Professional Information

Education

• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona, 1996.
• Ph.D., Microbiology, Arizona State University, 1995.
• B.S., Microbiology, Arizona State University, 1987.
    
    



GWCC Committees

• ACE Advisory
• Curriculum
• Dual Enrollment
• Enrollment Management
• Strategic Planning
    
    

Current Duties

• Chair, Math & Science Division
• Residential Faculty, Biology
    
    

Recent Grants

• MCLI Learning Grant 2005-2006: "Creating Dynamic And Interactive Anatomy & Physiology Tutorials" (LG0404)
• MCLI Learning Grant 2004-2005: "Interactive Anatomy and Physiology Tutorials" (Awarded: LG0295)
• MCCD Instructional Technology Grant 1999-2000: "Web-Based Lab Tutorials and Simulations of Physiological Experiments" (Awarded: IT99-2)
    
    

Teaching Experience

• Full Time Faculty: GateWay Community College; Phoenix, AZ (1997-)
  BIO 160 Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
  BIO 201 Anatomy & Physiology I
  BIO 202 Anatomy & Physiology II
  BIO 205 Microbiology
    
• Adjunct Faculty: Mesa Community College; Mesa, AZ (1994-1999)
  BIO 160 Intro. to Anatomy & Physiology
  BIO 181 General Biology I
  BIO 182 General Biology II
  BIO 201 Anatomy & Physiology I
  BIO 205 Microbiology
  BIO 241 Human Genetics
    
• Adjunct Faculty: Gateway Community College; Phoenix, AZ (1993-1997)
  BIO 100 Biology Concepts
  BIO 160 Intro to Anatomy & Physiology
  BIO 201 Anatomy & Physiology I
  BIO 202 Anatomy & Physiology II
  BIO 205 Microbiology
    
• Adjunct Faculty: Pima Community College; Tucson, AZ (1996-1997)
  BIO 205 Microbiology
    
• Teaching Asst.: Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ (1987-1994)
  MIC 206 Intro to Microbiology Lab
  MIC 302 Adv. Microbiology Lab
  MIC 421 Experimental Immunology
  MIC 434 Medical Mycology
    
• Guest Lecturer: Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine; Scottsdale, AZ
  Immunology Minicourse 2/95
    
    

Doctorate Research Topics

• Neuroscience, neuroimmunology, mind/body relationship::
  1) The mechanisms of stress-induced immune dysfunction;
  2) Investigating the role of immune mediators in age-related and neurodegenerative disease including Alzheimer's disease;
  3) Additionally, philosophy of science, nature of mind and conciousness and critical analysis of current research, scientific methods and reporting.
    
    

Dissertation Publications:

• Crimando, J., Cooper, K. and Hoffman, S.A. (1997) Inhibition of sodium channel currents by antineuronal autoantibody from autoimmune mice. Annals NY Acad. Sci. 823:303-307.
• Crimando, J. and Hoffman, S.A. (1995) Brain-reactive monoclonal IgG autoantibodies derived from an autoimmune mouse. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 9:165-181.
• Crimando, J. and Hoffman, S.A. (1992) Detection of brain-reactive autoantibodies in the sera of autoimmune mice using ELISA. J. Immunol. Meth. 149:87-95.
    
    

Abstracts:

• Crimando, J., Cooper, K. and Hoffman, S.A. (1995) Murine anti-neuronal IgG autoantibodies alter ion channel currents of neuroblastoma cells. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. Vol. 21, Part 3, p. 2072.
• Crimando, J., Cooper, K. and Hoffman, S.A. (1995) Subsets of anti-neuronal autoantibodies from autoimmune mice alter ion channel currents of neuroblastoma cells. FASEB J. 9:A790.
• Crimando, J. and Hoffman, S.A. (1993) Characterization of monoclonal autoantibodies reactive against neuronal antigens in systemic lupus erythematosus. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr.
• Crimando, J. and Hoffman, S.A. (1992) Production and characterization of natural brain-reactive monoclonal autoantibodies from autoimmune mice. FASEB J. 6:A1446.

Conference Presentations:

• Society for Neuroscience 25th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA., Nov. 1995.
• Experimental Biology 95, Atlanta GA., April 1995.
• Society for Neuroscience 23rd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. Nov. 1993.
• FASEB Meeting, Anaheim, CA., April 1992.