Online TA Profiles
Michelle Knowlton, PhD
OTA ID#: 101031
| Education Experience: |
BSc Hons, Biology, University of Western Ontario, 1999 PhD, Zoology, University of Western Ontario, 2004 |
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| Focus of Study: | Zebrafish development and members of the band 4.1 superfamily. |
| Work Experience: | Teaching assistant in a second year cell biology course for the last four years and a third year developmental biology course for the last three years. |
| Skills & Achievements: | Nominated for teaching award every year for the last 4 years. |
| Career Interests: | I am interested in continuing research in zebrafish gastrulation as well as education at the university level. |
| Outside Interests: | Martial arts. |
| Postings Answered: | 474 |
| Cumulative OTA Rating: | 4.9/5 What is OTA Rating? |
- Ethical decision - What would be an appropriate/professional response to a corporate decision to which you are ethically opposed?
- Bio Question - Birds and mammals have a four-chambered heart, with two ventricles and two atria, but other modern reptiles have a three-chambered heart, with just one ventricle. Paleontologists debate whether dinosa ...
- Marketing/Economics in Healthcare - How can healthcare organizations integrate traditional business concepts of marketing and economics into successful strategies of healthcare delivery without losing the "caring" aspect of the professi ...
- Diabetes: How is diabetes related to nutrition. - What organs does this disease affect and what are their actions?
- Scentific Case Study - Use the scenario below, and solve the problem using Scientific Method. You notice that the grass around your house is brown, short, and dead. The grass around your neighbor's house is green, tall, ...
- Traditional vs. Alternative Medicine - Why is there a conflict between traditional medicine philosophy and alternative/complementary medicine?
- Deviants Behavior - What is an example of something that used to be deviant but is now commonly accepted? Or something that was accepted but is now deviant? What caused the changes?
- The value of performance incentives as a tool to motivate employees in healthcare organizations - During the recent Employee Opinion Survey, the radiology department received a Tier 3 rating. Due to the low score, an HR consultant and the department leaders met with staff to obtain clarification a ...
- What benefit do you think plants might get just by causing red blood cells to clump together? - Many species of beans produce a poisonous group of glycoproteins called lectins, which cause red blood cells to clump together (agglutinate) and cease to function. (Fortunately, cooking destroys most ...
- Stressors - Name and discuss a. Name and discuss some psychological stressors. b. Name and discuss some social stressors. e. Name and discuss some intellectual stressors. f. Nam ...
- Many sports drink companies claim that by drinking their products, the body can replenish the water and electrolytes that it lost. - When it replenishes these nutrients, it can rehydrate and regulate its body temperature. Once the body temperature returns to normal, it can then return to physical activity. Explain why sports drinks ...
- What are the effects of computer technology on curriculum development? - What are the effects of computer technology on curriculum development?
- If you were considering implementing any new or emerging technology, what are several things you must first do? - If you were considering implementing any new or emerging technology, what are several things you must first do?
- Biotechnology of agricultural and environmental uses - For agricultural and evnironmental uses provide at least two ways the use of this biotechnology could benefit society, and two ways this biotechnology could could be harmful. (Agricultural and envirom ...
- Argument discussing why you would or would not choose the reduced-fat product as part of a healthy diet - Make a list of all the fat substitutes that you found on your ingredient label. Indicate what type of fat substitute you found (like the synthetic fat Olestra). Determine how many Calories you would ...
- Losing weight fast or slow - How do you know if you are attaining a healthy weight and if you are losing weight why is slow weight loss better than fast weight loss?
- Since most Americans do not practice rites of passage, how do we know when adolescence ends and adulthood begins? - Since most Americans do not practice rites of passage, how do we know when adolescence ends and adulthood begins? What psychological features do we expect to see in adolescents? What psychologi ...
- Multivitamins - Centrum Chewables Determine if the multivitamin would meet the recommended daily intake for adults for vitamins and minerals. Relate the vitamin and mineral amounts in the multivitamin to your d ...
- Human Nutrition - In which stages of the lifecycle is nutrition more important? Why? As a consumer, how do (or would) you use this information?
- Conduct some research in preparation for an audit that will be conducted of Harborview Medical. - I am trying to conduct some research in preparation for an audit that will be conducted of Harborview Medical. The research will assist the director in assessing that all healthcare professionals wit ...
