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to my teaching portfolio!

I’m Dr. Olga Soto, Biology Adjunct Faculty, teaching online Anatomy and Physiology. This site includes my professional experience, teaching philosophy, instructional materials, and reflections on improving my current course design and teaching practices.

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Dr. Olga Soto - Academic Teaching Portfolio

Biology Adjunct Faculty, Copper Mountain College, CA

Welcome! I’m Dr. Olga Soto, Biology Adjunct Faculty at Copper Mountain College. This academic teaching portfolio highlights my past teaching experience and my current online Anatomy and Physiology courses. Here, I share my teaching philosophy, course materials, self-assessments reflecting on ways to improve instruction, and my CV.

Human Anatomy Model

Publications & Research

Publications in peer-reviewed journals

 

  • Soto, O.B., et al. (2023) Structure and function of the TPR-domain immunophilins FKBP51 and FKBP52 in normal physiology and disease. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 1-17. doi: 10.1002/jcb.30406

  • Mazaira, G.I., Zgajnar, N.R., Lotufo, C.M., Daneri-Becerra, C., Sivils, J.C., Soto, O.B., Cox, M.B., and Galigniana, M.D. (2018) The Nuclear Receptor Field: A Historical Overview and Future Challenges. Nuclear Receptor Research. 5: Article ID 101320, 21 pages. PMC6108593

 

Book Chapters

 

  • Mazaira, G.I., Zgajnar, N.R., Lotufo, C.M., Daneri-Becerra, C., Sivils, J.C., Soto, O.B., Cox, M.B., and Galigniana, M.D. (2019) Nuclear Receptors: A Historical Perspective. Methods in Molecular Biology. 1966: 1-5.

Teaching Videos

Discover a selection of my teaching videos for past courses covering various topics in Biology and Anatomy. 

Molecular Cell Biology
Cell Cycle Analysis by Flow Cytometry
12:12
Wound healing
10:59
Cytotoxicity  Assay
10:24
Assessing cytotoxicity using crystal violet
14:34
Introduction to cell culture, splitting cells using trypsin and counting them using a hemocytometer
13:29

Teaching Insights

In my Teaching Insights I reflect on my experiences and growth as an online instructor. Here, I share my short and long-term goals, such as ideas I would like to experiment with to improve student outcomes, and my self-evaluation as I continue on this online teaching journey.

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