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PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Astronomy
	Mark R. Morris, PhD Professor and Vice-Chair Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA  At UCLA since 1983 Ph.D., Physics, University of Chicago, 1975. Post-doc at Owens Valley Radio Observatory, Caltech from 1975 to 1977. Assistant Professor, Astronomy Department, Columbia University, 1977-1982.
	Much of Professor Morris' research is aimed at understanding the innermost regions of our Milky Way Galaxy. This relatively extreme environment is characterized by high densities of stars, gas and energy, as well as very strong magnetic fields. All of this gives rise to a variety of phenomena not evident elsewhere, including stellar collisions, large-scale shocks, powerful magnetohydrodynamic displays, and a central, supermassive black hole. Dr. Morris uses radio, infrared, and X-ray observatories to learn as much as possible about this complex region and to elucidate its unusual phenomenology, much of which is likely to be important for understanding active galactic nuclei and galactic evolution.
		Modules: 1. The Milky Way Galaxy 2. Black holes 3. Star formation
	Alexei V. Filippenko, PhD Professor of Astronomy Department of Astronomy University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, USA  Education Ph.D. in Astronomy, Caltech, 1984 BA in Physics, UC Santa Barbara, 1979 Alex Filippenko received his BA in Physics from UC Santa Barbara in 1979 and his PhD in Astronomy from Caltech in 1984. After a two-year Miller Fellowship at UC Berkeley, he joined the Berkeley faculty in 1986. Research Achievements & Contributions An observational astronomer, he makes frequent use of the 10-meter Keck telescopes, the Hubble Space Telescope, and other observatories. His primary areas of research are supernovae, active galaxies, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, and the expansion of the universe. His research accomplishments, documented in over 550 published articles, have been recognized by several major prizes including the Richtmyer Memorial Award (2007), and he is one of the world's most highly cited astronomers. He was a member of both teams that discovered the accelerating expansion of the Universe, propelled by mysterious "dark energy."  This was voted the top "Science Breakthrough of 1998" by Science magazine, and the teams received the 2007 Gruber Cosmology Prize for their discovery.	Photo courtesy of Steve O'Connell.
	Teaching Achievements & Contributions Filippenko has won the highest teaching awards at UC Berkeley and has been voted the "Best Professor" on campus six times (1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008). In 2006, he was selected as the Carnegie/CASE Doctoral and Research Universities National Professor of the Year.  He has appeared in many TV documentaries, including "Stephen Hawking's Universe," "Runaway Universe," "Exploring Time," and (most recently) numerous episodes of "The Universe" on The History Channel.  Having given over 500 popular talks to a very wide range of audiences, he is in much demand as a speaker. He has produced three astronomy video courses with The Teaching Company, including a 96-lecture series in 2007, and in 2001 he coauthored an award-winning textbook, now in its third edition. He is the recipient of the 2004 Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization. An avid tennis player, skier, and hiker, Filippenko also enjoys world travel, and he is addicted to experiencing total solar eclipses (9 and counting).
		Modules: 1. Supernovae 2. Active Galactic Nuclei 3. Cosmological Models
Geology
	Curt Robinson, PhD Executive Director Geothermal Resources Council Davis, California, USA  Curt Robinson is currently the Executive Director of the 1,100-member Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), headquartered in Davis, California. GRC has built a solid reputation as one of the world’s leading geothermal associations. The GRC serves as a focal point for continuing professional development for its members through its outreach, information transfer and education services. GRC has members in 30 countries and 33 states. Curt served previously in four executive assignments in higher education and government and has twice worked in energy. He has also taught at six universities and colleges.
	Prior to his work at GRC, he was an Assistant Vice President at California State University, East Bay and also served several California state government agencies: the Department of Water Resources, State Teachers’ Retirement System Board, and Department of Education. He served as Director of Public Affairs, Deputy to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Assistant State Superintendent respectively. Before working in state government, he served as Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the University of California, Davis. He earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees, all at the University of California, Davis.
		Modules: 1. Geothermal Energy 2. Geothermal Resources
Meteorology
	Norman L. Miller, PhD Adjunct Professor, Geography Department University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, USA   and Staff Scientist, Climate Science Department Earth Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Education Ph.D. in Meteorology University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1987. Current Positions Dr. Norman Miller is Staff Scientist in the Earth Sciences Division at Berkeley Lab, where he leads the Regional Climate System Modeling Group, and is an Adjunct Professor in the Geography Department at the UNiversity of California - Berkeley and at the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources at the University of Arizona - Tucson.
	Research Dr. Miller is focused on understanding hydroclimate processes and related impacts based on modeling and analysis of regional climate, hydrology, and ecology, and their impacts on energy and water supply and demand, water quality, agriculture, and impacts to other sectors of society. This includes, coupled atmosphere- land surface-groundwater modeling from the site scale to continental scale; climate variability and change analyses; water and energy resources impacts, scaling theory; nonlinear coupling, feedbacks and sensitivities with climate systems; and high performance computing. His group investigates past, present, and future climate on regional and sub-regional spatial scales and at temporal resolutions representative of weather and climate. His research includes conceptual models, numerical code development and evaluation, statistical analyses of historical and projected global and regional climate, numerical weather and streamflow ensemble prediction, seasonal forecasts, and scaling theories. We use remote-sensed observations, reanalysis data, and IPCC AOGCM projections as input forcing to our limited area models and statistical downscaling schemes to understand climate and impacts at site-to-regional scales. The Berkeley Regional Climate System Model (RCSM) is a primary tool for our research. Contribution to Nobel-winning climate work Dr. Miller is an IPCC author since 1995, and is among more than 2,000 scientists worldwide who have conducted groundbreaking research for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC was established in 1988 and has issued three major studies that analyzed climate change causes, impacts and what can be done about it. They share the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. He hopes that this Nobel Prize "helps to raise awareness, especially among public policy-makers, about the very real problem of climate change, and how we as a society need to act more responsibly with our diminishing natural resources."
		Modules: 1. Climate Change Module 2. Climate Change Module 3. Climate Change Module
Oceanography
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Physics
	Itzhak Bar, PhD Professor of Physics Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles, California, USA  Professor Itzhak Bars's current research is driven by fundamental questions in Cosmology, the Standard Model of elementary particles, and unification of forces including quantum gravity. He is pursuing the construction of the fundamental M-theory through the formalisms of String Field Theory (SFT), while also developing computational techniques for applications of SFT. In his research on particle physics, quantum field theory, and string theory, he emphasizes fundamental principles, model building, symmetries and supersymmetries that shed light on the overall structure. Sometimes this led him to discover new physical concepts, such as Two-Time Physics (2T-Physics), as well as new mathematical tools, involving supergroups, non-compact groups, and noncommutative geometry. His supertableaux and noncompact supergroup techniques have many applications in physics and mathematics. Experimentally successful physics predictions include the recently measured first computation of the weak interaction contribution to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, and supersymmetry in nuclear physics.
	Humans normally perceive physical reality as four dimensional, i.e. three-dimensional space (up/down, back/forth and side-to-side), and one dimensional time (past/future). Bars' theory proposes a six-dimensional universe, comprised of four-dimensional space and two-dimensional time. Einstein mastered gravity with his theory of general relativity, and the equations of quantum theory capture every nuance of matter and other forces, from the attractive power of magnets to the subatomic glue that holds an atom’s nucleus together. But the laws can’t be complete. Einstein’s theory of gravity and quantum theory don’t fit together. Some piece is missing in the picture puzzle of physical reality. Bars thinks one of the missing pieces is a hidden dimension of time. Bars’ math suggests that the familiar world of four dimensions — three of space, one of time — is merely a shadow of a richer six-dimensional reality. In this view the ordinary world is like a two-dimensional wall displaying shadows of the objects in a three-dimensional room.This viewpoint has implications for understanding many problems in physics. Educational Background: B.S. Physics, Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey, 1967; M. Phil. Physics, Yale, 1969; Ph.D. Physics, Yale University, 1971.
