Marco Goicochea, Ph.D., is in his second year as the Faculty Athletic Representative at Stevenson University.
Currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Fine School Of The Sciences in the Department of Biological Sciences, he has a degree in molecular microbiology and immunology. His graduate work was in the field of vaccine development, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore within the Institute of Human Virology.
He is currently researching a way to train a subset of immune cells, called natural killer (NK) cells to target and destroy cancer in patients.
In addition to his interest in immunology and infectious disease, Dr. Goicochea is also involved with a global research project called Tiny Earth, as part of the school’s BIO 203: Microbiology lab curriculum. This project aims to discover new antimicrobial drugs from soil bacteria to fight the ongoing antibiotic crises we are experiencing due the rise of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. As such, he hopes to work with motivated students to continue this project past the stages students will reach in the laboratory semester for BIO 203L.
Dr. Goicochea has also served as a Lecturer at nearby Towson University, and as an Adjunct Professor at Notre Dame of Maryland University and CCBC.
He earned his Ph.D., from UMB in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology in 2012.
He earned his B.S., from Washington & Lee University in Biology in 2002.
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