Meet the Faculty

Meet the Biotechnology faculty members.

Heather S. Duffy, PhD, JDAssociate Professor and Chair of Biotechnology

Dr. Heather Duffy is an internationally recognized cardiovascular researcher, renowned speaker, and author of over 50 scientific publications. She is known for her creation of trainee career development workshops to enhance her student’s career trajectories. Dr. Duffy earned her PhD in neuroscience from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. She went on to her first independent faculty position at Columbia University College of Surgeons and Physicians, where she worked on cardiac arrhythmias.  After being recruited to Harvard Medical School, Dr. Duffy became involved in the Harvard Leadership Program. Dr. Duffy then went on to receive her JD degree at Suffolk Law School, focusing on technology transfer, intellectual property protection, and development of discovery for inventors interested in commercializing their discoveries.

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Mohammad R. Khattab, DVM, MS, PhDAssistant Professor of Biotechnology

Dr. Mohammad Khattab has over 25 years of experience in academia, teaching, and microbiome biotechnology research. He earned his DVM, MS, and PhD degrees from Cairo University, Egypt. He then spent 8 years at Texas A&M University, where he developed a cutting-edge method for microbiota isolation. Subsequently, he worked as a senior research scientist at the University of Missouri Columbia. Dr. Khattab also held leadership roles in global pharmaceutical firms.

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