		Books: 1. Conceptual Physics for the Curious 2. Physics for the Life Sciences 3. Quantum Mechanics
Chemistry (Inorganic, Organic, Biochemistry)
	Virgil L. Woods, Jr., M.D. Professor of Medicine Chair, Minor Proposition, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Director, Arthritis Outpatient Clinic School of Medicine University of California, San Diego (UCSD) San Diego, California, USA Education 1972 - B.S. (Medical Sciences), University of California, San Francisco 1974 - M.D. (Medicine), University of California, San Francisco 1979 - B.A. (Biochemistry), University of California, San Diego
	Board Certification Rheumatology and Internal Medicine Hospital Affliations UCSD Thornton Hospital, La Jolla and UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest Research Dr. Woods is currently focusing his research on the development and exploitation of a powerful and broadly applicable method for the study of protein dynamics and structure that he has pioneered: enhanced peptide amide hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (DXMS). Editorial Positions Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, Public Library of Science: Computational Biology, Chemical Reviews, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Current Medicinal Chemistry , Protein Science , Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, Journal of Molecular Biology, Arthritis and Rheumatism , Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Molecular Pharmacology. Government Public Advisory Committees 2003 - Present: Applicant Interviewer for Department of Medicine Residency Program 2005 - Present: Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation 2006 - Present: Grant Reviewer, American Institute for Biological Sciences 2006 - Present: Grant Reviewer, Biological Chemistry and Macromolecular Biophysics IRG, for NIH Selected Patents Woods,V.L.,Jr., D.Pantazatos, P. Bourne, V. Hilser, H. White. Methods for the determination of protein three- dimensional structure employing hydrogen exchange analysis to refine computational structure prediction. PCT Patent Application WO 2005/044087, published May 19, 2005. Woods,V.L., Jr. Methods for high-resolution identification of solvent accessible amide hydrogens in polypeptides and for characterization of polypeptide structure. U.S. Patent Application 2005/0233406, published October 20, 2005. Woods,V.L., Jr., and S. Lesley. Enhanced methods for crystallographic structure determination employing hydrogen exchange analysis. U.S. Patent Application 2006/0166273 filed July 27, 2006.
		Modules: 1. Introduction to DXMS: High resolution peptide amide hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectroscopy. 2. Protein structure determination by hybrid DXMS-computational methods. 3. Calculation of protein peptide amide hydrogen exchange rates from protein structural coordinates.
	Neville Kallenbach, PhD Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry Director of Science Programs New York University (NYU) New York, New York, USA Neville Kallenbach received his B.S. (1958) in Chemistry from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Yale University (1961) with Lars Onsager (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1968). After NSF and NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships at UCSD with Bruno Zimm, he moved to the University of Pennsylvania in 1964, where he became Professor of Biology in 1972. In 1987 he was appointed Professor and Chairman of the Chemistry Department at NYU, a position he held until 1995.
	The Kallenbach Lab focuses on the biophysical chemistry and functional properties of proteins and nucleic acids. The problems we are interested in include the stability and structure of DNA, the structure of unfolded proteins and peptide models of these, the determinants of alpha helical stability, and design of new structures and functional agents using peptides. Techniques that we use in our research include NMR spectroscopy and structural analysis, chemical synthesis, kinetic and equilibrium optical, fluorescence and CD spectroscopy, and thermodynamics. Recent research from this laboratory has led to the following results: Determination of the intrinsic free energy of alpha helix stabilization by alanine, leucine, glycine, using a new method based on measuring isotope exchange rates of the peptide group in short helical fragments of proteins. A new method for mapping the surface of proteins and areas of interaction between proteins, based on cleavage of labeled proteins with enzymes or use of synch-rotron radiation. Demonstration of branched inter-mediates in the pairing of DNA chains containing repetitive sequences. Requirements for DNA binding by HMG proteins, a family of nuclear proteins that are involved in DNA compaction and transcriptional control. Determination of structural signals for capping the ends of alpha helices in peptides and proteins by H-bonds and van der Waals interactions between side chains and the peptide backbone. Definition of the unfolded state of proteins using isotope-edited NMR experiments.
		Modules: 1. Biochemistry Module 2. Biochemistry Module 3. Biochemistry Module
	John Toivonen, PhD Professor of Chemistry Physical Science Department Santa Monica College (SMC) Santa Monica, California, USA Dr. Toivonen received his B.S. in Life Science from MIT in 1967 and his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from UCLA in 1976. His thesis research involved investigation of the 5'-triphosphate termini of RNA molecules. Dr. Toivonen was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin, where he purified and characterized proteins from the 40S ribosomal subunit of wheat germ. He was a visiting professor in the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for 1992, 1993, and 1994 and he has been a member of the chemistry faculty at Santa Monica College since 1977.
		Modules: 1. Matter 2. Types of Reactions 3. Periodic Table: trends
	Peggy Kline, PhD Professor of Chemistry Physical Science Department Santa Monica College (SMC) Santa Monica, California, USA Dr. Peggy Kline has been a professor at Santa Monica College since 1988, with teaching assignments in general and organic chemistry. She is the program leader for organic chemistry in the physical science department and a long-time member and former chair of the campus Information Services Committee. She has also taught at CSU Long Beach and Cerritos College and did postdoctoral work at UCLA with Dr. Christopher Foote. Dr. Kline holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Brown University (1982) based on research done on the thermal decomposition of organic peroxides under the direction of Dr. Ronald Lawler. Her undergraduate degree is from UC Irvine where she did undergraduate work on organosulfur chemistry with Dr. Marjorie Caserio. She enjoys horseback riding in her spare time.
		Modules: 1. Alkanes 2. SN1, SN2, E1, E2 Comparison 3. Isomers
	John F. Harwig, PhD Professor of Chemistry Physical Science Department Santa Monica College (SMC) Santa Monica, California, USA
		Modules: 1. Alkenes 2. Aromatic Compounds (overview) 3. Aromatic Compounds: Usage
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Genetics
	Aldons Jake Lusis, PhD Professor of Medicine, Microbiology & Genetics Department Of Microbiology, Immunology & Genetics Vice-Chair, Department of Genetics School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA Almost all common diseases, from diabetes to schizophrenia to arthritis to cancer, are complex. That is, these disorders are due to interactions of multiple genetic and environmental factors. Although the medical research community has been very successful in identifying the underlying causes of "simple" or Mendelian disorders, success in understanding complex disorders has been very limited. The few important successes primarily represent "low lying fruit", such as genes that were obvious candidates or that had unusually large effects. It is now clear that a vast majority of common diseases will result from interactions of genetic factors and environmental factors that each has modest effects. Given the enormous genetic heterogeneity and environment diversity of the human population, how can these factors best be identified?
		Modules: 1. Gene Mapping 2. Human Genetics (overview) 3. Cardiovascular Genetics
Microbiology
	Robert P. Gunsalus, PhD Professor of Microbiology Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA Dr. Gunsalus' research focuses on understanding the physiology and molecular biology of gene regulation in model bacteria and archaea.  Emphasis is on the central pathways for cell respiration and carbon flow in pure as well as in co-cultures.
