Manita Pavel
Enthusiastic and Passionate Biological Science Professor implementing results-driven strategies to promote active learning and positive classroom culture.
Creative problem-solving to enrich the classroom experience through clear explanations and interactive lessons.
Enjoys collaborating with fellow Professors to set departmental goals and share best practices to facilitate higher-level thinking and development to meet individual student needs.
I have taught courses such as Introductory Biology, General Biology, Human Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, and Evolutionary Concepts in Biology.
Appointed to teach an Honors Biology Course for Non-Science Majors at BMCC/CUNY.
Appointed by the Provost as coordinator of the Cleo and Zack Scholarship Program to mentor a group of students who researched Genetically Modified foods, Hypertension, Diabetes, Hepatitis C, HPV, and the presence of toxic contaminants like Lead in food and cosmetics, and The effects of Asthma in New York City. Mentored students for the LSAMP program ( Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Program)
My expertise is in Plant Biology. I have developed a passion for molecular genetics which enabled me to research a D817genetic marker present in both Multiple Sclerosis and Rheumatic Fever Patients. in the Immunology and Genetics Laboratory at Rockefeller University
I was 1 out of the 30 participants from the United States who was chosen to attend the Human Genome Research Project at NIH in Bethesda.
I was privileged to be selected from 1 out of 30 participants from the United States to attend the Plant Biology Conference in Las Vegas.
Expertise
My expertise is in Plant Biology. I have developed a passion for molecular genetics which enabled me to research a D817genetic marker present in both Multiple Sclerosis and Rheumatic Fever Patients. in the Immunology and Genetics Laboratory at Rockefeller University
Degrees
- M.A. City College, Ecology, Evolutionary Behavior
- B.S. Life Sciences,
- B.A. Science and Math Education,
Courses Taught
- Basic cellular structure, tissue organization, physiological process, reproduction, and genetics are studied. Special attention is given to selected zoological specimens with particular emphasis upon man.
Course Syllabus - General Biology presents an overview of many important topics in the natural sciences today and provides relevant background material from the physical sciences. It traces life from its beginning (cells) to the development of multi-cellular organisms. It covers topics such as evolution, the cell, macromolecules, energy relationships, inheritance, molecular genetics, biotechnology, and body systems.
Corequisite: BIO 109
Course Syllabus - General Biology presents an overview of many important topics in the natural sciences today and provides relevant background material from the physical sciences. It traces life from its beginning (cells) to the development of multi-cellular organisms. It covers topics such as taxonomy, the cell, macromolecules, photosynthesis, inheritance, molecular genetics, and body systems. This class includes a 1 hour lecture and a 2 hour lab session. The lecture hour will be an expansion of the lecture content covered in the co-requisite class BIO 108 - information needed to carry out experiments in the 2 hour hands-on laboratory experience.
Corequisite: BIO 108
Course Syllabus
Research and Projects
I have conducted research in Bacteriology. My research helped me identify a new bacterial species Trichomitis batrachorum that inhabited the Australian waters of two temperate Labroid species of fish.
My expertise is in Plant Biology. I have developed a passion for molecular genetics which enabled me to research a D817genetic marker present in both Multiple Sclerosis and Rheumatic Fever Patients. in the Immunology and Genetics Laboratory at Rockefeller University
Publications
Honors, Awards and Affiliations
- “I am proud to announce that I have been awarded a BMCC Fellowship Award for Fall 2023.
- My two goals for this award are to improve learning outcomes and promote STEM programs at BMCC. To achieve these goals, I plan to enhance teaching practices to meet the needs of individual students and foster innovation in instruction and pedagogy through game-based programs. Additionally, I aim to enhance participation, learning, and retention among students, especially in the STEM field.
- I am also excited to share that I have recently been awarded the PSC-CUNY39 Research Award Grant for July 2008. Our research will focus on examining the growth effects of retinoids on normal and cancerous prostate cells in culture.”
