Ana Maria Slingluff-Barral

Orange County, California Area, CA United States

Assistant Professor at National University

Education

Research scientist and biology educator. B.Sc in Biochemistry and Ph.D. in medical cell biology, my experience spans more than 20 years of research in cancer, type 1 diabetes, and microbiology, both in academia and the biotech industry. In science my current focus is on cell biology, moving into more genomics based methods in the microbial world. I am also exploring new educational approaches, particularly research-based courses, to develop more engaging, effective, and robust science curricula in higher education. I have joined collaborative projects such as the Open Learning Initiative (with Carnegie-Mellon University), the Small World Initiative (with Yale University) and the Genomics...