		Modules: 1. Bacterial Taxonomy (overview) 2. Chemotaxis 3. Photosynthesis in Eubacteria
	Benhur Lee, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Molecular Genetics Department Of Microbiology, Immunology, & Genetics Department of Pathology School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA Viral envelope glycoproteins are highly glycosylated structures that interact with various cell surface receptors. Dr. Lee's lab places emphasis on the mechanisms of viral entry and membrane fusion, focusing on the interaction of the viral envelope with cell surface receptors. Medical Board Certification: Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology Residency: Clinical Pathology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Medical Degree: M.D., Yale University School of Medicine
		Modules: 1. Viruses: Viral Entry 2. Viruses: Viral Virulence 3. HIV Pathogenesis
Anatomy and Physiology (Human)
	Kim Elaine Barrett, Ph.D. Dean of Graduate Studies Professor of Medicine School of Medicine University of California, San Diego (UCSD) San Diego, California, USA Education: 1979    B.Sc. (1st Class Hons.; Medicinal Chemistry), University College London, England. 1982    Ph.D. (Biological Chemistry), University College London, England; Thesis "Studies on the Functional Heterogeneity of Mast Cells"; Supervisor: F.L. Pearce, Ph.D.
	Employment: 1982 - 1985     Visiting Fellow Mast Cell Physiology Section, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health 1985 - 1988     Assistant Research Immunologist, Department of Medicine University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine 1988 - 1992     Assistant Professor of Medicine University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine 1992 - 1996     Associate Professor of Medicine University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine 1996-Present   Professor of Medicine University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine 1999-2006       Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Medicine University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine 2003-2004       Interim Chief for Academic Affairs, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine 2006-Present   Dean of Graduate Studies, University of California, San Diego Honors and Awards: Kaiser-Permanente Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSD, 2000 Inaugural Recipient, Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSD, 2002 McKenna Memorial Lecturer, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, 2003 Doctor of Medical Science, honoris causa, Queen’s University Belfast, 2004 Finalist, Women Who Mean Business, San Diego Business Journal, 2004 Member, Clinical Investigation Institute, UCSD, 2005-present Davenport Lecturer, American Physiological Society, 2006  Elected as Foreign Member of the Swedish Royal Society of Sciences, 2006 Heroes with Heart Award, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, 2007 Molecular Medicine Medal Lecturer, Charitable Infirmary Charitable Trust, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2007 Distinguished Speaker of the Year, Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee, 2008 AGA Outstanding Women in Science Award, 2008 Research Interests: Mechanisms of epithelial ion transport Pathophysiological consequences of enteric infections The role of mast cells in allergic and inflammatory diseases Immune-related intestinal secretion Abnormalities in epithelial transport and barrier function in specific disease states Editorial Activities: Inflammation Research (formerly Agents and Actions), Editorial Board, 1992-present American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, Editorial Board, 1993-1996 and 2002-2008; Editor, 1996-2002 Gastroenterology, Editorial Board, 1993-1998 and 2006-2011 World Journal of Gastroenterology, Editorial Board, 1998-present American Journal of Physiology: GI and Liver Physiology, Editorial Board, 1999-2006 Gut, Editorial Board, 2000-2002 GastroHep.com , Member, Global Academic Faculty, 2000-present The Scientific World, Associate Editor, Gastroenterology, 2001-2003 The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Editorial Board, 2004-2009 Faculty of 1000 Medicine, Member, 2004-present AGA eDigest, Co-Medical Editor, 2004-2005 Journal of Physiology, Editorial Board (Reviewing Editor), 2005-present FASEB Journal, Editorial Board, 2006-present Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Section Editor, 2006-present
		Modules: 1. GI Structure and Function 2. Absorption of Nutrients 3. Pathogenesis of Diarrheal Diseases
	Michel Baudry, PhD Professor of Neuroscience USC Department of Biological Sciences, Neurology and Biomedical Engineering University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles, California, USA  My laboratory has been investigating for several years the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying long term potentiation (LTP) and long term depression (LTD) of synaptic transmission, two widely recognized cellular mechanisms involved in learning and memory. We have been using a combination of electrophysiological, neurochemical, and neuroanatomical techniques to study the roles of various biochemical processes in regulating short-term as well as long-term changes in synaptic efficacy. In particular, we are investigating the mechanisms involved in the maturation, processing, insertion and internalization of several glutamate receptors, since LTP and LTD take place at glutamatergic synapses. We are also evaluating the role of calpain-mediated truncation of the C-terminal domains of certain subunits of the receptors in receptor function and regulation.
	My laboratory has also been investigating the roles of oxygen free radicals in neurodegenerative phenomena. In particular, we have tested the protective effects of a new class of synthetic catalytic scavengers of reactive oxygen intermediates on neuronal damage elicited by excitotoxins, and ischemic episodes, and on age-related increased oxidative stress and decreased cognitive function. Finally, my laboratory is interested in studying the role of calcium-dependent proteases, calpains, in neuronal degeneration resulting from neuronal insults or injury. Using a combination of pharmacology and mutant mice expressing deletion of calpain genes or mutation of the gene for the endogenous calpain inhibitor, calpastatin, we are evaluating their contribution to neuronal death in various models of neurodegeneration, including models of ischemia and Parkinson's disease. Education: B.S. , Lycee Lalande, France, 1/1968 M.S. Chemistry, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France, 1971 Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Paris, France, 1/1977
		Modules: 1. Molecular mechanisms of learning and memory 2. Neurodegenerative diseases 3. Oxidative stress and brain function
Botany / Horticulture and Crop Science
	Terry L. Vassey, PhD Assistant Professor Horticulture and Crop Science California Polytechnic State University Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California, USA  Education: BS            1980              University of Georgia MS            1983              Iowa State University PhD           1986             University of Missouri Post Doc    1986-1988     University of Illinois Post Doc    1988-1990     University of Wisconsin Dr. Vassey, originally from Atlanta, teaches courses primarily in turfgrass, landscape and golf course management and is the advisor for the Cal Poly Turf Club. His research interests are in sustainable turfgrass management, environmental stewardship, native and ornamental grass establishment and management and golf course management practices. He is associated with many turfgrass and golf course organizations and contributes often to their educational efforts.
		Modules: 1. Turfgrass Anatomy & Physiology 2. Turfgrass Culture 3. Turfgrass Establishment
Nutrition
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Ecology
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Zoology
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Biology
	Lucy W. Kluckhohn, MS Professor of Biology Life Science Department Santa Monica College (SMC) Santa Monica, California, USA Professor Lucy Kluckhohn Jones has taught microbiology at Santa Monica College since 1986.  Other teaching assignments have included general and human biology.  She has also served as one of the campus Ombudspersons.  Professor Kluckhohn Jones taught at CSU Northridge and College of the Canyons before coming to Santa Monica College. Professor Kluckhohn received her MS in biology with an emphasis in microbiology from CSU Northridge (1986) and holds an AB in anthropology and sociology from Bryn Mawr College.  Her master’s thesis title is “A Bacteriophage of Sporosarcina ureae.”  Professor Kluckhohn Jones is the editor-in-chief of the American Society for Microbiology’s online newsletter Focus on Microbiology Education.  She enjoys singing in the choir and competing in agility with her dog in her spare time.
		Modules: 1. History: Trail to DNA (experiments) 2. Prokaryotic Cell Structure 3. Microscopy
HEALTH SCIENCES
Pathology
	Tomas Ganz, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine and Pathology Director of Will Rogers Pulmonary Research Institute Department of Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Department of Cellular & Molecular Pathology UCLA School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA  Dr. Tomas Ganz received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Caltech in 1976 and M.D. from UCLA in 1978. After training in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine at UCLA, he joined the faculty in 1983. He has a joint appointment in the Departments of Medicine and Pathology and is involved in the graduate program in Molecular and Cellular Pathology.
