Elizabeth Joyce, PhD
Professor
Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine
I am an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Director of the Microbiology Teaching Laboratory in the School of Medicine. I also have a joint appointment in the Department of Cell and Tissue Biology in the School of Dentistry.
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Prior to arriving at UCSF, I was a Research Associate in bacterial pathogenesis at Stanford University, Visiting Professor at Swarthmore College, and Program Director of Sciences and Technology and Instructor at Berkeley Extension. I currently teach courses in the microbiology and immunology in the Schools of Medicine and and Pharmacy and co-direct and teach in four courses in the biomedical sciences stream in the School of Dentistry.
I am passionate about teaching microbiology and immunology, and am excited by the opportunity to work with aspiring healthcare professionals. Microbiology is a field where biochemistry, genetics, immunology, and cell biology intersect, so there are clear connections to information that students have learned about and are interested in, which will facilitate learning microbiology. I am interested in helping students make connections between “information” and application of knowledge and like to find ways to actively engage them in this process. To this end, I have developed interactive iBook Microbiology Lab Manuals tailored to our Medical and Dental School courses, several short instructional videos that serve as companion resources to laboratory and didactic sessions, and team based learning activities to facilitate integration and application of lecture material. My goal with all these learning resources is to provide a compelling framework for learners to anchor the clinical microbiology content and connect it with their burgeoning clinical knowledge.
Education & Training
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- PhD Molecular Microbiology Tufts University 2000
- BS Microbiology Cornell University 1988
Publications (7)
Top publication keywords:
Carbon-Sulfur LyasesPneumococcal InfectionsNasopharynxVirulenceGenome, BacterialEducation, MedicalHelicobacter pyloriSpecies SpecificityInterferon Type IGenes, BacterialHost-Pathogen InteractionsBacterial ProteinsPhysiciansStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacteria
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Emotion in remediation: A scoping review of the medical education literature.
Medical education 2021 Mills LM, Boscardin C, Joyce EA, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS -
Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal colonization induces type I interferons and interferon-induced gene expression.
BMC genomics 2009 Joyce EA, Popper SJ, Falkow S -
LuxS is required for persistent pneumococcal carriage and expression of virulence and biosynthesis genes.
Infection and immunity 2004 Joyce EA, Kawale A, Censini S, Kim CC, Covacci A, Falkow S -
MgrA, an orthologue of Mga, Acts as a transcriptional repressor of the genes within the rlrA pathogenicity islet in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Journal of bacteriology 2003 Hemsley C, Joyce E, Hava DL, Kawale A, Camilli A -
Redefining bacterial populations: a post-genomic reformation.
Nature reviews. Genetics 2002 Joyce EA, Chan K, Salama NR, Falkow S -
In vivo complementation of ureB restores the ability of Helicobacter pylori to colonize.
Infection and immunity 2002 Eaton KA, Gilbert JV, Joyce EA, Wanken AE, Thevenot T, Baker P, Plaut A, Wright A -
Evidence for a signaling system in Helicobacter pylori: detection of a luxS-encoded autoinducer.
Journal of bacteriology 2000 Joyce EA, Bassler BL, Wright A