Edward Hipkiss, MS Assistant Professor of Biology

Biography

A native of Chambersburg, PA, Mr. Hipkiss’s has over 20 years of experience teaching biology at the collegiate level. His career began as a research technician and lab manager in the tumor immunology labs of Drew Pardoll and Charles Drake at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. During that time, he began his teaching career at Community College of Baltimore County. Most recently, he was biology faculty at Penn State Mont Alto for 17 years, teaching courses including microbiology, human biology, biology of aging, and history of infectious disease, and serving as an academic adviser for nursing majors and campus liaison for the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. At Harrisburg University, he teaches anatomy & physiology and microbiology for the UPMC nursing program as well as the HU A&P I and II courses.

His teaching and research interests include T-cell immunology, water quality of road- and trailside springs, fermentation science, the history of science, and anything microbiology related. His favorite part of teaching is 1-on-1 tutoring and seeing the “lightbulb” moment when a student finally understands a difficult concept. In his free time, he enjoys playing baritone horn and trumpet in a brass ensemble (and writing/arranging most of their music), playing with his extensive Lego city layout, and homebrewing beer.

Education

M.S. in Biology, Shippensburg University

B.S. in Biology (Music minor), York College of Pennsylvania