Faculty & Students

Biotechnology Program Faculty Fabiola Janiak-Spens , Director of Biotechnology Program Office: Science/Mathematics Faculty Office Suite, Main Building. Contact information: Voice mail, (405)-682-1611, ext 7414; Fax: (405) 682-7805. Email: Fspens@occc.edu TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2007-Present Professor, Oklahoma City Community College Prior Positions: Research and teaching in biochemistry at the University of Oklahoma. EDUCATION 1991. Ph.D in Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma. 1986. M.S. in Organic Chemistry, Technische Universitaet, Berlin, Germany. 1985. M.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma. AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS 2003 ASC Postgraduate Research Award in Biochemistry 1992-1993 National Cancer Institute of Canada, Junior Research Fellowship 1992 Government of Canada Award, Postdoctoral Fellowship 1990 University of Oklahoma Research Excellence Award 1987-1990 Cusanuswerk-Bischofliche Studienforderung (Germany) Promotionstipendium (academic achievement scholarship) 1986 Diplom-Chemikerin summa cum Laude, Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany 1984-85 Fulbright Travel Grant 1983-87 Cusanuswerk-Bischofliche Studienforderung (Germany) Promotionstipendium (academic achievement scholarship) John McMurray: Office: Science/Mathematics Faculty, Main Building Contact: Voice mail, (405) 682-1611 x7164; Fax (405) 682-7805 Email: Jmcmurray@occc.edu Professional Experience: Dr. McMurray serves as the Bioinformatics Program Director at Oklahoma City Community College and teaches the Advanced Nucleic Acids course in the biotech program. His graduate training is in plant systematics and molecular biology. His degrees include: A.A. from College of Lake County in Illinois, A.B. from Southern Illinois University in Carbondate, and Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley. Ron Scribner: Office: Science/Mathematics Faculty Office Suite, Main Building. Contact information: Voice mail, (405)-682-1611, ext 7360; Fax: (405) 682-8705. Email: Rscribner@occc.edu. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1989-Present Professor, Oklahoma City Community College 1987-89 Microbiologist, Clinical Biopathology Laboratories, Oklahoma City 1980-87 Research Supervisor, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center 1973-76 Clinical Microbiologist, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY EDUCATION 1976-78 Worked toward Ph.D, Microbiology, University of Oklahoma 1976. M.S., Microbiology, Long Island University 1972. B.S. Microbiology, Oklahoma State University PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS and ACTIVITIES American Society for Microbiology, Member American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Registered Microbiologist Southwest Association of Clinical Microbiology, Member Consultant to "The Medical Letter" Who's Who in America Who's Who in Medicine and Health Methods Of Immunological Research and Diagnosis Workshop, SUNY Buffalo, June, 1985 PCR Methods and Applications Workshop, OSU, May 1996  Biotechnology Program Students Class of 2007 Class of 2006 Class of 2005 Class of 2004 Denise Anderson at Research Day at the Capital, 2004   Class of 2003 Biotechnology Program Class of 2002 Brandi, Class of 2002, at her internship site at Genzyme in OKC.   .Meet James Robertson, class of 2001. Here is Erine Budi working in the lab, class of 2001 Yi Chang, Laboratory Assistant and Cake Decorator   Jennifer Merriweather trimming her gel photos, class of 2001. Biotech Program Group 2001 Chris Giberson and Charlotte Mulvihill with Chris' OCAST internship poster at the UCO Undergraduate Research Day, October, 2000.   Fall BIOT 2816, 1999 Students Steve Cate, Matt Gonzalez, and Mark Huggins at work in the biotech lab with Catherine Pongratz and Charlotte Mulvihill. The first biotech program group, May 2000 Oklahoma City Community College Biotechnology Program Dr. Fabiola Janiak-Spens, Program Director 7777 S. May Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73159-4444 (405) 682-1611, ext 7414 Comments: Cmulvihill@occc.edu Copyright 1998 Oklahoma City Community College Updated 01/07