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New Graduate Program in BiotechnologyProfessional Master's in Biotechnology |
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New Graduate Program in BiotechnologyProfessional Master's in Biotechnology |
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FacultyCollege of Science and Mathematics:Biology DepartmentAlejandro Calderon-Urrea, Associate Professor Ph.D. in Developmental Biology, Yale University, 1996 Research Activities: Molecular genetics of programmed cell death in plants; us of programmed cell death in plant biotechnology
Paul R. Crosbie, Assistant Professor Ph.D. in Ecology, UC-Davis, 1997 Research Activities: Systematic Parasitology; Parasite ecology; Parasite Diagnostics
Shirley A. Kovacs, Professor Ph.D. in Developmental Biology, Oregon State University, 1973 Research Activities: Bacterial Etiology of Autoimmune Disease; Evolution of RNA Splicing; Director of MBRS-SCORE program
James P. Prince, Associate Professor Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology, Cornell University, 1991 Research Activities: Mapping and characterization of plant disease resistance genes; analysis of higher plant genome structure; plant pathogen detection using PCR
Mamta Rawat, Assistant Professor Ph.D. Louisiana State University, 1994 Medical Microbiology; Molecular pathogenesis and pathogenomics; Drug resistance; Biochemistry and the role of thiols in microorganisms; Stress response of microorganisms, Bioremediation capacity of actinomycetes.
Brian Tsukimura, Associate Professor Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Hawaii, 1988 Research Activities: Endocrinology; Reproductive Physiology; Aquaculture
Alice Wright, Associate Professor Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan,1993 Research Activities: Microbe/pesticide interactions—community dynamics; evaluation of biotic degradation; elucidation of biochemical degradation pathways; evolution of catabolic pathways
Frederick W. Zechman, Associate Professor Ph.D. in Botany, Louisiana State University, 1992 Research Activities: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
Chemistry DepartmentSulekha Coticone, Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1994 Research Activities: Microsatellite analysis in the human genome; New technologies in Forensics including improvements in sample preparations, new STR markers and SNP analysis.
Howard K. Ono, Professor Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1969 Research Activities: Forensic Applications of Bioanalytical Chemistry
Jose Sy, Professor Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Duke University, 1970 Research Activities: Biologically active peptides
MathematicsCraig Hildebrandt, Lecturer Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley
College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology:Animal Sciences and Agricultural EducationMichael Thomas, Professor Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, 1983 Research Activities: Development of diagnostic devices protozoal disease; infection control with hand sanitizers; USDA efficacy trials on vaccines and teat drips
Food Sciences and Nutrition DepartmentErin Dormedy, Assistant Professor Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska, 1999 Research Activities: Food Safety—reduction of foodborne pathogens and control of foodborne allergens; HACCP; Ozone as disinfectant of food commodities
Industrial Technology DepartmentMatthew M. Yen, Professor Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University 1979 Research Activities: Imaging technology; pattern recognition; information analysis; data mining, GIS applications, neural networks, expert systems, control and instrumentation
Plant Science DepartmentJames Farrar, Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Madison, Wisconsin, 1995 Research Activities: Environmental conditions conductive to disease development and appropriate methods to control of manage disease outbreaks.
Andrew Lawson, Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2000 Research Activities: Integrated pest management; insect ecology; biological control of agricultural and urban forest pests.
Viticulture and Enology DepartmentKen Fugelsang, Associate Professor M.A. in Plant Science , California State University, Fresno, 1971 Research Activities: Wine microbiology—Chemical stability, new technology
Roy Thornton, Professor Ph.D. in Applied Microbiology, Strathclyde University, 1970 Research Activities: Wine Yeast Genetics
Robert Wample, Professor, Dept. Chair and Director of VERC Ph.D. in Plant Science, University of Calgary, 1976 Research Activities: Stress physiology on crop production; heat shock responses in grapes as pathogen protection; GIS/GPS technology in farm practice; micrometeorology of growth tubes.
Craig School of BusinessManagement DepartmentRobert Hill, Professor Ph. D. in Management, Texas A&M University, 1988 Research Activities: Innovation and Creativity; Entrepreneurship; Technology Transfer; New Venture Formation
Timothy M. Stearns, Professor and Coleman Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies D.B.A., Indiana University, 1983 Research Activities: Nascent entrepreneurs; technology entrepreneurs; President of Central Valley Business Incubator; Director of Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
College of Engineering and Computer ScienceComputer Science DepartmentBrent Auernheimer, Professor Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara 1987 Research Activities: Software engineering; Human-computer interaction
Prudence Tovey, Lecturer Pharm. D. University of California, San Francisco, 1985; M.L.S. in Library and Information Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1993; M.S. in Computer Science, California State University, Fresno, 1998 Research Activities: none
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