{"id":47324,"date":"2017-07-06T20:54:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T20:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/?page_id=47324"},"modified":"2018-01-24T17:49:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T17:49:22","slug":"bankers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/bankers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bankers-Fulbright, Jennifer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Biology Courses Taught at Augsburg<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>BIO150: Introductory Biology Workshop<\/li>\n<li>BIO151: Introductory Biology<\/li>\n<li>BIO476: Microbiology<\/li>\n<li>BIO486: Immunology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Teaching Interests and Philosophy<\/h2>\n<p>My approach to teaching is quite student-centered, and I see teaching as a mentoring or \u201ccoaching\u201d relationship with my students. I strive to be a catalyst that encourages students to take what they learn in my classes out into the real world and make a difference. In order to do this effectively, I make my expectations clear to students on the first day of the course and then guide them through the knowledge and skills required to meet (and ideally exceed) those expectations. My evaluation of student knowledge is never based on simple recitation of learned facts; it always includes a demonstration of scientific application, analysis, or evaluation. In addition, in lectures and labs I intentionally convey my enthusiasm for biology (and learning in general), encourage students&#8217; own exploration of things that academically inspire them, and, more broadly, challenge them to identify and intentionally pursue their own passion\/vocation.<\/p>\n<h2>Research Interests<\/h2>\n<p>My primary goal in doing scientific research at Augsburg is to provide our undergraduates the opportunity do health-related research that allows them to make real contributions to the biomedical literature while learning basic (and often advanced) skills that facilitate their continued success in their chosen field. In the Airway Inflammation Research (AIR) lab at Augsburg, I mentor students in researching the relationship between airway complications of cystic fibrosis (CF) and the common \u2013 but usually innocuous &#8212; bacterial species <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/em>. <em>P. aeruginosa<\/em> ultimately colonizes the lungs of most people with CF and is the most common cause of death for these patients. Although there are many characteristics that have been reported to make the CF lung more susceptible to <em>P. aeruginosa<\/em> colonization, one of the least studied is the role of airway secretions in promoting or preventing colonization. Students in my lab use a human airway epithelial cell line \u2013 Calu-3 \u2013 and several strains of <em>P. aeruginosa<\/em> to test the hypothesis that airway secretions from normal, but not CF, airway epithelial cells inhibit <em>P. aeruginosa<\/em> functions. The goal of this research is to identify key proteins (or other components) of airway secretions that prevent <em>P. aeruginosa<\/em> colonization. Ultimately, these findings could serve as the basis for new types of airway treatments for patients with CF.<\/p>\n<h2>Educational Background<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences \u2013 Immunology; Mayo Graduate School \u2013 1995<\/li>\n<li>B.A. in Biology; College of St. Benedict &#8212; 1989<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biology Courses Taught at Augsburg BIO150: Introductory Biology Workshop BIO151: Introductory Biology BIO476: Microbiology BIO486: Immunology Teaching Interests and Philosophy My approach to teaching is quite student-centered, and I see teaching as a mentoring or \u201ccoaching\u201d relationship with my students. 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