Matthew Georgiou

Assistant Teaching Professor
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Matthew
Georgiou
Assistant Teaching Professor
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About Me

I am Assistant Teaching Professor at Penn State in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department. I also serve as an academic advisor and NSO consultant. 

 

Ph.D. Microbiology - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2024

M.Sc. Microbiology - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2019

B.Sc. Hons Biological and Medicinal Chemistry - University of Exeter, 2016

 

In my spare time I enjoy traveling to different places across the world, supporting the Alabama Crimson Tide and Philadelphia Eagles, and watching reality TV. 

 

Courses I Teach

  • MICRB 201 - Introductory Microbiology (Fall)
  • MICRB 450 - Bacterial Genetics (Fall)
  • PSU 16 - First Year Seminar (Fall)
  • BMB 205 - CURE Antibiotic Discovery (Fall)
  • MICRB 203 - Inquiry-based Microbiology Laboratory (Spring)
  • BMB 298 - Antibiotic Discovery Continued (Spring)
  • SC 142N - Science in Literature (Summer)

 

Previous classes I have taught:

  • BMB 211 - Elementary Biochemistry
  • BMB 442 - Laboratory in Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Molecular Cloning