Awful
Professor Karaganis held long, boring lectures, and while the content might have been interesting there was no explanation for most of it. You need to read the book to do well on the tests and in the class. The lab practicals are really hard and they make up a huge portion of the grade.
Awesome
This professor loves the topics he teaches. You don't need the textbook if you review your notes from class. You can also earn extra points in class quizzes by boosting your test grade by more than 10 points. If your test score is over 100, you can't keep the extra points but this seems fair. The tests aren't too tough. You just need to study.
West Texas A&M University - Biology
Assistant Professor at West Texas A&M University
Higher Education
Stephen
Karaganis
Amarillo, Texas Area
Assistant Professor, West Texas A&M University
Teaching experience includes: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Animal Physiology, Histology, Neuroscience, General Biology, Medical Terminology, Research Methods.
Current Research Interests: Circadian biology of the mammalian gut
Specialties: Teaching, research, chronobiology, physiology, molecular biology, neuroscience
Assistant Professor
Stephen worked at West Texas A&M University as a Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Stephen worked at Parker University as a Associate Professor
Ph.D.
Chronobiology, Neuroscience, Genomics
Publications:
Karaganis, SP (2011). Non-Ultradian Cardiac Rhythms: Circadian Regulation of the Heart. In: Aspects of Pacemakers -- Functions and Interactions in Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Indications. (Vonend O, Eckert S, eds), pp 67-88. Rijeka, India: InTech.
Karaganis SP, Bartell PA, Shende VR, Moore AF (2009) Modulation of circadian metabolic and clock gene mRNA rhythms by extra-SCN oscillators. Gen Comp Endocrinol 161:2
Paulose JK, Peters JL, Karaganis SP, Cassone VM (2009). Pineal melatonin acts as circadian zeitgeber and growth factor in chick astrocytes. J Pineal Res 46:3
Karaganis SP, Kumar V, Beremand PD, Bailey MJ, Thomas TL, Cassone VM (2008) Circadian genomics of the chick pineal gland in vitro. BMC Genomics 9:206 (Highly accessed).
Cassone VM, Bailey MJ, Karaganis SP, Kumar V, Bartell PA (2005) Functional genomics of the avian pineal gland. In: Functional avian endocrinology (Dawson A, Sharp PJ, eds), pp 11-26. Dew Delhi, India: Narosa Publishing House.
AB
Biology (Major), Chemistry (Minor)
Awarded Presidential Academic Scholarship
Graduated Magna Cum Laude