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Biological Sciences Laboratory Instruction

Regardless of a student’s future pursuits in the field of biological sciences, the introduction to biological processes and protocols in a laboratory setting can only expand a student’s view of the world. The effective implementation of laboratories is necessary if students are to acquire a basic foundation in the biological sciences and a broad worldview.


Adjunct, GTA, and CPI instructor contracts are 18 weeks long; summer session teaching appointments are 4 to 8 weeks long. It is contractually expected that instructors;  teach all the labs they are on contract for, grade all assignments, attend instructor meetings, proctor exams, and participate in tutoring/office hours.

Teaching appointments are 18 weeks long and include: 1) the week before classes begin (January 12), 2) the 15 weeks of classes, 3) Spring break, and 4) finals week (ending May 8).

Please get in touch with the laboratory coordinator for your assigned course to determine tutoring/office hours requirements.

  1101L   |   1102L   |   2207   |   2209L   |   2227L   |   2228L   |   2233L   |   3301L  |   3302L 

Instructor Meetings    |   Past Schedules

Updated: 12/15/2025

Instructor Meetings

Course Day Time Room
1101L/
2227L
Mondays 9 am, 11 am, 4 pm LS 262/263
Tuesdays noon
1102L

Tuesdays

10 am LS 261

Biology 1101L

Pocatello - LS 262, Idaho Falls - Center for Higher Learning 107

Section Day Time Instructor
1 Tuesday 11 am-1:50 pm Fatemeh Marvast
2 Tuesday 3 pm-5:50 pm Fatemeh Marvast
3 Wednesday 10 am-12:50 pm Fatemeh Marvast
4 Wednesday 2 pm 4:50 pm Larisa McOmber
6 Thursday 1 pm-3:50 pm Larisa McOmber
7 Thursday 5 pm-7:50 pm Bailee Grisham
8 (Idaho Falls) Wednesday 3 pm-5:50 pm Payton Walker

Biology 1102L

Pocatello - LS 261

Section Day Time Instructor
1 Wednesday 10 am-12:50 pm Lauren Tucker
2 Wednesday 2 pm-4:50 pm Lauren Tucker
3 Wednesday 6 pm-8:50 pm Carmen Urban
4 Thursday 9 am-11:50 am Erika Stewart
5 Thursday 1 pm-3:50 pm Payton Walker
6 Thursady 5 pm-7:50 pm Carmen Urban
7 (Idaho Falls) Wednesday 11 am-12:50 pm Erika Stewart

Biology 2207

Pocatello - LS 153

Section Day Time Instructor
1 Thursday 2:30 pm-5:20 pm Jennifer Abbruzzese
2 Tuesday 2:30 pm-5:20 pm Sherry Adams

Biology 2209L

Pocatello - LS 205, Idaho Falls - Center for Higher Learning 107

Section Day Time Instructor
2 Thursday 1 pm-3:50 pm Elizabeth Lay
3 Wednesday 2 pm-4:50 pm Elizabeth Lay

Biology 2227L

Pocatello - LS 263

Section Day Time Instructor
1 Tuesday 9 am-11:50 am Colleen Murray
2 Tuesday 2 pm-4:50 pm Colleen Murray
3 Tuesday 7 pm-9:50 pm Scot Erickson
4 Wednesday 10 am-12:50 pm Haskell Distajo
5 Wednesday 2 pm-4:50 pm Haskell Distajo
6 Wednesday 5 pm-7:50 pm Chris Maienza
7 Thursday 9 am-11:50 am Bailee Grisham
8 Thursday 1 pm-3:50 pm Scot Erickson
9 Thursday 5 pm-7:50 pm Chris Maienza

Biology 2228L

Pocatello - LS 243

Section Day Time Instructor
2 Tuesday 12 pm-2:50 pm Mike Lemos
3 Tuesday 3 pm-5:50 pm Dakota Pittinger
4 Tuesday 6 pm-8:50 pm Dakota Pittinger
5 Wednesday 12 pm-2:50 pm UGTA
6 Wednesday 3 pm-5:50 pm Daniela Francia
7 Thursday 10 am-12:50 pm Daniela Francia
8 Wednesday 6 pm-8:50 pm Abbie Symanietz
9 Wednesday 9 am-11:50 am Mike Lemos
10 Thursday 1 pm-3:50 pm UGTA
11 Thursday 6 pm-8:50 pm Abbie Symanietz

Biology 2233L

Pocatello - LS 139 & 152, Idaho Falls - Center for Higher Learning 108

Section Day Time Instructor
1 (LS 152) Tuesday, Thursday 9 am-10:30 am Linnea Hetland
2 (LS 139) Tuesday, Thursday 9 am-10:30 am  Madison Nations
3 (LS 152) Tuesday, Thursday

1 pm-2:30 pm

Rachel Havok
4 (LS 139) Tuesday, Thursday

1 pm-2:30 pm

Kyra McNair (UGTA)
5 (LS 152) Tuesday, Thursday

5 pm-6:40 pm

Austin Robison
6 (139) Tuesday, Thursday

5 pm-6:40 pm

Linnea Hetland
7 (LS 152) Wednesday, Friday

11 am-12:30 pm

Austin Robison
8 (LS 139) Wednesday, Friday

11 am-12:30 pm

Rachel Havok
9 (LS 139) Wednesday, Friday

1 pm-2:30 pm

Madison Nations
10 (LS 152) Wednesday, Friday

1 pm-2:30 pm

Joseph Geibe (UGTA)

Biology 3301L

Pocatello - LS 243

1 Wednesday 1 pm-3:50 pm  Susan Marion
2 Wednesday 5:10 pm-8 pm  Susan Marion

Biology 3302L

Pocatello - LS 247

Section Day Time Instructor
Wednesday 1:30 pm-2:20 pm Kasey Wozniak
3 Wednesday 6 pm-8:50 pm Kasey Wozniak
4 Thursday 10 am-12:50 pm Ian Stewart