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<\/span><\/div>Dr. Michael Grantham<\/span><\/h2><\/div>Title:<\/strong><\/span> Associate Professor<\/span><\/span>
\nEmail:<\/strong> mgrantham@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/span>
\nPhone:<\/strong> (816)271-5603<\/a><\/span>
\nAccepting Students:<\/strong> <\/span>Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Quick Bio<\/span><\/h2><\/div>I came to MoWest in 2016 with a strong interest in teaching and mentoring undergraduate research in microbiology and virology. I have taught a range of courses, including Virology, Medical and Public Health Microbiology, Molecular Cell Biology, Pathogenic Microbiology, and Principles of Biology. My research group focuses on two main topics: 1) the molecular biology of influenza A virus, and 2) identification of viruses in campus ponds. In addition to those traditional research projects, I integrate research projects into the laboratory sections of the courses that I teach whenever possible. Students interested in undergraduate research are encouraged to contact me for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Education\/Academic Qualifications<\/span><\/h2><\/div>B.S., Chemistry and Biology, Emporia State University, 2000<\/span>
\nPh.D., Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – Shreveport, 2006
\nPostdoctoral Fellow – Washington University School of Medicine, 2006-2007
\nPostdoctoral Fellow – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2007-2010
\nAssistant Research Professor – University of Maryland School of Public Health, 2010-2016
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Molecular Biology of Influenza A Virus<\/h2><\/div>Requirements<\/h3><\/div>Completed Genetics.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Identification of Viruses in Campus Ponds<\/h2><\/div>Requirements<\/h3><\/div>Completed any Biology course.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[754],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2488","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-research-profile"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2489,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2488\/revisions\/2489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Title:<\/strong><\/span> Associate Professor<\/span><\/span> I came to MoWest in 2016 with a strong interest in teaching and mentoring undergraduate research in microbiology and virology. I have taught a range of courses, including Virology, Medical and Public Health Microbiology, Molecular Cell Biology, Pathogenic Microbiology, and Principles of Biology. My research group focuses on two main topics: 1) the molecular biology of influenza A virus, and 2) identification of viruses in campus ponds. In addition to those traditional research projects, I integrate research projects into the laboratory sections of the courses that I teach whenever possible. Students interested in undergraduate research are encouraged to contact me for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> B.S., Chemistry and Biology, Emporia State University, 2000<\/span> Completed Genetics.<\/p>\n<\/div> Completed any Biology course.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[754],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2488","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-research-profile"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2489,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2488\/revisions\/2489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nEmail:<\/strong> mgrantham@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/span>
\nPhone:<\/strong> (816)271-5603<\/a><\/span>
\nAccepting Students:<\/strong> <\/span>Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Quick Bio<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
Education\/Academic Qualifications<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
\nPh.D., Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – Shreveport, 2006
\nPostdoctoral Fellow – Washington University School of Medicine, 2006-2007
\nPostdoctoral Fellow – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2007-2010
\nAssistant Research Professor – University of Maryland School of Public Health, 2010-2016
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Molecular Biology of Influenza A Virus<\/h2><\/div>
Requirements<\/h3><\/div>
Identification of Viruses in Campus Ponds<\/h2><\/div>
Requirements<\/h3><\/div>