Jeffrey Pommerville, PhD-Glendale Community College

 

Jeffrey Pommerville is Professor of Biology and Microbiology at Glendale Community College (GCC) in Glendale, Arizona, where he teaches microbiology and introductory biology. He also has 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. Since coming to GCC, Dr. Pommerville has 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 AAAS, NSTA, NABT, and, of course ASM. 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.

 

Dr. Pommerville also is author of Fundamentals of Microbiology (Body Systems Edition), Third Edition (2016), Alcamo’s Microbes and Society, Fourth 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.

Chapter 1 Microbiology: Then and Now

Chapter 2 The Chemical Building Blocks of Life

Chapter 3 Concepts and Tools for Studying Microorganisms

Chapter 4 Structure and Organization of Prokaryotic Cells

Chapter 5 Microbial Growth and Nutrition

Chapter 6 Microbial Metabolism

 

Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics

Chapter 8 Gene Transfer, Genetic Engineering, and Genomics

 

Chapter 9 Control of Microorganisms: Physical and Chemical Methods

Chapter 10 Antimicrobial Drugs and Superbugs

 

Chapter 11 Airborne Bacterial Diseases

Chapter 12 Foodborne and Waterborne Bacterial Diseases

Chapter 13 Soilborne and Arthropodborne Bacterial Diseases

Chapter 14 Sexually Transmitted and Contact Transmitted Bacterial Diseases

 

Chapter 15 The Viruses and Virus-like Agents

Chapter 16 Viral Infection of the Respiratory Tract and Skin

Chapter 17 Viral Infections of the Blood, Lymphatic, Gastrointestinal, and Nervous Systems

Chapter 18 Eukaryotic Microorganisms: The Fungi

Chapter 19 Eukaryotic Microorganisms: The Parasites

 

Chapter 20 The Host-Microbe Relationship and Epidemiology

Chapter 21 Resistance and the Immune System: Innate Immunity

Chapter 22 Resistance and the Immune System: Adaptive Immunity

Chapter 23 Immunity and Serology

Chapter 24 Immune Disorders and AIDS

 

Chapter 25 Applied and Industrial Microbiology of Foods

Chapter 26 Environmental Microbiology

Appendix A Metric Measurement and Temperature Conversion Chart

Appendix B CDC Summary of Notifiable Diseases in the United States

Appendix C Pronouncing Organism Names

Appendix D Answers to End of Chapter Questions