 Karah Street
Biology Instructor
Email: kstreet@saddleback.edu
Phone: 949-582-4981
EDUCATION:
9/2001- 8/2003 Postdoctoral Training
University of California, Irvine
Principal Investigator: Frank LaFerla, Ph.D.
Studied Familial Parkinson’s Disease mutations in the alpha-synuclein gene and their role in calcium dyshomeostasis.
2000 Ph.D. Cellular and Structural Biology
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Dissertation Advisor: Christi A. Walter, Ph.D.
Studied mitochondrial involvement in human aging.
1992 B.S. Biochemistry and Cellular Biology
University of California, San Diego
EXPERIENCE:
Dr. Karah Street has taught biology courses at many schools throughout Orange County. These courses ranged from introductory biology courses to upper division courses like Molecular Neurobiology. She learned many pedagogical and andragogical techniques while teaching in the department of secondary education at CSUF. In 2005 she was hired as a full-time biology instructor at Saddleback and she teaches Human Anatomy and Human Physiology.
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
For those of you pursuing a health care professional career (e.g., nursing, dental hygiene, physician's assistant), I believe you have made a great decision to attend Saddleback College for completion of your science courses. Although Anatomy, Microbiology and Physiology are rigorous and demanding courses, I believe you can complete these courses with the guidance of your instructor and the reliance of study groups.
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