Misty Paig-Tran, Ph.D. Functional Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Biomaterials (FABB)

California State University Fullerton

Teaching grants received:

2021 California Education Learning Lab. BioCalc PEA Program. Joint grant between UCI, CSU Fresno, and CSU Fullerton. Joint grant with UCI, CSU Fullerton, San Jose State. (Bob Pelayo lead PI).

2015 Course Redesign. Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology (Biol 191B) (co-PI). Kathryn Dickson (PI). Kristy Forsgren (co-PI).

2014 Course Redesign. Human Anatomy/Mammalian Physiology

(Biol 361/Biol 362) (co-PI). Kathryn Dickson (PI). Kristy Forsgren (co-PI).

Fall

Human (gross) Anatomy - Cadaver based majors course

Anatomy and Physiology for non majors

Marine Ecology

Graduate Seminar

Spring

Ichthyology

Graduate Comparative Biomechanics

Field Marine Biology

Marine Biology

Summer

Ecology and Functional Morphology of Fishes (UW)

BioCalculus Boot Camp

Creative Projects

Links to student projects which challenge students to create short Youtube.com videos that serve to teach the general public about various topics in biology. The results are fantastic.

Ichthyology 2023

Cooking with James and Mike

Experience of rockfishing

Bioluminescence works man

Great hammerhead

Sammy the seahorse

Cooking with Milan

Lifecycle of clownfish

Viva la salmon

Ichthyology 2022

Dusky shark version of Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay

Ich version of the "Office"

Strategies for how fish eat

Candirus

Estuaries and their function for fish communities

Life cycle of salmon

Deep sea shark tier list

Ichthyology 2019

Brain Freeze FishStories: DDT of Palos Verdes

Fishy Defenses

Wanda and Friends

A Layman's Guide to Syngnathids

Doodle Kingdom Great White Shark

Ichthyology 2018

Fish anatomy rap

Hooks with a spur

Life of a seahorse

Fish jeopardy

Sandy beaches real talk

Field Marine Biology (317). Spring 2014

Algae lifecycles (life aquatic version)

We are fishes (Metal version)
Weird organisms

Ichthyology (Biology of fishes - 475). Spring 2013.

Kelp forest/ Open ocean

Taxonomy rap

Jaw protrusion

Primitive vs derived fishes

Majors anatomy (361) Fall 2013.

I feel it in my bones: Guide to breaks

Anatomy of the human eye

The Heart - Office spoof

The heart blood flow

Blood flow

Fight or Flight

Bones and Muscles to Gotye

Dream about anatomy - lymphatic system, etc.

Feeling good from the inside

Muscles, weightlifting

Muscle anatomy - raising arm, tying shoes

Zombie apocalypse cooking

Non-Majors Anatomy & Physiology (210) Fall 2013.

The reproductive system

Saddleback College, Mission Viejo

Freshman Intro Bio videos (Bio 20). Spring 2013.

Hardy Weinberg Principle

Parts of a flower

DNA replication

Functional groups rap

Photosynthesis

Punnett square affair

Good vibrations ear addition

Natural selection

Dihybrid crosses

Non-Majors Anatomy and Physiology (Bio 113). Fall 2013.

Cell Mediated Immunity

Digestive system

How to survive a zombie apocalypse

Neuromuscular junction

Small intestine and absorbtion

L-VAD

Gas exchange

Nephrons

COSMOS, University of California, Irvine

I have taught Marine Biology for the COSMOS program at UCI. This program is a five week long intensive course for minority high school students.

I delivered the Distinguished Lecture for COSMOS summer (2014).

Note: My lab is full for Fall 2024. I will not be taking additional applicants at this time.

Students interested in joining the FABB lab should contact Dr. Paig-Tran directly. Include a short statement of who you are and your research interests. It is helpful to include an updated C.V.

*Remember, before contacting any professor about joining their lab, make sure that you do your homework. Know what their lab does. Try to read one of their papers or at least an abstract from their papers.

Have a possible research question ready to discuss. This impresses P.I.s and gives you the advantage over students who have not taken the time to look into what happens in that lab.

Contact Misty:

empaig-tran@fullerton.edu