College of Natural & Social Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Office
ASCL355
Phone
323-343-6353
Email
eporter@calstatela.edu
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
MD Medicine 1989, Thesis Medicine 1990
University of Mainz, Germany
TEACHING INTERESTS
- Medical Microbiology
- Immunology
COURSE LIST
| Course | Title | Meeting Times | Term | Room |
| MICR 4200 | Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | MW 4:30 - 5:45 PM | Fall 2024 | SH 239 |
| MICR 4600 | Theoretical and Applied Immunology | TBD | Spring 2025 | TBD |
| MICR 3700 | Medical Microbiology | TBD | Summer 2025 | TBD |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Innate Immunity, Epithelial Cells, Antimicrobial Peptides, Antimicrobial Lipids
- PubMed list of publications
- Google Scholar
STUDENT RESEARCH TRAINING
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- Southern California Branch of ASM (SCASM)
- American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
- California State University Biotech (CSUBIOTECH, formerly CSUPERB)
AWARDS (past 5 years)
- CSUBIOTECH Events Grant 2024
- AAI Undergraduate Faculty Travel Award 2022
- Exceptional Levels of Service to Students Award 2021
- ASM Award for Education 2020
- CSUPERB Andreoli Faculty Award 2020
- AAI Undergraduate Faculty Travel Grant 2019