Biology Department Office: Warnock Science Building Room 200 RESEARCH/TEACHING AREAS Teaching Areas: Microbiology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Human Nutrition, and Molecular Biology. Research Areas: Water and Sediment Bacteriology, Environmental Microbiology, Paternity and Pedigree Analysis of Domestic Animals CURRENT PROJECTS 1. Analysis of enterococcal, staphylococcal, and Escherichia coli, antibiotic resistance in the Rio Grande from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico. 2. Examination of upper and lower Rio Grande irrigation water for presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. 3. Analysis of human population impact on development of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in the Rio Grande. 4. Determination of antibiotic resistance profiles of Enterococcus isolated from the Rio Grande in Presidio county, TX. 5. Development of paternity analysis techniques for domestic animals using pcr and rflp analysis. CURRENT COURSES -- Fall Semester 2003 BIOL 3301 Human Nutrition BIOL 3306 Genetics BIOL 4412 Medical/Veterinary Microbiology Winter Term (January 2004) BIOL 4305 Special Topics Spring Semester 2004 BIOL 2406 Introduction to Microbiology BIOL 4301 Cell Biology BIOL 4403 Molecular Biotechnology Summer Session I 2004 BIOL 5307 Special Topics: Advanced Field Techniques in Microbial Ecology BIOL 5307 Special Topics: Molecular Methods in Microbial Ecology Take a look into the Micro Lab Samantha Best (B.S., University of North Texas, 2000) "My research involves studying the transfer of antibiotic resistant genes between species of Gram-positive bacteria, specifically enterococci. Marcos A. Rodriguez (B.S., Sul Ross State, 2001) Interest: "Antibiotic resistant E. coli from the Rio Grande: Faith Duran Lucinda Gallegos Jackie Haynes Celina Rodriguez Rhonda Harmond Undergraduate Students Samantha Guntermann Reesa Ressmann |