	Research: Dr. Tomas Ganz's research focuses on antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity and on the connection between innate immunity and iron metabolism. Multicellular organisms, including humans, employ potent and rapidly acting antimicrobial defense mechanisms that are mediated by small peptide antibiotics. Unlike conventional antibiotics produced by specialized metabolic pathways of bacteria and fungi, the antibiotics of higher eukaryotes are generated by posttranslational processing of gene-encoded prepropeptides. The microbicidal granules of phagocytic cells and the secretions on mucosal surfaces are particularly rich in such peptides. Ganz's research is focused on three families of mammalian antibiotics: defensins, "cathelin-related" peptides and hepcidins. Ganz and his colleagues are studying their structure, activity and distribution in cells and tissues; the functions of propeptides in biosynthesis and subcellular targeting; the regulation of antibiotic peptide biosynthesis by developmental, tissue-specific and microbial signals; and the roles of antibiotic peptides in host defense and inflammation. More recently, a major focus of the laboratory has been the role of hepcidin in the regulation of iron transport processes. Experimental approaches range from analysis of gene regulation in cell lines and transgenic mice, recombinant production and antimicrobial testing of natural and modified peptides, to histopathologic studies and assays of samples from human patients and experimental animals. Potential applications include the development of novel antibiotic medications, the production of transgenic animals with increased disease resistance and the development of new treatments for anemia of inflammation and hemochromatosis.
		Modules: 1. Inflammation: medical student module 2. Innate Immunity: medical student module 3. Iron Metabolism: expert level module
	Teri A. Longacre, MD Associate Professor of Pathology Associate Chair for Residency Training Associate Director of Surgical Pathology Department Of Pathology School of Medicine Stanford University Stanford, California, USA Education: M.D.            1985          University of New Mexico B.S.            1980             University of New Mexico B.A.            1976             St. John's College Diagnostic Expertise: General Surgical Pathology Gynecologic Pathology Gastrointestinal Pathology Research Interests: Gynecological, breast and gastrointestinal pathology with major emphasis on ovarian cancer and ovarian tumors of low malignant potential. Pathology of familial and hereditary breast-ovarian-GI cancer.
		Modules: 1. Ovarian Surface Epithelial Tumors 2. Uterine Mesenchymal Tumors 3. Ovarian Metastasis
	Jian Yu Rao, MD Associate Professor of Pathology Director of Gynecological Pathology Department Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Department of Cellular & Molecular Pathology School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA Dr. Rao is an Associate Professor of Pathology and Epidemiology, Director of Gynecological Pathology, and Director of the Cytopathology Research and Fellowship Program, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. His lab is interested in developing tools for cancer screening, early detection, and therapeutic monitoring.   The research in his laboratory is focused on developing biomarkers that can be used for individual risk assessment, early detection, and therapeutic monitoring of cancer.
		Modules: 1. Cell Based Diagnosis / Cytology 2. Tissue Based Diagnosis 3. Molecular Based Diagnosis (modules for medical students and training programs)
Health Informatics and Psychiatry
	Peter Yellowlees, MBBS, MD Professor of Psychiatry Director of Academic Information Systems Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences School of Medicine University of California, Davis Davis, California, USA  Honorary Professor Center for Online Health University of Queensland, Australia Education B.S. University of London, UK, 1976 M.D., Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, UK, 1979
	After completing his medical training in London, Dr. Yellowlees worked in Australia for twenty years before coming to UC Davis to continue his research in telemedicine and eHealth. He has an international reputation in telemedicine and long distance health and education delivery and is an experienced speaker who has given over 100 presentations in 20 countries in the past five years. He has a number of research interests and is presently working on projects involving robotic surgery, electronic record implementation, data mining and disease management protocols, Internet e-mail and video consultation services, the use of virtual reality for health education on the Internet, and electronic death record certification processes. Dr. Yellowlees has worked in public and private sectors, in academia, and in rural settings. He has published three books and about 100 scientific articles and book chapters and has been regularly involved in media presentations. He has consulted to governments and private sector companies in several countries and has received about $5 million in research grants. His main interests are in improving access to health and education services using information technologies.
		Modules: 1. Telemedicine 2. Internet Health Care 3. Schizophrenia
Internal Medicine
	Leonard Kleinman, MD, MPH Director, Telehealth Program VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System Clinical Professor of Medicine School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA Dr. Leonard Kleinman is currently the Director of the Telehealth Program at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. In this role, he is developing and managing telehealth programs in coordination of care/home health, mental health, ocular health, telerehabilitation, and medical education. He formerly was the Lead Physician for Primary Care and the Chief of the General Internal Medicine Division at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. He has been a consultant for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, and the Medical Board of California. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is also an officer in the United States Public Health Service Reserve. Dr. Kleinman received his Medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.  He is a graduate of the Family Practice Residency Program at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center and the Preventive Medicine Residency Program at the UCLA School of Public Health. During his career, He has been an innovator and leader in the delivery of preventive clinical services, health systems quality management, peer review, medical informatics, the training/utilization of mid-level practitioners, and the management of post-war syndromes.
		Modules: 1. Myocardial Infarction 2. Ventricular Septal Defect 3. Personal Health Record of the Future
	David Alexander Leaf, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA David Alexander Leaf MD, MPH is a professor of medicine at UCLA School of Medicine.  After completion of a Fellowship in Clinical Nutrition/Lipidology at the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, he received a Masters of Public Health degree from University of Washington in Seattle before joining the faculty at the UCLA School of Medicine as director of a cardiac rehabilitation program. Dr. Leaf has pursued an academic and clinical career that focuses on physical exercise, nutrition, and lipid management for the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease.  Dr. Leaf’s has published over 70 articles in peer reviewed journals and has been the recipient of numerous research awards.  He is currently involved with the Veteran’s Aging Cohort Study which is a VA multi-center population study that is currently evaluating health and disease-related conditions in population of over 6,000 HIV-infected and HIV-negative patients.
		Modules: 1. Lipids and Diet 2. Lipids and Exercise 3. Cholesterol Reduction
Gastroenterology
	Kim Elaine Barrett, Ph.D. Dean of Graduate Studies Professor of Medicine School of Medicine University of California, San Diego (UCSD) San Diego, California, USA For bio see "Anatomy & Physiology" section
		Modules: 1. GI Structure and Function 2. Absorption of Nutrients 3. Pathogenesis of Diarrheal Diseases
Neurology
	Robert Baumhefner, MD Director, Multiple Sclerosis Clinic VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System Professor of Medicine School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA
		Modules: 1. Multiple Sclerosis 2. Epilepsy 3. Stroke
Sports Neurology
	Tony L. Strickland, MS, PhD Director, Sports Concussion Institute Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA Dr. Strickland is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist with considerable experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of concussion and related disorders. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (Behavioral Medicine) at the University of Georgia. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship and research practicum in psychopharmacology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the Semel Neuropsychiatric Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, the American Psychological Association Division 50 (Addictions), and the American College of Professional Neuropsychology. Dr. Strickland is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology. He directs the Concussion Management Demonstration Program for USA Boxing.
	Dr. Strickland’s research seeks to better characterize traumatic brain injury, dementia, and related neurobehavioral disorders across the life span. Dr. Strickland utilizes multi-project investigations that employ brain imaging, neuropsychological, and other neurobehavioral assessments to pursue two overarching research themes: (1) the understanding of potential differential expression of neurobehavioral disorders among undeserved populations across the life span, and (2) the identification of effective assessment and diagnosis, and potentially promising treatment interventions to be explored in future clinical service and research. An underlying focus of his work is the development of a research program consisting of experienced and committed professionals conducting innovative clinical neuroscience investigations that attract scientists from regional, national, and international communities. He has been the principal investigator of a number of National Institute of Health supported research investigations, and has managed a large number of other projects primarily related to clinical neuroscience. He is the author of numerous research articles and has presented nationally and internationally.
