Nabarun Ghosh, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Office: Agricultural and Natural Sciences Building, Room 340 Email: nghosh@wtamu.edu Phone: 806-651-2571 Home Page: http://homedirs.wtamu.edu/~nghosh/ Professional Profile Dr. Ghosh obtained two Ph.D. Degrees, one from The University of North Texas and the other from the University of Calcutta, India. He joined the WTAMU faculty in 2000 and has been teaching and doing research for 17 years. He has post-doctoral experience at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and he has taught at the University of North Texas, Richland College in Dallas and South Texas Community College in McAllen. Teaching and Related Service Dr. Ghosh, who became an associate professor of biology in 2005, teaches sciences courses in botany, human genetics, field biology and forensic biology. He also has developed new courses in cytotechnology, bioinformatics, medicinal herbs and forensic biology. He routinely supervises research for 12 graduate and 36 undergraduate students. Research and Creative Activity His main areas of interest are digital, fluorescent and electron microscopy; cytology: cell and chromosome research; tissue culture in plants; plant pathology—virology: sugar beet and wheat viruses; and aerobiology: allergy and air quality. He established a molecular core at the University's Killgore Research Center, where he runs projects with Dr. Mark Olsen (chemistry). |