Biological Sciences, Department of
Beverly Krilowicz
Full-time Faculty
Office: BS262
Phone: (323) 343-2064
FAX: (323) 343-6451
E-mail: bkrilow@calstatela.edu
| Office Hours | |
|---|---|
| Monday | |
| Tuesday | 3-5 pm advisement |
| Wednesday | 12-1 PM Bio 155 |
| Thursday | 5-6 pm Bio 155 |
| Friday | |
| Saturday | |
INTRODUCTION
I started my career at CSULA in 1990 as a neurophysiologist studying the neural control of mammalian sleep, wakefulness and hibernation. From 1992-2000 my laboratory research program was funded by a National Institutes of Health, Minority Biomedical Research Support Subproject Award. Five graduate students, 18 undergraduate students, six community college students and one high school student conducted research in the laboratory during this 10-year period. In January 2001 I was appointed University Degree Program Assessment Coordinator and officially refocused my scholarship to undergraduate science teaching and learning, with an emphasis on performance based assessment. However, in summer 2004 I began collaboration with Dr. Jerome Siegel of the Sepulveda VA on a project examining the hypothalamic basis of human narcolepsy. Below is a selection of publications from both phases of my academic career.
TEACHING INTERESTS
My teaching interests are quite broad, ranging from introductory Biology for non-majors to upper division and graduate courses in physiology, anatomy and neuroscience. The courses that I currently teach on a regular basis include Animal Biology (for general education credit), Vertebrate Structure and Function, Animal Physiology I, and Neurobiology:Neurophysiology.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in Biological Sciences at California State University, Fullerton (1977) and my graduate training at the University of California, Riverside (Ph. D. Biology, emphasis in Physiology, 1984). My postdoctoral training (1986-1989) was conducted at Stanford University where I received training in the neurophysiology of sleep and hibernation, while supported on a National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award. My research training continued from 1990-1992 as a visiting Research Physiologist under the direction of Dr. Dennis McGinty at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sepulveda, California, where I developed an interest in the involvement of the posterior hypothalamus in production of mammalian wakefulness.
PUBLICATIONS
| Publication Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Krilowicz, B., W. Johnston, S. B. Sharp, N. Warter-Perez and J. Momand (2007) A Summer Program Designed to Educate College Students for Careers in Bioinformatics. Cell Biology Education--Life Sciences Education, 6:74-83. | 2007 |
| Oh, D.M., J. Kim, R. Garcia and B. L. Krilowicz (2005) Valid and Reliable Authentic Assessment of Culminating Student Performance in the Biomedical Sciences, Am. J. Physiol.(Advances in Physiology Education) 29: 83-93. | 2005 |
| Chammas, D., Magana, O. and Krilowicz, B. L. (1999) The Posterior Diencephalon of Rats Enhances Expression of an Activated State. Sleep. 22:284-292. | 1999 |
| Krilowicz, B. L., R. Szymusiak and D. McGinty (1994) Regulation of Posterior Lateral Hypothalamic Arousal Related Neuronal Discharge by Preoptic Anterior Hypothalamic Warming. Brain Research 668:30-38. | 1994 |
| Krilowicz, B. L., S. F. Glotzbach and H. C. Heller (1988) Neuronal activity during sleep and complete bouts of hibernation. Am. J. Physiol. 255:R1008 R1019. | 1988 |
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
PhD Biology 1984
- University of California
Riverside, CA
BA Biology 1977
- California State University
Fullerton, CA
COURSE LIST
| Course | Course Title | Day & Time | Quarter | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL155-01 | Animal Biology | MW 1:30 - 2:45 PM | Fall 2009 | BIOS144 |