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Loralyn Cozy

Associate Professor of Biology

Department:
Biology
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Office Number:
CNS C108A
Loralyn Cozy

Education

2004
B.S. Biology, Western Washington University
2011
Ph.D. Microbiology, Indiana University
2011
  -
2014
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology


Research 

Dr. Cozy is a microbiologist who studies how bacteria and fungi produce secondary metabolites, including antibiotics and interesting flavor compounds. She works with students to isolate and characterize bacteria and yeasts from the environment and screen them for the production of interesting compounds. These organisms can then be characterized metabolically, physiologically, and molecularly. Her work aligns with the Tiny Earth project which seeks to student-source antibiotic discovery.  

 

Teaching

Dr. Cozy teaches

  • General Biology (BIOL 101)
  • Microbial World (BIOL 110)
  • Microbiology (BIOL 314)
  • Better Living Through Microbes (BIOL 413)