		Modules: 1. Sports Injury Module 2. Sports Injury Module 3. Sports Injury Module
	Vernon B. Williams, MD Director, Pain Management Clinic and Sports Neurology Sports Concussion Institute Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center Dr. Williams is a board-certified neurologist with an interventional and multidisciplinary sub-specialty in Pain Management. Dr. Williams earned his medical degree in 1992 at the University of Michigan as a member of its prestigious Inteflex accelerated medical program. His neurology residency training at the University of Maryland was followed by a pain fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. Since 1998, Dr. Williams has directed the Neurology and Pain Management Services with the world-renowned Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. He is a consultant to multiple area professional, college, and high school sports teams including the Los Angeles Kings, Galaxy, Lakers, Avengers and Dodgers, the Anaheim Ducks and Angels, as well as Loyola University.
	Dr. Williams’ primary areas of expertise include: Sports neurology, concussion, headache, and pain management. He serves on the Pain Section board of the American Academy of Neurology and actively educates physicians, community groups and the lay public through local and national lectures, publications, and as a print and television media consultant.
		Modules: 1. Pain Management Module 2. Pain Management Module 3. Pain Management Module
Dermatology
	Afshin David Rahimi, MD, FAAD Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology American Board of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital Privileges: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Midway Hospital Medical Center Education: Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship Fulton Skin Institute Newport Beach, CA July, 1998 – July 1999 Dermatology Residency Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, NY. July, 1995- July, 1998 Chief Resident – Dermatology Mount Sinai Medical Center July, 1997 – July, 1998 Internship in Internal Medicine University of California, San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA. July, 1994 – July, 1995 M.D., George Washington University School of Medicine Washington, D.C. August, 1990 – May, 1994 B.S., University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Major: Microbiology September, 1987 – April, 1990
		Modules: 1. Aging face 2. Non-Surgical Cosmetic Surgery 3. Acne
Radiology: Veterinary Medicine
	Allison L. Zwingenberger, DVM, DACVR, DIPECVDI Assistant Professor of Radiology Dept. of Surgical and Radiological Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis Davis, California, USA  Education DVM, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada Bio Dr. Zwingenberger obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph in 1995. She spent 6 months at the veterinary college in Munich, Germany and worked in small animal and equine practice in British Columbia before starting a large animal internship at the University of Georgia. Following the internship, she worked in small animal practice in England for four years before starting a residency in diagnostic imaging at the University of Pennsylvania in 2001. Dr. Zwingenberger remained at the University of Pennsylvania as a lecturer for one year before joining the faculty at the University of California, Davis as an Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging in 2005. Her areas of research include CT angiography and CT perfusion of dogs with congenital portosystemic shunts, and targeted imaging of canine lymphoma. Teaching Abdominal Imaging Service Ad hoc reviewer for Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, Veterinary Surgery, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Service on school committees Ad hoc committees of the ACVR and ECVDI Foreign Languages German and French
		Modules: 1. CT Angiography of Portosystemic Shunts in Dogs 2. Veterinary Radiology 3. Cancer Research in Dogs
Oncology
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Orthopedics
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Hematology
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Cardiology
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Pediatrics
Obstetrics & Gynecology
	Teri A. Longacre, MD Associate Professor of Pathology Associate Chair for Residency Training Associate Director of Surgical Pathology Department Of Pathology School of Medicine Stanford University Stanford, California, USA For bio see "Pathology" section
		Modules: 1. Ovarian Surface Epithelial Tumors 2. Uterine Mesenchymal Tumors 3. Ovarian Metastasis
	Jian Yu Rao, MD Associate Professor of Pathology Director of Gynecological Pathology Department Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Department of Cellular & Molecular Pathology School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA For bio see "Pathology" section
		Modules: 1. Cell Based Diagnosis / Cytology 2. Tissue Based Diagnosis 3. Molecular Based Diagnosis (modules for medical students and training programs)
Geriatrics
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Nursing
	William L. Holzemer, RN, PhD, FAAN Associate Dean of International Programs Professor Lillian and Dudley Aldous Endowed Chair Director, WHO Collaborating Center School of Nursing University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) San Francisco, California, USA Education University of Washington, Seattle, B.S., Psychology San Francisco State University, BSN, Nursing Miami University, Ohio, M.S., Educational Counseling Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, PhD, Higher Education Administration
	Research My research focuses upon concepts related to living well with HIV/AIDS, including adherence, stigma, symptoms, and quality of life. Current Projects Principal Investigator:  Nursing Research Center on HIV/AIDS Health Disparities P20NR008359, 2002-2007. $1,246,064. Co-PI on corollary grant submitted by the University of Puerto Rico. Goal:  to enhance the knowledge base for nursing care in order to improve the quality of lives of people living with and affected by HIV disease. Principal Investigator:  Perceived AIDS Stigma: A Multinational African Study, RO1 TW006395, Co-PI: L. Uys, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. 2003-2008. $2,477,275 direct. Five African nations (Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, South Africa, Swaziland) are participating to explore and measure the contribution of stigma to quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS and to quality of work life for nurses. Teaching - Philosophy of Nursing Science - Global Health and International Nursing Professional Activities 2002-2006  ·  President, American Nurses Foundation 2003-2006  ·  Editor-in-chief, Japan Journal of Nursing Science International Activities - Visiting Professor, St. Luke's College of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan - Director, International HIV/AIDS Nursing Research Network Honors/Awards Project Hope Fellow Fulbright Scholar, Egypt Fellow, American Academy of Nursing Member, Japan Academy of Nursing ONE-California Award for Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Institute of Medicine, Elected Member George S. Sarlo Award for Excellence in Mentoring, AIDS Research Institute, UCSF
		Modules: 1. Medication Adherence 2. Symptom Management 3. HIV Stigma & Nursing Care
Dentistry
	Hessam Nowzari, DDS, PhD Chairman, USC Advanced Periodontics Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology Professor, Clinical Dentistry Director, Advanced Education in Periodontology School of Dentistry University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles, California, USA  Dr. Hessam Nowzari is the Chairman of USC Advanced Periodontics since 1995.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology with an expertise in implantology, aesthetic periodontal therapy, and full-mouth reconstructions.  Dr. Nowzari holds a PhD in Biology and Health Sciences.  He is the founder of the Taipei Academy of Reconstructive Dentistry in Taiwan and one of only two American members of the Dniepropetrovsk State Academy of Medical Sciences in Ukraine.
	Since 2002, Dr. Nowzari has served as one of the selected scientific experts on an international panel charged with assessing and ranking research proposals for the Ministry of Education and Research, section of medical engineering, in Italy.  He was elected to the Italian Board of Experts for evaluating medical products for patient safety and health integrity in 2004.  He is the Editor of one of the leading reference publications, Aesthetic Periodontal Therapy: PERIODONTOLOGY 2000. Sample Publications: Nowzari H, Chee W, Yi K, Pak M, Woun Ho C, Rich S.  Scalloped dental implants: A retrospective analysis of radiographic and clinical outcomes of 17 NobelPerfect implants in 6 patients.  Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research. 2006;8:1-10. Nowzari H, Aalam AA.  Mandibular cortical bone graft part 2: surgical technique, applications, and morbidity.  Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2007 May;28(5):274-80 Nowzari H, Yi K, Chee W, Rich SK.  Immunology, Microbiology, and Virology Following Placement of NobelPerfecttrade mark Scalloped Dental Implants: Analysis of a Case Series.  Clin Implant Dent Relat Res. 2008 Nowzari H, Botero JE, Degiacomo M, Villacres MC, Rich SK.  Microbiology and Cytokine Levels Around Healthy Dental Implants and Teeth.  Clin Implant Dent Relat Res. 2008 Books, Mongraphs, Chapters: Mattout P, Nowzari H, Mattout C.  L’hygiéne et le détartrage-surfaçage en parodontologie.  1994, Éditions CdP, 77 rue de Richelieu, 75002 Paris, France. Mattout P, Mattout C, Nowzari H.  Parodontologie, 2003, Éditions CdP, 77 rue de Richelieu, 75002 Paris, France. Editor: Hessam Nowzari.  Aesthetic Periodontal Therapy.  Volume 27, 2001, Periodontology 2000.
