Phone: (626) 969-3434, Ext. 3364
Email: wsimms@apu.edu
Office Location: Wynn Science Building, Room 205
Office Hours: Wednesday 1-3 p.m. or by appointment
Willetta Toole-Simms, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Profile
Willetta Toole-Simms, Ph.D., teaches Fundamentals of Biology lecture and lab. Her area of expertise is cell biology, more specifically, positive and negative regulations of cell growth.
Education
Ph.D. - Purdue University, 1988
B.S. - Stillman College, 1982
B.S. - Stillman College, 1982
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
"How To Teach Cancer Biology," Association of Christian School International, Anaheim, 2003
"How To Teach About Immunology," Association of Christian School International, Anaheim, 2005
"Expensive Experiments on a Simple Budget," Association of Christian School International, Anaheim, 2006
"A Doll Model for Gene Conversion to Phenotype," Association of Christian School International, Anaheim, 2002
Publications
Review of Inquiry into Life Laboratory Manual by Sylvia Mader, (labs 1, 2, 3 and 4), Edition 10, 2003
Review of Concepts in Biology by Enger/Ross/Bailey, (chapters 1 and 5), Edition 11, 2004
Review of Concepts and Connections: Introduction to Biology by Presson and Jenner, (chapters 9, 11, 12), Edition 1, 2004
Review of Biology Laboratory Manual by Sylvia Mader, (labs 13, 19, 20, 22, and 23), Edition 8, 2005
Review of Biology: Concepts and Connections by Peter Campbell, (chapter 11), Edition 4, 2003
Research
Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Riverside, Division of Biology, 1991-92
Wesley Postdoctoral Scholar, Kansas State University, Division of Biology, 1988-1990
"How To Teach Cancer Biology," Association of Christian School International, Anaheim, 2003
"How To Teach About Immunology," Association of Christian School International, Anaheim, 2005
"Expensive Experiments on a Simple Budget," Association of Christian School International, Anaheim, 2006
"A Doll Model for Gene Conversion to Phenotype," Association of Christian School International, Anaheim, 2002
Publications
Review of Inquiry into Life Laboratory Manual by Sylvia Mader, (labs 1, 2, 3 and 4), Edition 10, 2003
Review of Concepts in Biology by Enger/Ross/Bailey, (chapters 1 and 5), Edition 11, 2004
Review of Concepts and Connections: Introduction to Biology by Presson and Jenner, (chapters 9, 11, 12), Edition 1, 2004
Review of Biology Laboratory Manual by Sylvia Mader, (labs 13, 19, 20, 22, and 23), Edition 8, 2005
Review of Biology: Concepts and Connections by Peter Campbell, (chapter 11), Edition 4, 2003
Research
Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Riverside, Division of Biology, 1991-92
Wesley Postdoctoral Scholar, Kansas State University, Division of Biology, 1988-1990
Expertise
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Cell Growth Regulation
Immunology
Introduction to Biology
Note: This information is current for the 2007-08 academic year. To view 2008-09 program information, visit the Academic Catalogs page. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
