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I am a Professor of Biology and former Chair of the Biology Department at St. Mary's College of Maryland. My scientific field is microbiology (mainly bacteriology). I hold the endowed chair - Aldom-Plansoen Honors College Professor. I am former Editor-in-Chief for the American Society for Microbiology's Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education and a former Commissioner for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. My hobbies include sports (basketball, tennis, racquetball, softball, volleyball), beer brewing (Byrd Brew - Give your friend the Byrd!) and singing in the choir at St. Cecilia Church in St. Mary's City, MD. Below you see me on my toy - a 1996 Honda Shadow VLX.
Ph.D. - University of Maryland, 1991; M.S. - The Pennsylvania State University, 1985; B.S. - Cook College, Rutgers University, 1983.
Courses Taught
- Genetics
- Microbiology
- Virology
- Contemporary Bioscience (Biology of Infectious Disease)
- Research
Research
- Isolation of bacteriotoxic compounds formed when glucose and phosphate are autoclaved together (Byrd et al., 1999. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65(6):2396-2401.
- Survival of bacteria in the environment (especially Vibrio and E. coli).
- Production of antimicrobial agents
by the soft coral
- Mechanism of action of tetracycline. - Reduction of acid tolerance by tetracycline in Eschericia coli expressing tetA(C) is reversed by cations (Hung, Byrd et al. Appl. Environ.Microbiol. 72(6):4472-4474.
Books Published
- Complete Idiot's Guide to Microbiology, Byrd, J. J. and T. Powledge. Alpha Books. Nov, 2006.
Societies that I belong to
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Project Kaleidoscope - Faculty for the 21st Century
- National Association of Science Teachers
- Sigma Xi - Research Society
- Beta Beta Beta Biological Society
- Alpha Zeta - Agricultural Honor Society
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Dept. of Biology
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