Christine Priano
Professor
Science
EMAIL: cpriano@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: N-699F
Office Hours:
Phone: +1 (212) 220-8000;ext=1458
Christine Priano received a B.S. in Biology from Fordham University and earned M.A., M.Ph., and Ph.D. degrees in Genetics and Development from Columbia University. As a molecular biologist, she conducted research at Columbia University and Downstate Medical Center of the State University of New York, focusing on the role of RNA secondary structure in bacteriophage gene expression. Since 2008, she has taught Biology courses at BMCC and has mentored a number of BMCC students on a variety of research projects.
Expertise
Biology, Molecular Genetics
Degrees
- B.S. Fordham University, Biology,1979
- M.S. Columbia University, Genetics and Development,1980
- Ph.D. Columbia University, Genetics and Development,1986
Courses Taught
- This two-semester course acquaints students with the basic properties of living systems: metabolism, growth, responsiveness and reproduction at the cellular and organism levels as illustrated by assorted plants and animals. Two terms required.
Corequisite for BIO 210 is ENG 101 and any 100-level math course or higher, excluding MAT 150.5 and MAT 161.5
Prerequisite for BIO 220 is BIO 210 and any 100-level math course or higher, excluding MAT 150.5 and MAT 161.5
Course Syllabus - This two-semester course acquaints students with the basic properties of living systems: metabolism, growth, responsiveness and reproduction at the cellular and organism levels as illustrated by assorted plants and animals. Two terms required.
Course Syllabus - This two-semester course explores the human body as an integrated, functional complex of systems. Terminology, structure and function of each organ-system, with emphasis on their interrelationships, are explained. Required of students in the health services technologies; available to all other students for elective credit.
Prerequisite for BIO 426 is BIO 425. Two terms required. Prerequisite: CHE 118 or CHE 121, or departmental approval NOTE: BIO 425 and BIO 426 do not meet the science requirements in the liberal arts curriculum.
Course Syllabus - This two-semester course explores the human body as an integrated, functional complex of systems. Terminology, structure and function of each organ-system, with emphasis on their interrelationships, are explained. Required of students in the health services technologies; available to all other students for elective credit.
Prerequisite for BIO 426 is BIO 425. Two terms required. Prerequisite: CHE 118 or CHE 121, or departmental approval NOTE: BIO 425 and BIO 426 do not meet the science requirements in the liberal arts curriculum.
Course Syllabus
Research and Projects
- Examination of microbial life in local fresh water areas and coastal marine regions.
Research includes characterizing microbial life in local fresh water and intertidal environments. Projects focus on examining the response of microbes to conditions of environmental stress and identifying ecological relationships among these and other organisms that co-inhabit these zones.
Publications
- Melo, C., Cornejal, N., Cruz, V., Alsaidi, S., Cruz Rodriguez, G., Gomez Ramirez, A., Sorel, V., Bonnaire, T., Zhang, S., Zydowsky, T.M., Priano, C., Fernández Romero, J.A., and Koroch A. (2020). Antioxidant Capacity and Antimicrobial Activity of Commercial Samples of Guava Leaves (Psidium guajava) (2020). J. Medicinally Active Plants 9(1):1-13.
- Jayant, L.S., Priano, C., Salm, S.N., and Goodwyn, L.N. (2016). The Fun in Fermentation. National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, Univ. at Buffalo, SUNY http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=843&id=843.
- Priano, C. (2013) Shaping tRNA. The American Biology Teacher. 75, 708-709.
- Jayant, L., Meyers, O., Geddis, M., & Priano, C. (2014, 2011). Laboratory Manual for Biology I, Second Edition. Kendall Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, IA.
- Jayant, L., Priano, C., & Mills, D.R. (2010). In polycistronic Q-Beta RNA, single-strandedness at one ribosome binding site directly affects translational initiations at a distal upstream cistron. Nucleic Acids Res. 38, 7199-7210.
- Jacobson, A.B., Arora, R., Zuker, M., Priano, C., Lin, C.H., &. Mills, D.R. (1998). Structural plasticity in RNA and its role in the regulation of protein translation in coliphage Q-Beta. J. Mol. Biol. 274, 589-600.
- Priano, C., Arora, R., Jayant, L., & Mills, D.R. (1997). Translational activation in coliphage Q-Beta: On a polycistronic messenger RNA, repression of one gene can activate translation of another. J. Mol. Biol. 271, 299-310.
- Arora, R., Priano, C., Jacobson, A., & Mills, D.R. (1996). Mapping cis-acting regions in an RNA coliphage genome: Fold as you please but fold you must!! J. Mol. Biol. 258, 433-446.
- Priano, C., Arora, R., Butke, J., & Mills, D.R. (1995). A complete plasmid-based complementation system for RNA coliphage Q??: Three proteins of bacteriophage Q?? (Group III) and SP (Group IV) can be interchanged. J. Mol. Biol. 249, 283-297.
- Axelrod, V.D., Brown, E., Priano, C., & Mills, D.R. (1991). Coliphage Q-Beta RNA replication: RNA is catalytic for single-strand release. Virology 184, 595-608.
- Mills, D.R., Priano, C., Merz, P.A., & Binderow, B. (1990). Q-Beta RNA bacteriophage: mapping cis-acting elements within an RNA genome. J. Virology 64, 3872-3881.
- Mills, D.R., Priano, C., DiMauro, P., & Binderow, B. (1989). Q-Beta RNA replicase: mapping the functional domains of an RNA dependent RNA polymerase. J. Mol. Biol. 205, 751-764.
- Priano, C., Kramer, F.R., & Mills, D.R. (1987). Evolution of the RNA coliphages: The role of secondary structures during RNA replication. Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol. 52, 321 330.
- Mills, D.R., Priano, C., & Kramer, F.R. (1987). Requirement for secondary structure formation during coliphage RNA replication. In Positive Strand RNA Viruses (M.A. Brinton & R.R. Rueckert, eds.) Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, New York.
- Priano, C. (1986). Double-strand formation during RNA-directed RNA synthesis. Doctoral dissertation, Columbia University, New York, New York.
Honors, Awards and Affiliations
- National Science Foundation-REU Site (Co-PI): Advancing Undergraduate Research Among Minorities in Plant Biology Enrolled in an Urban Community College. Award #1756998, 2019-2021.
- PSC CUNY Grant (PI), Examining Microbes in Local water sources. TRADA-45-567.2014-2015
- BMCC Presidential Scholar, 2014
- BMCC Faculty Development Grant, 2012-2013