		Modules: 1. Dental Implants 2. Viruses 3. Rising Periodontal Disease in Children
Public Health
	Simin Liu, MD, MS, MPH, ScD Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine Director, Program on Genomics and Nutrition Department of Epidemiology School of Public Health University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, USA Dr. Liu is currently Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine and founding director of the Program on Genomics and Nutrition at the UCLA School of Public Health. He also holds adjunct appointments as Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard and Professor of Public Health at Sun Yat-Sen University in China. Dr. Liu is an elected fellow of the Council of Epidemiology and Prevention of the American Heart Association, and has served on study sections for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States. He has also served on international advisory committees including the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations addressing policy issues related to evidence-based medicine, public health, and nutrition.
	Dr. Liu is an international leader in applying epidemiologic principles and methodologies to the field of evidence-based medicine and public health. He received his early medical training in China and his master of public health and doctoral degrees in epidemiology and nutrition from Harvard University. Prior to joining the UCLA faculty, Dr. Liu served as Instructor, Assistant, and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and Assistant and Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. From 1993 to 1995, Dr. Liu was a fellow officer in the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) at the CDC where he participated in the design, analysis, and evaluation of several major national surveillance systems for chronic diseases in the United States and China including the behavioral risk factor surveillance system – the world’s largest ongoing telephone-based survey of risk behaviors. From 1998 to 2005, he was Director of Nutrition Research in the Division of Preventive Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School where he led the design and analysis of many original studies in identifying the determinants and distributions of chronic diseases in several high-quality prospective studies of men and women in the United States. Through examining the health habits and physiological status of these middle-aged women and men over time, Dr Liu and colleagues have investigated how dietary, life-course, biochemical, and genetic factors influence the development of many degenerative disorders in human populations. His research in nutrition and health has been translated into public policy such as the Healthy People 2010 and the 2005 Dietary Guidelines. His seminal work in carbohydrate nutrition ultimately served as the scientific evidence in establishing regulatory and labeling guidelines for the FDA’s whole grains and heart disease health claims. Dr. Liu has contributed over 100 original publications in the biomedical literatures. Much of his research concerning the molecular and nutritional epidemiology of chronic diseases has been published in top-tier biomedical journals, including New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA, Circulation, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Journal of National Cancer Institute, American Journal of Human Genetics, and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Dr. Liu’s current research is at the interface of nutrition and genetics/genomics and focuses on their interplay in affecting major chronic diseases in human populations. He continues to serve as Principal Investigator or co-investigator of NIH-sponsored projects investigating nutritional, genetic, hormonal, and biochemical predictors of chronic diseases in human populations.
		Modules: 1. Molecular Epidemiology: Introduction 2. Genomics & Nutrition: Introduction 3. Diabetes Mellitus
Pharmacology: Drug Discovery
	Ian S Haworth, PhD Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Co-Director, iPIDD (interdisciplinary Program In Drug Discovery) Dept. of Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Sciences Health Science Campus University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles, California, USA Research Interest Computer modeling of biomolecular structure, and design of biomolecular interfaces through new algorithm development. Design of nucleic acid aptamers, analysis of nucleic acid structures in drug delivery, design of pro-drugs targeted to protein transporters, and vaccine design through prediction of MHC-peptide-TCR association.
	Biography Ph.D., University of Liverpool, U.K. (advisor: Prof. Raymond J. Abraham), 1986-1989, Physical Organic Chemistry. Postdoc. Oxford University, U.K. (advisor: Prof. W. Graham Richards), 1989-1992. Joined USC in 1992. Dr. Haworth's research interests lie at the interface between chemistry, biology and the computational sciences, with the goal being an improved understanding of the dynamics of molecular association of nucleic acids and proteins. Dr. Haworth has published over 60 papers in this area, and the work has attracted funding from federal and non-federal sources. Dr. Haworth's laboratory has developed algorithms for nucleic acid structure building, nucleic acid aptamer design, transporter protein structure and analysis, and MHC-peptide-TCR association. The basis of these algorithms is accurate reproduction of molecular association, through proper molecular and theoretical descriptions of biological interfaces. In the teaching area, Dr. Haworth has been active in moving part of the basic science Pharm.D. curriculum from the 'traditional' 'lecture/examination' approach to a more learner-centered, 'case study-based' approach, and has published a number of articles in this area. Dr. Haworth is a former chair of the Drug Design & Discovery section of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and is an editorial advisory board member for Pharmaceutical Research and AAPS PharmSci.
		Modules: 1. Structure Based Drug Design 2. Biopharmaceutics 3. Protein Structure 4. Nucleic Acid Structure
Pharmacology: Ocular and Molecular
	Karsten Gronert, PhD Acting Associate Professor of Vision Science & Optometry Solon M. and Pearl A. Braff Chair in Clinical Optometric Science Center for Eye Disease & Development School of Optometry University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, USA  Education Ph.D. Cell Physiology, New Mexico State University M.S., Biology, University of Texas at El Paso Research Protective Lipid Circuits in Corneal Injury & Disease Birth Place: Germany
	Academic Appointments 1995-1999: Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School 1995-1999: Instructor, Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School 2002-2003: Assistant Professor, Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School 2005-2007: Associate Professor, Pharmacology, New York Medical College 2006-2007: Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, New York Medical College 2007-present: Acting Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley Editorial Boards 2007-2010       Board of Associate Editors    Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators Courses Taught: - Systemic Pharmacology - Ocular Pharmacology - Biochemical Pharmacology - Endocrine Pharmacology - Fundamentals of Pharmacology
		Modules: 1. Systemic & Ocular Pharmacology 2. Lipid Autacoids 3. Resolution of Inflammation
Toxicology
	Taka Shibamoto, PhD Professor of Toxicology Department of Environmental Toxicology University of California, Davis Davis, California, USA  Education Ph.D. Agricultural Chemistry, UC Davis (1974) Research Areas Include: 1) Lipid chemistry. Role of lipid peroxidation associated with aging, carcinogenesis, and immune deficiency. 2) Natural antioxidants and their role in prevention of oxidative damages. 3) Fate of pesticides in environment.
	4) Flavor and fragrance chemistry. Chemistry and physiology of flavors and fragrance. 5) Trace analysis of volatile chemicals (in particular, toxic chemicals) formed in food. Mutagens and carcinogens occurring during heat treatment of foods. Genotoxicity study of food constituents. Professional Activities: - Member of the Graduate Group in Pharmacology & Toxicology - Member of the Graduate Group in Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry - Member of the Graduate Group in Food Science - Trace Analytical Laboratory (TAL) Director for the IR4 Western Region Laboratory Courses Taught: - Quantitative Analysis of Environmental Toxicants - Food Toxicology
		Modules: 1. Food Toxicology 2. Environmental Chemistry 3. Flavor and Flagrance Chemistry
Optometry
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Physical Medicine, Rehab, McKenzie, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Acupuncture
	Gary Jacob, DC, LAc, MPH, DipMDT, OMD, QME, CHES Los Angeles, California Gary Jacob was born in New York City in 1952 and attended SUNY Binghamton, receiving a B.A. in Philosophy of Science. He then attended the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic and the California Acupuncture College. He studied at the McKenzie Institute International in Wellington, New Zealand, and was the first D.C. to receive their Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (Dip.M.D.T.). He has co-authored four textbook chapters concerning the McKenzie approach. He holds a Master's in Public Health (Community Health Education and Promotion) from UCLA and is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). He is an Elected Enrollee of the Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society. Gary has practiced in Southern California for more than 24 years, is undergraduate faculty at the Southern California University of Health Sciences and postgraduate faculty at SCUHS, Texas College of Chiropractic, and Canadian Memorial Chiropractic Colleges - and lectures to interdisciplinary audiences worldwide regarding rehab issues.
