J . Wade Farrior, PhD, associate professor of

biology, has been a member of the Gwynedd-Mercy College faculty since 1984. Dr. Farrior earned his BA in chemistry and BA in economics from the University of North Carolina, his MA in mycology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and his PhD in microbial genetics from North Carolina State University. Before joining the GMC faculty, Dr. Farrior was a post-doctoral fellow at the Wistar Institute and a faculty member at Southern Junior College and at Neumann College. At Gwynedd-Mercy College, Dr. Farrior teaches anatomy and physiology, microbiology, virology, immunology, mycology, parasitology and pathophysiology. His research interests include skin bacteria. Dr. Farrior serves as advisor to the Beta Delta chapter of the Sigma Zeta Honor Society.