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Marist Fall 2026 Open House
Join us for a Fall Open House and see Marist for yourself. Explore our stunning riverfront campus, learn more about academics and admissions, and get a firsthand look at life as a Red Fox. Along the way, you'll hear from students, faculty, and staff about the opportunities, connections, and experiences that make Marist special. Register Below:
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Academics
Marist Fall 2026 Open House
Join us for a Fall Open House and see Marist for yourself. Explore our stunning riverfront campus, learn more about academics and admissions, and get a firsthand look at life as a Red Fox. Along the way, you'll hear from students, faculty, and staff about the opportunities, connections, and experiences that make Marist special. Register Below:
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Academics
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Admission & Financial Aid
Marist Fall 2026 Open House
Join us for a Fall Open House and see Marist for yourself. Explore our stunning riverfront campus, learn more about academics and admissions, and get a firsthand look at life as a Red Fox. Along the way, you'll hear from students, faculty, and staff about the opportunities, connections, and experiences that make Marist special. Register Below:
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Admission & Financial Aid
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Student Life
Marist Fall 2026 Open House
Join us for a Fall Open House and see Marist for yourself. Explore our stunning riverfront campus, learn more about academics and admissions, and get a firsthand look at life as a Red Fox. Along the way, you'll hear from students, faculty, and staff about the opportunities, connections, and experiences that make Marist special. Register Below:
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Student Life
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Kyla Johson
Laboratory Director
Bio
Kyla Johnson is the Laboratory Director for the School of Science at ÃÛÔÂֱ²¥, overseeing laboratory operations, regulatory compliance, purchasing, data governance, and safety programs across instructional and research environments. Holding a Master of Science in Chemistry, she has more than eight years of professional experience in pharmaceuticals, chemical manufacturing, and academia, with a demonstrated ability to strengthen documentation integrity, streamline processes, and maintain audit-ready laboratory environments.
Before transitioning into academic laboratory leadership, Kyla developed a strong technical career as a chemist at Pfizer, Solvay, and Chemprene. Her industry experience includes designing and synthesizing polymers for mining applications, developing and scaling new rubber formulations, optimizing manufacturing processes through structured root-cause analysis, and conducting analytical characterization using NMR, IR, GC-MS, and HPLC. She also supported regulatory documentation, audit preparation, and high-volume operational systems in large research environments.
Education
M.S. Organic Chemistry, Ohio University
B.S. Chemistry, SUNY Albany
Research Interests/Area of Focus
Stevioside and Related Diterpenes
Selected Publications
Vertorano, M. C., Johnson, K. L., He, P., Wei, Z., & Wang, Z. (2019). A transannular approach toward lycopodine synthesis. The Journal of Antibiotics, 72, 494–497.