		Modules in collaboration with other professionals: 1. Disc: Chiropractic Approach 2. Disc: Medical Approach 3. Disc: Physical Therapy Approach 4. Disc: Acupuncture Approach 4. Disc: McKenzie Approach 5. Disc: Comparative Approach
Podiatry
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
ENGINEERING SCIENCES
Astronautics Engineering
	Daniel A. Erwin, PhD Professor and Chair Astronautics & Space Technology Division Viterbi School of Engineering University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles, California, USA  Education Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, USC, 1986 M.S., Electrical Engineering, USC, 1983 B.S., Applied Physics, CalTech, 1981 Daniel A. Erwin is chair of the Viterbi School Astronautics and Space Technology Division, succeeding Professor Mike Gruntman.  Erwin is a professor of astronautics and aerospace engineering and director of the Astronautics and Space Technology Center at USC. His research interests include spacecraft propulsion, optics and optical instruments, gas kinetics and plasmas. He joined the USC faculty as assistant professor of aerospace engineering in 1986.  In 1992 he was promoted to associate professor of aerospace engineering and, in 2007, to professor of astronautics.  He is a founding member of the Viterbi School’s Astronautics and Space Technology Division. In addition to his academic appointments, Erwin has held positions at California Scientific Software, Sierra Online and the Aerospace Corporation. Erwin received his B.S. degree in applied physics in 1981 from Caltech and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1986 from USC.
	Research Interests: Spacecraft propulsion, optics and optical instruments, kinetics of gases and plasmas Courses Taught: - Introduction to Aerospace Engineering Computation (reorganized course) - Astronautics and Space Environment I (created course) - Microsatellite Project (created course) - Mechoptronics Laboratory - Senior Projects Laboratory - Spacecraft Propulsion (created course) - Computational Techniques in Rarefied Gas Dynamics (created course) - Advanced Spacecraft Propulsion (created course) - Optical Diagnostics in Gases (created course) - Linear Circuits - Plasma Dynamics (reorganized course with T. Katsouleas, D. Goebel)
		Modules: 1. Astronautics Module 2. Astronautics Module 3. Astronautics Module
	Mike Gruntman, PhD Professor of Astronautics Professor of Aerospace Engineering Professor of Systems Architecture Engineering Astronautics & Space Technology Division Viterbi School of Engineering University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles, California, USA  Dr. Mike Gruntman is professor of astronautics at the Viterbi School of Engineering of the University of Southern California (USC).  He was the founding chair (2004-2007) of the new academic unit at USC - Astronautics and Space Technology - focused on space engineering. Mike is presently Co-Investigator on two NASA space missions, TWINS and IBEX. His interests include astronautics, space mission and spacecraft design, microsatellite technologies, spacecraft propulsion, space instrumentation and sensors, solar system galactic frontier, heliospheric and magnetospheric physics, space plasmas and environment, particle and photon analyzers and detector systems, ion and neutral particle beams, atomic collisions, particle interactions with surfaces, aerospace education, and aerospace history. Mike authored and co-authored more than 200 scientific and technical publications, including two books. He has received the 2006 Luigi Napolitano Award from the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) for his book “Blazing the Trail: The Early History of Spacecraft and Rocketry,” published in 2004 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.   He teaches courses in space science and technology; his graduate course on spacecraft design is perhaps the largest in the country (100+ students in fall 2007).
		Modules: 1. Fundamentals of Space Mission Design 2. Fundamentals of Space Environment 3. Road to Space: The Early History of Rocketry and Spacecraft
Aerospace Engineering
	Yan Jin, PhD Associate Professor of Engineering Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Director, USC IMPACT Research Laboratory University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles, California, USA  Dr. Yan Jin is Professor of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering at University of Southern California and Director of USC IMPACT Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. degree in Naval Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1988. Since then, Dr. Jin has done research on design theory, knowledge-based systems, distributed problem solving, organization modeling, along with their applications to computer integrated manufacturing, collaborative engineering, and project management. Prior to joining USC faculty in the Fall of 1996, Dr. Jin worked as a senior research scientist at Stanford University for 5 years. His current research interests include design methodology, agent-based collaborative engineering, and computational organization modeling. Dr. Jin is a recipient of National Science Foundation CAREER Award (1998), TRW Excellence in Teaching Award (2001), Best Paper in Human Information Systems (5th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2001), and Xerox Best Paper Award (ASME International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, 2002). He is currently heading a research program at IMPACT Lab aiming at building knowledge infrastructure to support collaborative engineering.
		Modules: 1. Aerospace Engineering Module 2. Aerospace Engineering Module 3. Aerospace Engineering Module
Structural Engineering
	Allen C. Estes, PhD Professor and Department Head Department of Architectural Engineering California Polytechnic State University Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California, USA  Education: BS, United States Military Academy 1978 MS,  Stanford University, 1987 Civil Engineering- Structures & Construction Management MBA, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, 1989 Master of Military Art and Science U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1991 MA,  Naval War College, 2004 National Security and Strategic Studies PhD, University of Colorado, 1997 Civil Engineering
	Areas of Active Research: System Reliability, Optimization of Structures, Life-Cycle Performance of Structures, Engineering Education Teaching Experience: - Cal Poly, Since 2007 - USMA, 10 years Courses Taught at USMA: - Statics and Dynamics - Mechanics of Materials - Mechanics of Materials and Material Science - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Design - Structural Analysis - Design of Steel Structures - Construction Management - Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures - Advanced Structural Analysis
		Modules: 1. Statics 2. Mechanics of Materials 3. Structural Reliability
	Petr Krysl, PhD Associate Professor of Computational Mechanics of Solids and Structures Dept. of Structural Engineering Jacobs School of Engineering University of California, San Diego (UCSD) San Diego, California, USA
		Modules: 1. Structural Engineering Module 2. Structural Engineering Module 3. Structural Engineering Module
Bioengineering
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Chemical Engineering
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Materials Science and Engineering
	Julia R. Greer, PhD Assistant Professor of Material Science Department of Engineering & Applied Science California Institute of Technology (CalTech) Pasadena, California, USA  Education Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University (2005) M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University (2000) B.S., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1997) Post-doctoral fellow at PARC, Palo Alto Research Center   Julia Rosolovsky Greer was born in Moscow, Russia, and attended a "Science and Mathematics" High School as well as the Prep Division of the Moscow Conservatory School of Music where she studied piano. After her family’s immigration to the United States in 1992 with no English knowledge, she attended Penfield High School in upstate New York where she tutored students in Calculus and Differential Equations in exchange for English interactions. These tutoring sessions proved to be extremely helpful as Julia went to MIT for her undergraduate education to major in Chemical Engineering.
