Administrative Staff

We handle the operational, financial, and strategic management of the department, overseeing budgets, advising undergraduate and graduate students, and coordinating academic programs.

Linda Bazilian

Academic Programs Manager – Life Sciences
AHF 107F
(213) 821-1088

bazilian@usc.edu

Dairon Caro

Academic Program Administrator – Life Sciences
AHF 133
(213) 740-0739

dcaro@usc.edu

Raul Lopez

Program Administrator
RRI 201
(213) 740-0882

raullope@usc.edu

Instructional Laboratory Staff

We oversee the practical aspects of the department’s instructional program, including training laboratory instructors, preparing equipment and materials, maintaining lab spaces, assisting students, and ensuring safety protocols are followed.

Celeste Chong-Cerrillo

Instructional Laboratory Manager
ZHS 450
(213) 740-6085

chongcer@usc.edu

Amanda Foner dela Cruz

Senior Instructional Lab Technician
ZHS 358
(213) 821-2577

fonerdel@usc.edu

Meagan He

Senior Instructional Lab Technician
ZHS 367
(213) 740-7302

meaganhe@usc.edu

Eric Noakes

Instructional Laboratory Manager
ZHS 353

enoakes@usc.edu

Brett Spatola

Instructional Laboratory Manager
ZHS 362
(213) 740-6078

spatola@usc.edu

Shane Yerga-Woolwine

Senior Instructional Lab Technician
ZHS 451

yergawoo@usc.edu