Lisa Sardinia

Lisa Sardinia

Associate Professor, Biology

503-352-2729

sardinil@pacificu.edu

UC Box: A121

Office: Strain 306

Education

Juris Doctor, University of California-Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, CA in 1996.

Ph.D. in Microbiology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT in 1985

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA in 1979.

Published Works

Sardinia, L.M. 2001. Jellyfish. In Life Sciences, Salem Press.

Sardinia, L.M. 2001. Bioluminescence. In Life Sciences, Salem Press.

Sardinia, L.M. 2000. Americans with Disabilities Act. In Aging, Salem Press.

Sardinia, L.M. 2000. Durable Power of Attorney. In Aging, Salem Press. Sardinia, L.M. 2000. Rhinophyma. In Aging, Salem Press.

Harrington, J.M. and L.M. Sardinia. 1999. Effect of traditionally used medicinal plant extracts on the growth of pathogenic bacteria.

International Conference on Ethnomedicine and Drug Discovery, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Wrublik, R. and L.M. Sardinia. 1999. The effect of essential oils on the growth of pathogenibacteria. Eighth Regional Conference on Undergraduate Research of the Murdock College Science Research Program, McMinnville, Oregon.

Sardinia, L.M. and P.A. Leland. 1993. Temperature-induced encystment of Colpoda inflata. American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.

Sardinia, L.M., J.N. Engel and D. Ganem. 1989. A chlamydial gene encoding a 70-kilodalton antigen in E. coli: Analysis of expression signals and identification of the gene product. J. Bacteriol. 171:335-341.

Sardinia, L.M., E. Segal and D. Ganem. 1988. Developmental regulation of the cysteine-rich outer membrane proteins of murine Chlamydia trachomatis. J. Gen. Microbiol. 134:997-1004.

Student Research Projects

  • Mike Yi, 2002 Chemical analysis and antimicrobial effects of acid replacement system water and Supersauce water.
  • Megan Null, 2000 Determining the effect of essential oils on human lung carcinoma cells.
  • Tammy Takamoto, 2000 Effects of traditionally used Hawaiian and Mexican medicinal plants on the growth of pathogenic microorganisms.
  • Lori Kim, 2000 The inhibitory effects of Naupaka kahakai extracts on various pathogenic microorganisms.
  • Julie Mitchell. 2000. Can essential oils effectively fight Group B streptococcal infections? Funded by the Murdock Charitable Trust.
  • Holly Starks. 1999-2000. The effect of essential oils on the growth of Burkholderia cepacia and human lung epithelial cells. Funded by the Murdock Charitable Trust.
  • Kate Finegan. 1999. Development of resistance of fleas to Advantage.
  • Jennifer Harrington. 1999-2000. The effect of traditionally used plant products on the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Funded by the Murdock Charitable Trust.
  • Rachel Wrublik. 1999. The effect of essential oils on the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Funded by the Murdock Charitable Trust.
  • Amanda Moehring. 1997. A Serpent in Eden: Ethical Genetics and Huntington'sDisease. Senior Honor's Thesis.
  • Shawnda Sewell. 1997. The Death Penalty: The Past or the Future?
  • Erin Lamb. 1997. Inhibition of pathogenic bacteria by traditional herbal remedies.

Course Information

At Pacific University, all faculty teach a variety of different courses. Typically, we do not use graduate teaching assistants, which means that your classes will be taught by professors abd that you will have plenty of opportunites to get to know the faculty in your discipline.

Below I have listed some of the courses that I teach. We are always developing and trying out new classes, so the list may change now and then. You can use the links to the left to read descriptions of the courses listed below.

BIOL 170 Human Genetics

BIOL 204 General Biology II

BIOL 304 Experimental Design, Analysis and Writing

BIOL 308 Microbiology

BIOL 400 Molecular Biology

BIOL 490 Capstone Experience