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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Heather Miller is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry in the Chemistry Department at High Point University (High Point, NC). She graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Clarion, PA) with a B.S. in Molecular Biology/Biotechnology, and from Duke University (Durham, NC) with a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. She completed a teaching postdoctoral position in the Biotechnology Program at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC). Her area of scientific expertise is RNA biology. Her research focuses on HIV-1 gene expression and the coupling of transcription and splicing in humans. She has taught at the college level for nine years, and is engaged in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Dr. Witherow graduated from Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) with an A.B. in Chemistry, and from the University of Miami (Miami, FL) with a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology. His research has focused primarily on G protein-mediated signal transduction processes in mammalian systems. Following two research postdoctoral fellowships, Dr. Witherow served as a teaching postdoctoral fellow at North Carolina State University, where he published and presented multiple papers in the field of science education and developed a passion for teaching. He is currently an Associate Professor at The University of Tampa, where he has been teaching undergraduate students since 2011. Dr. Carson’s area of scientific expertise is in molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis. She currently serves as the Director of the Master of Microbial Biotechnology Program and as a Fellow in the Office of Faculty Excellence. Prior to this appointment, she led the NC State Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), focused on faculty development to cultivate students’ critical and creative thinking skills across disciplines. During that period, she also acted as Executive Director of Academic Enrichment Programs, overseeing the Office of Undergraduate Research, Fellowship Advising, and the University Honors and Scholars Programs. Dr. Carson spent over ten years leading curriculum development for the NC State Biotechnology Program. She has received multiple awards for teaching excellence and innovation and was a member of the Howard Hughes Science Education Alliance, promoting and implementing inquiry-guided learning and authentic research in undergraduate curricula. She authored three molecular biology lab manuals and has published numerous peer-reviewed papers in the area of course and curriculum development. She has mentored over 100 undergraduate students in research projects and was the PI and Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Integrative Plant and Microbial Systems Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program for over a decade. Most recently, she completed a 2-year rotation at the National Science Foundation in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources. Within the Triangle community, she has served on the Board of Directors of the Wake County Beekeeping Association and the Triangle Swing Dance Society. Zusammenfassung Introduces advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students to the techniques of recombinant DNA technology, or gene cloning and expression. This title covers the techniques used in basic research and biotechnology laboratories. It takes advantage of the enhanced green fluorescent protein....
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Dr. Heather B. Miller is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry at High Point University (High Point, NC). Her area of scientific expertise is RNA biology. Her research focuses on MRSA and other pathogens’ gene expression when challenged with antibiotics and novel antibiotic adjuvants. She has mentored over 30 undergraduate students and is the Principal Investigator of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA). She was named a Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar for her outstanding accomplishments in research and education in the chemical sciences. She has developed and taught multiple biochemistry and biotechnology courses and has published and pre?sented a number of peer-reviewed papers in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Dr. Miller graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Clarion, PA) with a BS in Molecular Biology/Biotechnology, and from Duke University (Durham, NC) with a PhD in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. She completed a teaching postdoctoral position in the Biotechnology Program at North Carolina State UniversityDr. D. Scott Witherow is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry at The University of Tampa (Tampa, FL). His research focuses primarily on the regulation of G-protein-mediated signal transduction processes and biochemical education and pedagogy. In addition to mentoring over 20 undergraduate research students, Dr. Witherow has designed and published biochemistry lab courses and has been recognized by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as an education fellow for his efforts in the areas of instruction and assessment. He graduated from Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) with an AB in Chemistry and from the University of Miami (Miami, FL) with a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology. Following traditional postdoctoral research positions at Duke University, he transitioned into pedagogy through a teaching postdoctoral position at North Carolina State University Dr. Susan Carson is a Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) where she has served on the faculty since 2001. She directs the Master of Microbial Biotechnology Program and also leads a uni?versity-wide faculty development program focused on enhancing students’ critical and creative thinking skills across disci?plines. Prior to her current role, Dr. Carson spent over a decade leading curriculum development for the North Carolina State Biotechnology Program and two years as a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education. Her current work focuses on college-level biology education, enhancing students’ higher order thinking across disciplines, and integration of Design Thinking in a Professional Science Masters (PSM) program. She graduated from Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) with a BS in Biotechnology, and from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC) with a PhD in Microbiology.
