Instructor of Biology
My fascination with biology began in early childhood when I would dissect every dead animal that I found. That fascination with living organisms has continued throughout my life. My academic career is a very non-traditional one. I graduated from high school trained as a Respiratory Therapist and worked as one for 11 years in several different hospitals in the Midwest. I spent many years working in a newborn intensive care unit. I returned to the academic world at 27 and received my undergraduate degree from Andrews University as well as a Master’s degree. I worked with Dr. Jim Hayward on a taphonomy project. I earned my Ph.D. from Western Michigan University working in the lab of Dr. Bruce Bejcek. My research was centered on cell signaling and gene regulation in the brain cancer Glioblastoma Multiforme. I then spent four years at the University of Notre Dame studying the physiology of atherosclerosis. From my very first undergraduate class, it has always been my goal to return to Andrews University and the department of biology.
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About Denise Smith
My fascination with biology began in early childhood when I would dissect every dead animal that I found. That fascination with living organisms has continued throughout my life. My academic career is a very non-traditional one. I graduated from high school trained as a Respiratory Therapist and worked as one for 11 years in several different hospitals in the Midwest. I spent many years working in a newborn intensive care unit. I returned to the academic world at 27 and received my undergraduate degree from Andrews University as well as a Master’s degree. I worked with Dr. Jim Hayward on a taphonomy project. I earned my Ph.D. from Western Michigan University working in the lab of Dr. Bruce Bejcek. My research was centered on cell signaling and gene regulation in the brain cancer Glioblastoma Multiforme. I then spent four years at the University of Notre Dame studying the physiology of atherosclerosis. From my very first undergraduate class, it has always been my goal to return to Andrews University and the department of biology.
| Present | Instructor of Biology, Andrews University | |
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Disciplines
| PhD Biology, Western Michigan University | ||
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| BS Biology, Andrews University | ||
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| MS Biology, Andrews University | ||
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Contact Information
Office Location: Price Hall Room 223
Phone: (269) 471-3242
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