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Michele Nishiguchi
Title:
Professor
Email:
nish@ucmerced.edu
Education:
Ph.D. in Biology, 1994 — University of California, Santa Cruz
M.S. in Marine Biology, 1989 — Scripps Institution of Oceanography,University of California, San Diego
B.S. in Biochemistry an minor in Theatre Arts, 1985 — University of California, Davis
Awards:
2015-2017 — Sundt Honors Endowed Professorship, New Mexico State University
2015 — Regents Chair Professorship, New Mexico State University
2013 — American Society of Microbiology Committee Recognition on Nishiguchi-5Microbiological Issues Impacting Minorities
2013 — Systems and Synthetic Biology of Microbial Systems Workshop participant, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)
2012-2013 — Dennis W. Darnall Faculty Achievement Award, New Mexico State University (overall teaching, scholarship, and service for the university)
2011-2012 — American Society of Microbiology International Professorship for Asia
2012 — NESCent MSI Faculty Travel Award
2012 — American Society of Microbiology Minority Travel Grant
2011 — National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences
2009 — College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Outstanding Achievement Award in Teaching, Scholarship, and Service, New Mexico State University
2006 — Visiting Research Fellow-Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
2003-2004 — Ellison Visiting Scholars Program, Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole, MA
Graduate Groups:
Quantitative and Systems Biology
Discipline:
Molecular and Cell Biology