Diane E. Chico, PhD
Instructional Professor and Department Head
Contact
Department of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics
8447 Riverside Pkwy
2102 Medical Research and Education Building
Bryan,
TX
chico@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.0323
Fax: 979.436.0086
Education and Training
- University of Texas Medical Branch, PhD
- Albert Einstein School of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Postdoctoral
Research Interests
- My primary interests are in medical education.I serve as teaching faculty in gross anatomy, histology, and neuroscience in the first year curriculum of the School of Medicine. My current scholarly pursuits explore the design, implementation, and evaluation of instructional models that emphasize knowledge application/synthesis and self-directed student learning. My research focuses on measuring whether student learning and knowledge retention of basic sciences improve with the use of these instructional modalities. My past research included structure-function studies of peptide-delivery vehicles and the mechanisms of posttranslational modifications on protein function.
Awards, Recognition and Service
- Provost Academic Professional Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Award conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)
- Association of Former Students University-Level Distinguished Achievement Award, The conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) - for Teaching
- R. Kelly Hester Outstanding Teaching Award for Basic Science Education conferred by Texas A&M Health Science Center - (College Station, Texas, United States)