Dr. Joanna S. Albala |
Dr. Albala is a Senior Biomedical Scientist in the Biology and
Biotechnology Research Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Dr. Albala has extensive training in molecular and cellular biology
having a strong background in protein biochemistry and recombinant
protein expression. Dr. Albala obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree
in Biology from Bucknell University in Lewsiburg, PA and her Ph.D.
in the Department of Pathology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
in New York. Her graduate studies focused on gaining a greater understanding
of a neuronal cytoskeletal protein, MAP-2. Her postdoctoral work
at LLNL included extensive genomic analysis and the study of proteins
involved in the repair of damaged DNA. Currently, Dr. Albala’s
laboratory focuses on mechanisms of DNA repair, cancer biology and
proteomics.
Dr. Albala has been involved in several community education programs.
These include the Expanding Your Horizons series and Agricultural/Scientific
Academy workshops at Tracy High School. Dr. Albala has served as
a mentor to students in her laboratory through the Student Education
Research Series, Undergraduate Research Series, and summer student
programs at LLNL. Dr. Albala has received multiple awards to foster
her research including a Shannon Award from the National Cancer
Institute and a BioStar Award from the University of California.
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Kirk Brown |
Kirk Brown teaches International Baccalaureate Biology at Tracy
High School in Tracy, California. He has 12 years of experience
as a teacher and has served as a Mentor Teacher for Tracy Unified
School District. He founded the Agricultural/Scientific Academy
at Tracy High School, and has worked on science education projects
with the California Department of Education, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory (LLNL), San Joaquin County Office of Education,
Access Excellence (Genentech), and the Exploratorium and has an
on-going partnership with Biorad Laboratories. He has his Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Biological Science with a concentration in Entomology
from California State University Stanislaus and his Master of Arts
Degree in Education from the University of the Pacific.
While working with LLNL, Kirk worked with other teachers to co-author
the Biotechnology Education Program, Laser Science & Optics
for the Classroom, and Research Bootcamp. Each of these programs
focused on teacher development and training, with a strong focus
on integrated instruction. More recently he has been involved in
the development and implementation of a summer research program
for high school students at LLNL. Kirk has also been working at
the District level writing new K-12 goals, desired learning’s
and benchmarks that integrate the National and State standards.
Kirk has been named teacher of the year and has won numerous awards
including the Milken National Educator Award.
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