Who We Are

Who We Are

The design of this course was a collaborative effort by several people within the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the course or specific materials we used.

Lyndsay M. Schaeffer, was, when this course was written, a fourth year graduate student in the Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology at the UC College of Medicine. With Lance Barton, Lyndsay wrote the case scenarios and course syllabus. Both Lance and Lyndsay served as teaching assistants for the immunology module and were responsible for direct supervision of laboratory exercises and group activities. Additionally, Lyndsay designed the current web page. Lyndsay did her dissertation work on the innate immune response to Bordetella pertussis. As of May 2004, she is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry working with Dr. Donald Demuth in the Department of Periodontics Endodontics and Dental Hygiene, division of Oral and Systemic Diseases.

Lance F. Barton worked on the design and implementation of this course as a fifth year graduate student and (when the course was actually taught) recent graduate of the Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology at the UC College of Medicine. With Lyndsay Schaeffer, Lance wrote the case scenarios and course syllabus. Both Lance and Lyndsay served as teaching assistants for the immunology module and were responsible for direct supervision of laboratory exercises and group activities. Lance did his dissertation work on proteasome activation and MHC Class I processing. As of September 2003, Lance is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Austin College in Sherman, Texas.

Edmund Choi was the instructor for the ExSEL immunology module. Dr. Choi is an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology at the UC College of Medicine. He was primarily responsible for the lecturing and evaluation of students throughout the one-week course. A biographical sketch of Dr. Choi is available through the Department of Molecular Genetics.

Gary Dean is an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology at the UC College of Medicine. Among Dr. Dean's many interests, he has been involved in efforts to examine and improve science education at the elementary and high school levels. Dr. Dean worked with Roberta Handwerger to design the original case scenario-based concept for this course at a conference sponsored by the Howard Hughes' Medical Institute (which also provided the funding for ExSEL). A biographical sketch of Dr. Dean is available through the Department of Molecular Genetics.

Roberta Handwerger is the Director of Recruitment Programs in the College of Medicine Dean's Office. Roberta administers a number of educational outreach programs aimed at elementary school through college-aged students in the Cincinnati area and across the country. Bobbi worked with Gary Dean to design the original case scenario-based concept for this course at a conference sponsored by the Howard Hughes' Medical Institute (which also provided the funding for ExSEL).