Florence N. Munyiri
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- School: Quinsigamond Community College
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- Department: Biology
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670 W Boylston St
Worcester, MA - 01606 - Dates at Quinsigamond Community College: March 2013 - December 2019
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Would take again: No
For Credit: Yes
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Mandatory
Poor
Professor Munyiri is nice, but I do not recommend taking her class at all. She only lectures and reads off PowerPoint slides. There is little-to-no engagement with students in a small class of 15. She does not clearly answer course-related questions despite having a PHD. Maybe would be a better Professor at a larger University that focuses on lectures instead of a small-classroom style College.
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Would take again: No
For Credit: Yes
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Mandatory
Awful
I wouldn't recommend taking Prof. Munyiri's class. All she ever does is review the ppt that is already on blackboard. She also gives a lot of online homework. Be prepared for a 10-question test after every chapter that she gives. Her tests are hard and everyone barely understands anything. Her accent makes her hard to understand as well. If you take this class, you will really have to study.
Biography
Quinsigamond Community College - Biology
Resume
1999
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Agicultural and Environmental Biology
The University of Tokyo
1994
University
•\tIsolated
cloned
and sequenced \na.\tthe juvenile hormone esterase (JHE) gene from P. hilaris larvae. \nb.\tthe 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase gene\n•\tCharacterized the developmental profile and the tissue expression pattern of \na.\tthe JHE gene by using the qRT-PCR.\nb.\tthe 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase gene
its tissue expression and the influence of nutrition and JH III application on the expression pattern of the transcript using the qRT-PCR.\n•\tDemonstrated larval RNA interference in P. hilaris by synthesizing long double stranded JHE RNA and injecting it into larvae. The results show that this technique can be a useful tool to elucidate gene function in this species.
The University of Tokyo
Adjunct Professor
Fitchburg State University
Molecular control of metamorphosis in Pscothea hilaris (Post Doc. work)\n•\tIsolated
cloned
and sequenced \na.\tthe juvenile hormone esterase (JHE) gene from P. hilaris larvae. \nb.\tthe 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase gene\n•\tCharacterized the developmental profile and the tissue expression pattern of \na.\tthe JHE gene by using the qRT-PCR.\nb.\tthe 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase gene
its tissue expression and the influence of nutrition and JH III application on the expression pattern of the transcript using the qRT-PCR.\n•\tDemonstrated larval RNA interference in P. hilaris by synthesizing long double stranded JHE RNA and injecting it into larvae. The results show that this technique can be a useful tool to elucidate gene function in this species.\n2. Endocrine control of growth
development and diapause in P. hilaris (PhD thesis) \n\n•\tQuantified the hemolymph JHE esterase activity
JH and ecdysteroid titers in 5th instar larvae and systematically revealed the endocrine basis for the onset of metamorphosis under the long day photoperiod and the induction of larval diapause under the short day photoperiod in P. hilaris. \n•\tDemonstrated\na.\t the induction of precocious pupation by starvation in 4th instar P. hilaris larvae. \nb.\tthe existence of a threshold weight for entering diapause in P. hilaris larvae. \n•\tEstablished the endocrine and the physiological mechanisms associated with the starvation-induced precocious pupation. \n3. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Fruitfly Project \n•\tEstablished laboratory cultures of the Mediterranean and the mango fruit flies on a laboratory prepared artificial diet.\n•\tAnalyzed the courtship behavior of wild and mass-reared strains of the Mediterranean fruit fly
Ceratitis capitata by means of video recording.\n•\tRe-evaluated the effects of routine irradiation of the mass-reared males of the medfly
on their mating performance.
University
Adjunct Professor
Quinsigamond Community College
1987
Bachelor of Education degree
Biology
General
Kenyatta University
Ecology
Statistics
Climate Change
Environmental Science
PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL SKILLS Molecular biology •\tDNA cloning using T-cloning ve
Environmental Impact Assessment
Research
Science
Environmental Policy
Sustainability
Environmental Awareness
Data Analysis
Munyiri
Florence
The University of Tokyo
Fitchburg State University
Quinsigamond Community College
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