Chandra Emani, Ph.D.

Science Bldg. - Bryan Campus

Office # S-117

Phone: 979-209-7571

Office Hours: TR 09:15 to 10:15 AM (Fall 2009)

email: chandra.emani@blinn.edu

EDUCATION:
Doctorate of Philosophy, Plant Molecular Genetics, Osmania University, India – April 1997
Dissertation Title: Construction of gene libraries and isolation of the fatty acid desaturase gene in Arachis hypogaea L.
Master of Science, Biochemistry, University of Pune, India – April 1991.
Thesis: Detection and fractionation of glycosidases in Amaranthus paniculatus L.
Bachelor of Science, Genetics, Zoology and Chemistry, Nizam College, Osmania University, India – April 1989.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY: I look forward to exploring with you all the LIFE ON EARTH through the fascinating world of Introductory Biology. This course will be a memorable journey of biological discoveries that, I promise, you will cherish throughout your life. My teaching philosophy and the prime motivation to contribute to university education is based on the excitement involved in sharing and propagating my knowledge and doing my bit to give back to this great profession which shaped me as an individual. My teaching methodology is based on the principle of “deep learning”. Briefly, deep learning is a process where the student learns with understanding as opposed to rote or surface learning where he/she just collects innumerable unrelated facts. My personal definition of a great teacher is “an individual who promotes a classroom environment, where learning is a continuous and stimulatory process aimed at analysis, assimilation and application.”

To get the latest information on the courses taught, please click on one of the links listed below:

BIOL 1406 - General Biology I - Sections A2 and E3

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
• Evolution of seed protein phaseolin. Deciphering the evolutionary pathway for the French bean seed protein phaseolin tracing its origins from a probable ancestral precursor in silico. Examining the evolutionary pathway for important structural and functional feature like introns/promoter structures, glycosylation and parallel evolution of proteases aimed at gathering insights for nutritional improvement of French bean.

Click here for my Curriculum Vitae

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