840\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/linda_hensel_700x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5422 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of Linda L. Hensel\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/linda_hensel_700x840.jpg 700w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/linda_hensel_700x840-250x300.jpg 250w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/840;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Linda L. Hensel<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Biofilm Inhibition and Eradication\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49609a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49609a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3ae4c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af3ae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/faculty-staff\/dr-linda-l-hensel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4121 post-4121 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-biological-sciences is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad553e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad553e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"840\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/michael_druitt_700x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5413 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of Michael D. Druitt\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/michael_druitt_700x840.jpg 700w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/michael_druitt_700x840-250x300.jpg 250w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/840;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mr. Michael D. Druitt<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Botany, Systematics, Evolutionary Biology,  Environmental Science, STEM Education, Health Disparities in African-Americans, Grip Strength Comparison Studies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49609a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49609a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3ae4c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af3ae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/faculty-staff\/mr-michael-d-druitt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4125 post-4125 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-biological-sciences is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad553e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad553e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"840\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/naoufal_lakhssassi_700x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5416 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of Naoufal Lakhssassi\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/naoufal_lakhssassi_700x840.jpg 700w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/naoufal_lakhssassi_700x840-250x300.jpg 250w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/840;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Naoufal Lakhssassi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Molecular Biology, Plant physiology, genetics, Functional genomics, and mutational breeding.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49609a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49609a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3ae4c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af3ae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/faculty-staff\/dr-naoufal-lakhssassi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4128 post-4128 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-biological-sciences is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad553e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad553e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"840\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/natasha_mavengere_700x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5418 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of Natasha R. Mavengere\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/natasha_mavengere_700x840.jpg 700w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/natasha_mavengere_700x840-250x300.jpg 250w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/840;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Natasha R. Mavengere<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Botany, Systematics, Evolutionary Biology,  Environmental Science, STEM Education\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49609a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49609a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3ae4c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af3ae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/faculty-staff\/dr-natasha-r-mavengere\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4119 post-4119 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-biological-sciences is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad553e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad553e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"840\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/qingyu_chen_700x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5411 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of Qingyu Chen\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/qingyu_chen_700x840.jpg 700w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/qingyu_chen_700x840-250x300.jpg 250w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/840;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900aeab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900aeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa30ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa30ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Qingyu Chen<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLab Coordinator\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3332faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3332faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;hide&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Areas of Expertise:<\/b> Cell Biology, Molecular Biology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- dce invisible element a49609a -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4118 post-4118 faculty-staff type-faculty-staff status-publish hentry department-biological-sciences is-chairperson-no is-expert-no\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f60ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f60ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad553e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad553e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/Rajeev-Chandra-Copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14914 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/Rajeev-Chandra-Copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2026\/02\/Rajeev-Chandra-Copy-250x300.jpg 250w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; 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