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Krasner''s Microbial Challenge: A Public Health Perspective

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By (author): Teri Shors

Krasner's Microbial Challenge: A Public Health Perspective is a unique resource unlike any other introductory microbiology textbook. Combining strong scientific grounding with a conversational writing style, it covers the subject through a public health lens and uses current events students encounter in the media, such as disease outbreaks, to engage and educate. The essentials to a foundational understanding of microbiology are fully covered, including bacteria, viruses and prions, microbial genetics, the human microbiome, and immunity combined with a focus on epidemiology and current challenges faced in public health. Now in a modernized fourth edition and featuring the voice of new lead author, Dr. Shors research and extensive virology knowledge complements the late Dr. Krasners student-friendly approach crafted from 50 years of teaching microbiology. The ideal introductory text for nursing programs, non-majors microbiology, allied health, and public health programs, Krasners Microbial Challenge: A Public Health Perspective, Fourth Edition is user-friendly, dynamic, and humorous. Its conversational style is certain to engage students and enhance their understanding of the ongoing interactions between microbes and their human hosts. See more
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  • Weight: 1247g
  • Publication Date: 07 Jan 2019
  • Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781284139181

About Teri Shors

Teri Shors has been a member of the Department of Biology and Microbiology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh since 1997; she was promoted to the rank of Professor in 2010. Shors is a devoted teacher and researcher at the undergraduate and graduate levels and has been a recipient of university awards including a distinguished teaching award and two endowed professorships. She has taught a variety of courses and laboratories and has made a strong contribution to the development of new courses in microbiology and molecular biology in the department.Shors graduate and post-graduate education is virology-based and is reflected in her research. Before teaching at UW Oshkosh she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Laboratory of Viral Diseases under the direction of Dr. Bernard Moss in the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). While her initial expertise centers upon studying the expression of vaccinia virus genes she is currently interested in the potential of anti-viral compounds in cranberries other fruits and herbs used as green medicine in Hmong culture. This anti-viral research has been funded by a variety of granting agencies including a prestigious Merck/AAAS award. Shors has mentored many students engaged in independent research projects and related readings.Shors contributes strongly as a co-author to the 3rd edition of The Microbial Challenge. She is the author of Understanding Viruses now in its 2nd edition and has recently authored Encounters in Virology. Additionally she has contributed to and authored a variety of other texts and scientific writings.Initiative creativity using technology in the classroom networking and leading collaborative cross-disciplinary studies are all hallmarks of Shors talents. Her use of technology current events topics and humor makes her popular among students in the classroom. She has recently developed and taught an online virology course for undergraduates.

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