Fundamental Bacterial Genetics

Janine E. Trempy, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor ofMicrobiology and the Associate Dean in the College of Science atOregon State University. She has received numerous research andteaching awards from Oregon State University, and in 1996 she wasnamed by the Carnegie Foundation/CASE as Oregon Professor of theYear for her development and use of innovative inquiry basedcooperative learning environments. She was a Waksman/AmericanSociety for Microbiology Traveling Lecturer, presenting lecturesfocusing on science education reform. Her research focus is onbacterial crisis management systems, microbial applications (i.e.biosensor development; food safety) and developing inclusivelearning environments that enhance science literacy. Nancy Trun is an Assistant Professor in the Dept ofBiological Sciences at Duquesne University where she teachesundergraduate and graduate level microbial genetics. She has taughtmicrobial genetics courses at the University of Maryland and atCold Spring Harbor Laboratory and received the National Institutesof Health Director's Award for science education at the elementaryschool level. Currently, her research focus is on chromosomefolding in bacteria.