Biology Program

The study of life, its origins, diversity and intricacies.

Advisory Board for the Biotechnology and Health Programs

• Biotechnology General
• Stem Cell Technology
• Biomedical Engineering
• Health Care
• Workforce Development Agency
• Military
• Community College
• Student Representative
• Faculty as Ex Officio Members

Biotechnology General

Matthew D. Arnold, MS, MBA
Director, Operations Risk Management
Amgen, Inc. (http://www.amgen.com)
Thousand Oaks, CA

Casey Capparelli, MBA
Executive Director, Product Development
Amgen, Inc (http://www.amgen.com)
Thousand Oaks, CA

Santiago Homsi Jr., CIR
Senior Recruiting Representative
Baxter Healthcare Corporation (http://www.baxter.com/)
Thousand Oaks, CA

Timothy D. Osslund, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist
A & FS
ATO Analytical Sciences
Amgen (http://www.amgen.com)
Thousand Oaks, CA

Peggy Pence, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Symbion Research International (http://www.symbionresearch.com/)
Newbury Park, CA

Kevin J. Reagan, Ph.D.
Executive VP, Technical Operations
Invitrogen (http://www.invitrogen.com/site/us/en/home.html)
Camarillo, CA

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Stem Cell Technology

Dennis O. Clegg, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Co-Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering
UCSB (http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/mcdb/index.html)
Santa Barbara, CA

Jeanne F. Loring, Ph.D.
Professor of Developmental Neurobiology
Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine
The Scripps Research Institute (http://www.scripps.edu/e_index.html)
La Jolla, CA

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Biomedical Engineering

Jonathan Lasch, Ph.D.
Director & CEO
Alfred Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering
USC (http://ami.usc.edu/)
Los Angeles, CA

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Health Care

John Bibby, MBA, SPHR
Vice President
Human Resources
St. John’s Regional Medical Center
St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital
St. John's Hospitals (http://www.stjohnshealth.org/index.htm)
Oxnard, CA

Robert Gonzalez, M.D.
Medical Director
Ventura County Healthcare Agency (http://www.vchca.org)
Ventura, CA

Ming K. Heng, MD., FRACP, FAHA
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA/Consulting Cardiologist
Board Certified Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease
Centers for Family Health
Community Memorial Health System
Centers for Family Health (http://www.cmhshealth.org/cfh/oxnard-airmarina.shtml)
Oxnard, CA

Edward H. O’Neil, PhD, MPA, FAAN
Professor and Director
Center for the Health Professions
UCSF (http://www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/)
San Francisco, CA

Sue Tatangelo, MA
Chief Resource Officer
Camarillo Health Care District (http://www.camhealth.com/chcd.php)
Camarillo, CA

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Workforce Development Agency

Cheryl Moore
Executive Director
Workforce Investment Board (http://www.wib.ventura.org/)
Ventura, CA

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Military

Bryan Burdick
Education Specialist,
Navy College Office
Naval Base Ventura County (http://www.cnic.navy.mil/Ventura/index.htm)
Point Mugu, CA

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Community College

Patricia Fausset, PhD
Director of the Central Coast Biotechnology Center
Department of Sciences
Ventura College (http://www.venturacollege.edu/)
Ventura, CA

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Student Representative

Parissa Keshavarzian
CIRM Student Assistant
Student Researcher and Biology Tutor
CSU Channel Islands
CSUCI Extended University
Camarillo, CA

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Faculty as Ex Officio Members

Ruben Alarcon, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Biology

Amy Denton, PhD.
Chair and Associate Professor of Biology

Karen Jensen, PhD.
Associate Professor of Nursing

Nancy Mozingo, PhD.
Associate Professor of Biology

Nitika Parmar, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Biology

Ching-Hua Wang, MD., PhD.
Professor of Biology
Director of MS Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Special Assistant to the Provost

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