	After graduation from MIT, Julia worked as an intern in Components Research Department of Intel Corp. while pursuing a M.S. In Materials Science at Stanford University, where she built a novel X-ray diffraction equipment (Generalized Focusing Diffractometer) in order to study mechanical properties of materials in computer microprocessors with Dr. Paul Flinn. Specifically, this technique was used for determination of stress states in Cu and Al interconnect lines on Si substrates. Subsequently, after working at Intel’s Mask Operations Department for 2 years, Julia received a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University studying size effects in plasticity of metals at the nano-scale with Professor William D. Nix. The scope of this research involved developing a unique fabrication technique of nano-scale compression samples, design and execution of these mechanical testing, and the subsequent analysis and modeling of the mechanical response and microstructural changes in the material. Throughout her graduate career, Julia gave multiple presentations at many conferences including MRS, TMS, Gordon Research Conference and was an invited speaker at several of them. She was also one of 6 recipients of the MRS Gold Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in 2004 and a representative in the Stanford student delegation to the Netherlands. Prior to starting her appointment as an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at California Institute of Technology in June of 2007, Julia has been a post-doctoral fellow at PARC, Palo Alto Research Center, from August of 2005 until May of 2007. In order to broaden her expertise, she is working investigating the behavior of organic semiconductor - thin film transistors (OTFTs) as well as nano-ink-derived metals for jet-printing in flexible electronics with Dr. Robert A. Street. All throughout her graduate studies, Julia continued to pursue her musical aspirations at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, as well as with the Redwood Symphony, where she was the principal pianist, and at various chamber music workshops. Julia won the 1st prize in the Concerto Division of the US Open Music Competition in 2000 and two Redwood Symphony Concerto competitions; she also was a full-scholarship participant in the St. Lawrence Chamber Music Workshop.
		Modules: 1. Introduction to Defects 2. Mechanical Behavior of Materials 3. Nano-scale Phenomena
Computer Science
	Rodney Hoffman, MS Instructor of Computer Science Department of Mathematics Occidental College Los Angeles, California, USA I teach introductory and intermediate level Computer Science classes at Occidental College in the Department of Mathematics. I also work at NASA/Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Currently, I support NASA scientists' product evaluation and algorithm test of the microwave and infrared sounders that will be on the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP), a satellite that will provide meteorological and environmental forecasting and global climate monitoring.
		Modules: 1. Computer Science Module 2. Computer Science Module 3. Computer Science Module
Electrical Engineering
	Xiaojun (or Ashley) Geng, PhD Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Northridge, California, USA  Education B.S., Electrical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi'an, China, 1993 M.S., Electrical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China, 1996 Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Institute of Automation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, 1999.
	Xiaojun (or Ashley) was born in Jiangxi Province, China. She received her B.S and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in July 1993 and April 1996, respectively, and earned a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Institute of Automation of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, in July 1999. Since August 1999, she has been a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Xiaojun Geng is currently a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University, Northridge, California. Her research interests include control theory, control systems, and applications of control theory in asynchronous networks and parallel computation. Teaching: Microprocessor Systems, Nonlinear Control Systems Research Interests: -Linear and Nonlinear Control Systems - Asynchronous Sequential Machines and Event-driven Systems - Applications of Control Theory in Wireless Communication Systems and Biological Processes - Applications of Control Theory in Wireless Communication Systems and Biological Processes - Model Predictive Control
		Modules: 1. Electrical Engineering Module 2. Electrical Engineering Module 3. Electrical Engineering Module
Civil Engineering
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Mechanical Engineering
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
Nuclear Engineering
		Modules: 1. 2. 3.
INTERDISCIPLINARY
Food, Science & Technology
	Charles W. Bamforth, PhD Department Chair Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences Department of Food, Science & Technology University of California, Davis Davis, California, USA  Education Ph. D. University of Hull, 1977 D. Sc. University of Hull, 1993 Research Dr. Bamforth specializes in the science of malting and brewing. His current research program focuses primarily on the wholesomeness of beer, including studies on the psychophysics of beer perception, on polyphenols and on the residues from non-starchy polysaccharide digestion that constitute soluble fiber and potential prebiotics in beer. Research in the laboratory also embraces the enzymology of the brewing process, foam stability, preventing oxidation in wort and beer and alternative paradigms for beer production. Dr. Bamforth is the first Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor, who was selected after an international search. As the Anheuser-Busch Professor at U.C. Davis, Dr. Bamforth teaches undergraduate courses in Malting and Brewing Science. He also mentors graduate students and maintains a research program in the key areas for the brewing industry of product quality. The purpose of the endowment is to provide a permanent source of funding for teaching and research in malting and brewing sciences. Career July 2005 - present Department Chair, Food Science & Technology University of California, Davis January 1999 - present Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Brewing Science University of California, Davis August 1997-December 1998 Director of Membership Services Brewing Research International January 1991-July 1997 Director (previously Head) of Research Brewing Research International October 1988-January 1991 Quality Assurance Manager Bass Brewers, Preston Brook Brewery June 1978-March 1983 Head of Malt and Wort Production Head of Biochemistry & Biophysics Principal Scientist Senior Scientist Scientist Brewing Research Foundation Awards and Honors Cambridge Prize, Institute of Brewing, 1984 Sample Courses - Introduction to Beer & Brewing - Malting and Brewing Science - Practical Malting & Brewing International Brewing Courses in China, India, South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia
		Modules: 1. Malting & Brewing 2. Hops 3. Beer Foam
Architecture
	Paz Gutierrez, PhD Assistant Professor of Design & Building Technology Department of Architecture CED (College of Environmental Design) University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, USA  Education bio here
		Modules: 1. 1. Material Science Applied to Architecture (Sustainability) 2. Scientific Visualization Applied to Architecture 3. Scripting and Materials Design
Built Environment
	Cornelius Nuworsoo, PhD Assistant Professor Department of City and Regional Planning California Polytechnic State University Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California, USA  Education: Ph.D. Transportation Engineering; University of California, Berkeley (May, 2004) MCP Master of City Planning; University of California, Berkeley (May, 2002) MS Transportation Studies; Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD (1986) BS (Honors) University of Science and Technology, Ghana (1981)
	Dr. Nuworsoo earned his Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2004. He earned his MCP Master of City Planning from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002. In 1986 he earned his MS in Transportation Studies from Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. He earned his BS, graduating with Honors, from the University of Science and Technology in Ghana in 1981. His areas of interest, experience and knowledge include development of transportation master plans; development of strategic transportation policy and financing plans; travel demand forecasting by manual methods or simulation models; traffic operations and capacity analysis including signal timing and coordination; traffic impact analysis, safety studies and environmental assessment; and preliminary engineering studies. Dr. Cornelius Nuworsoo, AICP, has 22 years of experience both in urban and regional planning and in transportation engineering. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and a full member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Formerly a senior transportation planner with the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, an MPO, he has extensive experience and expertise in the development of transportation master plans and in the application of travel demand modeling software. He played key roles in the development of the regional long-range transportation plan, which involved the full spectrum application of the urban transportation planning process (UTPS) in the analyses to determine the long-term development of highway and transit infrastructure in the Baltimore metropolitan area. He performed similar roles in the development of the transportation master plans for the U.S. Department of Interior that involved the determination of the long-term transportation needs and the coordinated sets of improvements consistent with the social, environmental, and economic goals of 24 different communities in Colorado, Florida, and New Mexico. He has many years of hands-on application experience with such travel forecasting models as minUTP (at the Baltimore Metropolitan Council) TRANPLAN (in corridor analyses for the Delaware Department of Transportation) and TP+ (in the modeling for the 2012 Olympic bid for the San Francisco Bay Area). Dr. Nuworsoo is currently an instructor in courses that deal with analytic methods in transportation and land use planning at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo where he also engages in sponsored research projects. His research interests cover multi-modal transportation and land use planning; benefit-cost analysis; and the analysis of equity impacts of transportation proposals.
		Modules: 1. Population Projection Module 2. Transportation & Land Use Module 3. Professions of the Built Environment (In sequence: Planning, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Landscape Architecture)

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