The key to JWU is we teach students how to [mature] — not just how to master the content and the material, but how to grow as a person.”
Bio
Christos Dimos has always been fascinated with micro- and molecular biology. As an undergraduate at Sacred Heart University, he studied the role the HS8A gene played in stress response in a soil amoeba called Dictyostelium discodeum. His Ph.D. research at the University of Rhode Island focused on discovering the function of the Cellulose Synthase-Like D (CSLDs) gene family in the moss Physcomitrella patens by performing targeted gene knockout, RNAi global silencing, and RT-qPCR studies. He also completed a comprehensive polysaccharide labeling study using various monoclonal antibodies and Carbohydrate Binding Modules (CBMs).
While at the University of Rhode Island, Dimos gained extensive teaching experience as a teaching assistant, a passion he brought to Johnson & Wales University to teach General Biology (Cellular) and Microbiology. Dimos is currently developing undergraduate research projects focused on plant-pathogen interactions using the moss P. patens.
Areas of Expertise
- Ph.D. involved investigating the function of the Cellulose Synthase Like-D (CSLD) gene family in the moss Physcomitrella patens
- Experience with the following experimental techniques: Northern and Southern Blots, affinity cytochemistry, florescent microscopy, morphometric analysis, transient RNAi systems, moss transformation, vector design and construction, and Reverse Transcriptase quantitative PCR
Sample Courses
- BIO1011: General Biology: Cellular
- BIO1015: General Biology Laboratory:Cellular
- BIO4011: Microbiology
- BIO4015: Microbiology Laboratory
- CHM3040: Biochemistry
- PAS5200: Foundations of Medicine (Immunology & Microbiology Modules)
- SCI1015: Introduction to Life Science
- SCI1005: Introduction to Botany
Publications
- Dimos, C. 2017. “Rhetorical Situations: Scientific Laboratory Writing vs. English Composition.” LifeSciTRC.
- Dimos, C. 2017. “Introductory Science Laboratory: Writing Activities 1-3.” LifeSciTRC.
- Dimos, C. and Tainsh, R. 2017. “Scientific Literacy: Primary Research Article vs. Lay Press Secondary Article.” LifeSciTRC.
- Berry, E.A., Tran, M.L., Dimos, C.S., Budziszek, M.J., Scavuzzo-Duggan, T.R. and Roberts, A.W., 2016. “Immuno and Affinity Cytochemical Analysis of Cell Wall Composition in the Moss Physocomitrella patens.” Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, 248.
- Roberts, AW, Budziszek, MJ, Dimos, C., Goss, CA, Lai, V. 2011. “Knocking Out the Wall: Protocols or Gene Targeting in Physcomitrella patens,” Zoë A. Popper (ed.), “The Plant Cell Wall: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology,” vol. 715, Springer, Berlin.
Presentations
- “Learner Self-Directedness: Implications for Two College-Level STEM Programs,” Sunshine State Teaching & Learning Conference, Daytona Beach, Florida, January 20th, 2020.
- “The Self-Directed Learning Characteristics of College-Level Biology and Health Science Students, ”International Self-Directed Learning Symposium. Cocoa Beach, Florida, February 7th, 2019
- “Mobile Learning (mLearning),” Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, January 11th, 2013.