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Dr. Meghan E. Minard

Dr. Meghan E. Minard

Dr. Meghan E. Minard

Senior LecturerNatural Sciences
Phone
713-226-5225
Office
N614G

Biography

I earned a Ph.D. in Cancer Biology and did postdoctoral work in molecular and cell biology. I teach several biology courses as well as Freshman Seminar. I am passionate about educating people in science and biology, and I enjoy using Service Learning in multiple courses to impact student learning.

Degrees Earned

Ph.D. in Cancer Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2005

Masters of Science in Cancer Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2001

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Trinity University (San Antonio, TX), 1998

Courses Taught

I teach a variety of courses at UHD including General Biology I and II, Fundamentals of Nutrition, Freshman Seminar, Genetics Laboratory, Biology Seminar, and Molecular Biology.

Experience Qualifications

I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. During this fellowship and after, I taught part-time at UHD, and I have been a full-time lecturer since 2015.