Faculty

Fabiola Janiak-Spens, Director

Fabiola Janiak-Spens

Office: Science/Mathematics Faculty Office Suite, Main Building
Voice mail: (405)-682-1611, ext 7414
Fax: (405) 682-7805.
Email: Fspens@occc.edu

Teaching Experience

2007-Present Professor, Oklahoma City Community College
Prior Positions: Research and teaching in biochemistry at the University of Oklahoma

Education

1991. Ph.D in Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma.
1986. M.S. in Organic Chemistry, Technische Universitaet, Berlin, Germany
1985. M.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma

Awards and Fellowships

2003 ASC Postgraduate Research Award in Biochemistry
1992-1993 National Cancer Institute of Canada, Junior Research Fellowship
1992 Government of Canada Award, Postdoctoral Fellowship
1990 University of Oklahoma Research Excellence Award
1987-1990 Cusanuswerk-Bischofliche Studienforderung (Germany)
Promotionstipendium (academic achievement scholarship)
1986 Diplom-Chemikerin summa cum Laude, Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany
1984-85 Fulbright Travel Grant
1983-87 Cusanuswerk-Bischofliche Studienforderung (Germany)
Promotionstipendium (academic achievement scholarship)

John McMurray

Office: Science/Mathematics Faculty, Main Building
Voice mail: (405) 682-1611, ext 7164
Fax: (405) 682-7805
Email: Jmcmurray@occc.edu

Professional Experience

Dr. McMurray serves as the Bioinformatics Program Director at Oklahoma City Community College and teaches the Advanced Nucleic Acids course in the biotech program. His graduate training is in plant systematics and molecular biology. His degrees include: A.A. from College of Lake County in Illinois, A.B. from Southern Illinois University in Carbondate, and Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ron Scribner

Office: Science/Mathematics Faculty Office Suite, Main Building.
Voice mail: (405)-682-1611, ext 7360
Fax: (405) 682-8705.
Email: Rscribner@occc.edu.

Professional Experience

1989-Present Professor, Oklahoma City Community College
1987-89 Microbiologist, Clinical Biopathology Laboratories, Oklahoma City
1980-87 Research Supervisor, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center
1973-76 Clinical Microbiologist, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Education

1976-78 Worked toward Ph.D, Microbiology, University of Oklahoma
1976. M.S., Microbiology, Long Island University
1972. B.S. Microbiology, Oklahoma State University

Professional Organizations and Activities

American Society for Microbiology, Member
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Registered Microbiologist
Southwest Association of Clinical Microbiology, Member
Consultant to "The Medical Letter"
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in Medicine and Health
Methods Of Immunological Research and Diagnosis Workshop, SUNY Buffalo, June, 1985
PCR Methods and Applications Workshop, OSU, May 1996