Linköping University Sweden - PHD - Medical Cell Biology
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). ![CDATA[Enrichment of Microbes Potentially Degrading Polyethylene Using a Microcosm Approach]]. Fine Focus.
Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (May 01, 2020). ![CDATA[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). ![CDATA[Accelerated Introductory Biology Course is Significantly Enhanced by a Flipped Learning Environment.]]. CBE Life Sciences Education.
Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (March 01, 2016). ![CDATA[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). ![CDATA[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). ![CDATA[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). ![CDATA[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). ![CDATA[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). ![CDATA[Islet-specific expression of CXCL10 causes spontaneous islet infiltration and accelerates diabetes development.]]. Journal of Immunology.
Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (January 15, 2005). ![CDATA[Exosomes: specific intercellular nano-shuttles?]]. Current Immunology Reviews.
Dr. Ana Maria Barral. (August 15, 2000). ![CDATA[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). ![CDATA[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). ![CDATA[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.
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