Encounters in Microbiology by Jeffrey C Pommerville
The Second Edition of Encounters in Microbiology, now introduced by renowned author and educator Jeffrey Pommerville, engages readers with 15 exciting medical mysteries pulled from Discover Magazine's Vital Signs. In each account emergency room physicians are in a race against time to diagnose the life-threatening microbial diseases facing their patients. These medical detectives need all of their experience, intuition, and a few critical observations to identify the puzzling illnesses.Jeffrey Pommerville is Emeritus Professor of Biology and Microbiology at Glendale Community College (GCC) in Glendale, Arizona, where he taught microbiology and introductory biology. He also had served as the Course Assessment Coordinator for the Biology Department at GCC. Before coming to GCC, he was on the biology faculty at Texas A&M University. Dr. Pommerville received his BS and PhD from the University of California-Santa Barbara. While at GCC, Dr. Pommerville served as principal investigator on several NSF grants, including Systemic Reform in Science (SyRIS) that developed a strategy to reform and integrate the introductory sciences. He is the author of more than 50 research and education research papers and was the Perspectives Editor for the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Dr. Pommerville has received numerous professional honors, including: the 2008 Carski Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award from ASM, the Golden Microscope Award from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Ohaus Award for Innovations in Science Teaching from the National Science Teachers Association, and was one of the first recipients of a Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award from his home institution. He is a member of ASM and AAAS. Dr. Pommerville is a past co-chair for the ASM’s Conference for Undergraduate Educators as well as a past chair of Division W of ASM.Besides Microbes and Society, Fifth Edition, Dr. Pommerville is author of Fundamentals of Microbiology, 11 Edition (2018), Fundamentals of Microbiology: Body Systems Edition, Third Edition (2016), as well as Encounters in Microbiology, Vol. 1 and 2 (2009), and Guide to Infectious Diseases by Body System, Second Edition (2012). All are published by Jones & Bartlett Learning.'
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| ISBN 13 | 9780763757984 |
| ISBN 10 | 0763757985 |
| Title | Encounters in Microbiology |
| Author | Jeffrey C Pommerville |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc |
| Year published | 2008-03-19 |
| Number of pages | 119 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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