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Awards
​Publications​
  • Wang, S.†, O’Brien†, T., Pava-Ripoll, M., and. St. Leger. R.J (2011) Local adaptation of an introduced transgenic insect fungal pathogen due to new beneficial mutations. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 108(51): 20449-20454 (†These authors contributed equally) (Impact Factor: 9.74) DOI:10.1073/pnas.1113824108
  • Xinggang L., O’Brien, T., Weiguo, W. and St Leger. R.J. (2014) The plant beneficial effects of Metarhizium species correlate with their association with roots. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. (Impact Factor: 3.69) DOI: 10.1007/s00253- 014-5788-2
  • Ultimate Bodypedia. National Geographic Kids. Reviewer 
  • Race, Genomics, and Human Evolutionary History (BSCI189I) Lab Manual for the University of Maryland at College Park. 1st edition 
  • It’s a Jungle Out There (Dec 2007) article for the magazine Groundwork: Publication of Landscape Contractors Association of MD-DC-VA   
  • The World of Biology, Biology for Non-majors (BSCI103) Lab Manual for the University of Maryland at College Park, Editions #1-5. Published by Hayden McNeil 
  • Principles of Biology I, Biology for Majors (BSCI105) Lab Manual for the University of Maryland at College Park. Published by Hayden McNeil. 
  • Cell Biology and Physiology (BSCI330) Lab Manual for the University of Maryland at Shady Grove.

Courses Taught
University of Maryland College Park, MD
1. The World of Biology (BSCI103)  
2. Anatomy and Physiology I (BSCI201)
3. Anatomy and Physiology II (BSCI202) (also taught for the Science in the Evening Program)
4. Principles of Genetics (BSCI222)
5. Undergraduate Teaching Fellows Professional Development Seminar (BSCI279P)
6. ULA Mentorship (BSCI279T)
7. Biology of Reproduction (BSCI342)  
8. Principles of Ecology (BSCI361)
9. Independent study on improving and developing undergraduate lab exercises (BSCI389)
10. General Endocrinology (BSCI447)
11. Endocrinology (CLFS609I): an online course for the Masters of Life Sciences Program
12. College Park Scholars Colloquium: Biology, TV, and Movies (CPSP218L)
13. College Park Scholars Colloquium: Poisonous and Medicinal Plants (CPSP218L)
14. College Park Scholars Colloquium: Shades of Gray: The Kinky Sex Lives of Animals (CPSP218L)
15. College Park Scholars Colloquium: Great Gene Mutations (CPSP218L)
16. College Park Scholars Colloquium: I Can't Live With or Without You: Host/Parasite Relationships (CPSP218L)
17. College Park Scholars Colloquium: What Lies Beneath: The Mysteries of Life in the Abyss (CPSP218L)
18. College Park Scholars Colloquium: We are Legion, The Microbes Within Us (CPSP218L) 
19. Effective Teaching (ENTM701)
20. Insect Biodiversity, Physiology and Ecology (ENTM710)
21. Organic Practices (ENTM740)
22. Capstone for Applied Entomology and for CLFS Graduate Programs (ENTM769/CLFS608)
23. Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism (HESP305)
24. The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Infectious Disease (HONR289A)
25. Coursera: Genes and the Human Condition (From Behavior to Biotechnology) ~1,000,000 students enrolled to date (translated into over 44 languages)
 
Teaching at Other Colleges and Universities  ​
Some UMD Service
Education
Ph.D. in Entomology with an emphasis in Molecular Genetics  University of Maryland 
Metarhizium anisopliae's persistence as a saprophyte, genetic basis of adaptation, and role as a plant symbiont  ​​