Dr. Ana Maria Barral

Ana Maria Barral is an Associate Professor at the Department of Math & Natural Sciences, National University (California). Her research focuses on Science Education, particularly through the incorporation of active learning approaches and course-based undergraduate research into the curriculum. Her proposal to develop and implement a CURE on studying the microbes attaching to floating plastic in coastal waters received a NSF grant in 2018.

Memberships

• American Society For Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
• American Society for Microbiologists
• American Association for Advancement of Science

Publications

• Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (July 01, 2020). Enrichment of Microbes Potentially Degrading Polyethylene Using a Microcosm Approach. Fine Focus.


• Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (May 01, 2020). CUREing Ocean Plastic Microbes: Positive Experience of Engaging Non‐traditional Undergraduate Students in a Hispanic‐Serving Institution.. The FASEB Journal.


• Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (July 24, 2018). Accelerated Introductory Biology Course is Significantly Enhanced by a Flipped Learning Environment.. CBE Life Sciences Education.


• Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (March 01, 2016). Course Redesign of Online Non-Majors Biology: Analysis of Effects. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching.


• Coppetiers, A., Barral A.M., Juedes, A., Wolfe, T., Rodrigo, E., Thery, C., Amigorena, S. And M.. (February 15, 2009). No significant CTL cross-priming by exosomes during murine lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection.. Journal of Immunology.


• Yamazaki Y, Kohno K, Yasui H, Kiso Y, Neuteboom S, Barral Am, Potts B, Lloyd Gk, Hayashi Y. (January 01, 2009). Synthesis of biotin-tagged diketopiperazine-based anti-microtubule agents and tubulin photoaffinity labeling. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol.


• Söderberg, A., Barral, A.M., Söderström, M., Sander, B. And A. Rosén. (July 05, 2007). Redox-signaling transmitted in trans to neighboring cells by melanoma-derived TNF-containing exosomes.. Free Radical Biology and Medicine.


• Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (November 01, 2006). Cytokine protection in diabetes through Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS)-1..


• Rhode, A., Pauza, M.E., Barral, A.M., Rodrigo, E., Oldstone, M.B.A. And M. Von Herrath.. (September 15, 2005). Islet-specific expression of CXCL10 causes spontaneous islet infiltration and accelerates diabetes development.. Journal of Immunology.


• Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (January 15, 2005). Exosomes: specific intercellular nano-shuttles?. Current Immunology Reviews.


• Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (August 15, 2000). Thioredoxin, thioredoxin reductase and TNF- _expressed in melanoma cells: correlation to resistance against cytotoxic attack. Melanoma Res.


• Sahaf, B., A. Soderberg, G. Spyrou, A. M. Barral, K. Pekkari, A. Holmgren, And A. Rosen.. (October 10, 1997). Thioredoxin expression and localization in human cell lines: detection of full-length and truncated species.. Exp Cell Research.


• Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (April 11, 1997). Cell-cell adherence as a selection method for the generation of anti-melanoma monoclonal antibodies. Journal of Immunological Methods.

Presentations

• (2016-04-04). Active learning in a flipped classroom: implementation and assessment. ASBMB 2016 Meeting. San Diego, CA.
• (2016-04-03). Small World Initiative: crowdsourcing research of new antibiotics to enhance undergraduate biology teaching. 2016 ASBMB conference. San Diego, CA.
• (2015-02-14). The Genomics Education Partnership Provides Undergraduate Research Using Bioinformatics. American Association for Advancement of Science annual meeting. San Jose, CA.
• (2014-05-01). Undergraduate Research Course within a Pre-allied Health Microbiology Course: Design and Preliminary Results. Danvers, MA.
• (2014-04-01). Small World Initiative: crowdsourcing research of new antibiotics to enhance undergraduate biology teaching (618.41). San Diego, CA.
• (2014-04-01). Genomics Education Partnership: a research-based approach to undergraduate teaching utilizing a centralized support system (618.39). San Diego, CA.