Dr. Virginia Baker Dr. Virginia Baker  
Infectious

Assistant Professor Biology
Malaria Research
Office: D115
Telephone: (850) 526-2761, Ext. 3246
E-Mail: Bakerv@chipola.edu

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Dr. Baker has been named Director of the WHM Malaria Division of World Health Mission.
www.worldhealthmission.org

Dr.Baker’s Recent Malaria Vaccine Publication:
Malaria Journal 2008, 7:41
http://www.malariajournal.com/content/7/1/41

FSU Headlines radio Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The site for the malaria slide show is at:
http://fsu.com/pages/2008/04/24/malaria.html

Bioinformatics link: 
http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~barnes/ATLAS/Atlas_web.html

Curriculum vitae

Course Syllabi

PCB 3063

Genetics: A Molecular Approach  Fall, 2007 - Current

PCB 3023

Cell and Molecular Biology
Spring, 2008 - Current

BSC 2010

Integrated Principles of Biology I
Fall, 2007 - Current

BSC 2010L

Integrated Principles of Biology I Lab
Fall, 2007 - Current

BSC 1005 Introduction to Biological Sciences
Fall, 2007 - Current
BSC 2093 Anatomy & Physiology I
Fall 2007
- Current
BSC 2093L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab
Fall, 2007 - Current
BSC 2094 Anatomy & Physiology II
Summer I, 2008 - Current
BSC 2094L Anatomy & Physiology II Lab
Summer I, 2008 - Current
PCB 3233 Immunology
Spring 2009
- Current
BSC 1088 Survey of Anatomy and Physiology
Fall 2009 - Current

 

Select Publications:

·        Stephens, Virginia. Tests for combined pyrimethamine and sulfonamide sensitivity for Plasmodium falciparum resistance to 4-aminoquinolines, World Health Organization, SEA/Mal/123;SEA/RES/24; New Delhi, 1980, 43-44.

·        Baker V, TeStrake D, Yangco B. The effect of nutrition on morphology and black pigment production of Basidiobolus sp., Third International Mycological Congress Abstract, 1980.

·        Baker V, Yangco B, TeStrake Merner D. Development of morphologic forms of Basidiobolus and Conidiobolus through nutritional enhancers. Fla Sci 1983:46;43.

·        Baker V, Yangco B, TeStrake D. Effects of asparagines and dextrose on growth, pigment, and protein production in four species of Basidiobolus. Amer Soc Mycology Abstracts.

·        Baker V, Imade G, Molta N, Belcher S, Tawde P, Pam S, Obadofin M, Sagay S, Egah D, Iya D, Afolabi B, Baker M, Ford K, Ford R, Roux K, Keller T. Cytokine associated morbidity among Plasmodium falciparum infected children under the age of six, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 54th Annual Meeting Abstract Book, Washington, D.C.;73 (6) 2005, 564.

·        Baker V, Imade G, Molta N, Belcher S, Tawde P, Pam S, Obadofin M, Sagay S, Egah D, Iya D, Afolabi B, Baker M, Ford K, Ford R, Roux K, Keller T. Cytokine associated necrobiosis among Plasmodium falciparum infected children under the age of six, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 55th Annual Meeting Abstract Book, Atlanta, Ga.;75 (5) 2006, 164.

·        Baker V, Imade G, Molta N, Belcher S, Tawde P, Pam S, Obadofin M, Sagay S, Egah D, Iya D, Afolabi B, Baker M, Ford K, Ford R, Roux K, Keller T. Cytokine- associated neutrophil extracellular traps and antinuclear antibodies in Plasmodium falciparum infected children under the age of six, Infection & Immunity, American Society of Microbiology

·        Baker V, Imade G, Molta N, Pam S, Obadofin M, Sagay S, Egah D, Iya D, Afolabi B, Baker M, Ford K, Ford R, Roux K, Keller T. Cytokine associated neutrophil extracellular traps and antinuclear antibodies in Plasmodium falciparum infected children under the age of six, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 56th Annual Meeting Abstract Book, Philadelphia, Pa. Nov 4-8, 2007.

·          Baker V, Imade G, Molta N, Pam S, Obadofin M, Sagay S, Egah D, Iya D, Afolabi B, Baker M, Ford K, Ford R, Roux K, Keller T. Cytokine associated neutrophil extracellular traps and antinuclear antibodies in Plasmodium falciparum infected children under the age of six, Abstract, oral presentation EHRLICH II World Conference on Magic Bullets of Vaccine 2008, October3-5, Nurnberg, Germany

·          Virginia S. Baker, Godwin E. Imade, Norman B. Molta, Pallavi Tawde, Sunday D. Pam, Michael O. Obadofin, Soloman A. Sagay, Daniel Z. Egah, Daniel Iya,Bangmboye B. Afolabi, Murray Baker, Karen Ford, Robert Ford, Kenneth H. Roux, and Thomas C. S. Keller III Cytokine-Associated Neutrophil  Extracellular Traps and Antinuclear Antibodies In Plasmodium falciparum Infected Children Under the Age of Six.        Malaria Journal 2008, 7:41. http://www.malariajournal.com/content/7/1/41 (“HIGHLY ACCESSED”)

 

Honorariums:

American Society Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 56th Annual Meeting, Atlanta Marriott Philadelphia, November 3-8, 2007. Oral presentation: Cytokine associated neutrophil extracellular traps in Plasmodium falciparum infected children under the age of six.

                             McGraw-Hill Publisher: McGraw-Hill Introductory Biology Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, January 31 - February 3, 2008.  Editor.

·          Molecular Workshop, sponsored by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan DNA Learning Center, N.Y. at Florida A&M.  Workshop (Jan 25-26) Tallahassee, Fl.

·          Molecular Research Grant Writing FSU campus, Dr. Penny Gilmer/ June-August, 2008, Tallahassee, Fl.               

·          EHRLICH II World Conference on Magic Bullets of Vaccine 2008, October3-5, Nurnberg, Germany: Vaccination Workshops

·         2009 Spring Bioinformatics Institute, selected participation, March 11-14, 2009, American Society for Microbiology,Washington, D.C.

·         GLOBAL HEALTH CONFERENCE, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health CME Meeting: “Global Health: Practical Issues and Real Solutions”. Guest speaker on malaria research :The Role of Transient Autoimmunity In Response to Infection: Using the Malaria Model to Understand Autoimmune-Associated Pathology and Protection. October 2009.

·         Awarded a U.S.COPYRIGHT for the literary work: CYTOKINE-ASSOCIATED NEUTROPHIL EXTRACELLULAR TRAPS AND ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES IN PLASMODIUM INFECTED CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SIX. Author/copyright claimant:  Dr. Virginia Stephens Baker ; Copyright registration number: TX 6-655-392 (February 12, 2009).

·          Awarded a U.S.COPYRIGHT for the literary work: Neutrophil Immunology and Falciparum Malaria: Classical Perspectives versus Current Concepts. Textbook Author/copyright claimant:  Dr. Virginia Stephens Baker;  NOVA Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, N.Y. Accepted for publication 1/2009. COPYRIGHT registration number:

 

 

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