Department of Biology and Biotechnology
Expand Your Adventure as a Scientist
Strengthen your interest in biology and biotechnology through the degree programs offered in the Biology and Biotechnology Department at University of Houston-Clear Lake. Many of our degree programs offer intensive specializations, allowing you to shape the program to your career aspirations. There are also various options for minors to complement your major, allowing you to enhance the value of your degree.
Enjoy an Enhanced Educational Experience
You’ll find the degree programs in the Biology and Biotechnology Department are so much more than just lectures and labs. Your professors are acclaimed, published scientists who are committed to your future success in industry, research, consulting or education, as well as graduate schools. The combination of teaching, research and hands-on experience will strengthen your ability to solve problems, work both independently and collaboratively, and think and analyze critically. Small class sizes ensure plenty of one-on-one time with your professors.
Programs and Degrees
- Biological Sciences B.A. Life Sciences 7-12 Certification
Biological Science B.S.
Biology Scholars Plan-Linked B.S.-M.S.
Biological Sciences M.S.
- Biological Sciences M.S. Pre-Health Specialization
- Biological Sciences M.S. Plant Biology Specialization
- Biological Sciences M.S. Cell/Molecular Specialization
- Biological Sciences M.S. Ecology/Microbiology/Aquatic and Marine Biology Specialization
Doctor of Chiropractic Master of Science in Biology D.C./M.S. (Cooperative Degree Program)
- Biotechnology M.S. Molecular Biotechnology Specialization
- Biotechnology M.S. Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Specialization
- Biotechnology M.S. Biotechnology Management and Marketing Specialization
Minors
Faculty

Thomas Garcia
Assistant Professor of Biology,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3740
Email: GarciaT@UHCL.edu
Office: B3321

Stephen Michael Gruber
Lecturer of Biology,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3779
Email: gruber@uhcl.edu
Office: B3531

George Guillen
Executive Director of Environmental Institute of Houston and Professor of Biology
and Environmental Science
,
Contact number: 281-283-3950
Email: guillen@uhcl.edu
Office: N116

Cynthia L. Howard
Department Chair of Environmental Sciences and Professor of Biology and Environmental
Science
,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3745
Email: howard@uhcl.edu
Office: 3525-12

Michael LaMontagne
Assistant Professor of Microbiology,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3754
Email: LaMontagne@UHCL.edu
Office: B3121-4

W. Ronald Mills
Professor of Biology and Chemistry,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3773
Email: mills@uhcl.edu
Office: B3531-1

Richard L. Puzdrowski Jr.
Associate Professor of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science; Cooperative
Degree Program Advisor; and Department Chair of Biology and Biotechnology
,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3750
Email: puzdrowski@uhcl.edu
Office: B3525- 4

Bazlur Rashid
Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283 3756
Email: rashid@uhcl.edu
Office: 3525-11

Larry Rohde
Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3743
Email: rohde@uhcl.edu
Office: B3525-6

Patricia Trubl
Lecturer of Biology,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3762
Email: Trubl@UHCL.edu
Office: B3321

Lory Z. Santiago-Vázquez
Program Chair of Biotechnology, Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3776
Email: santiago@uhcl.edu
Office: B3525-7

Brian Stephens
Associate Professor of Biotechnology and Biology, and Program Chair of Biology,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3798
Email: Stephensb@UHCL.edu
Office: B3525
Brian Wasko
Assistant Professor,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3793
Email: wasko@uhcl.edu
Office: B3531