Lalitha Jayant

Borough of Manhattan Community College

Lalitha Jayant is a Professor at Borough of Manhattan Community College’s (BMCC) Science Department with more than 18 years of teaching and mentoring experience. From 2009 to 2014, she served as Director of the Collegiate Science and Technology Program (CSTEP) and has held roles as Private Investigator (PI) and Co-PI for multiple federal and state grants. She has extensive experience in recruiting, retaining, and training students in STEM research programs. During her tenure at BMCC, she has mentored many students whose work, supported through CUNY Research Scholars Program and Brutten Family Foundation grants, have been presented at national and international conferences. Her current work explores the effects of moringa leaf extract on the viability of sea urchin eggs.