Dr. John Thomford
Chairperson & Instructor in the Department of Biological Sciences

& Faculty Advisor for the Allied Health Occupations Club

http://www.miracosta.cc.ca.us/home/jthomford/SUNSET1.JPG

Mail Station: 8C
phone: (760) 757-2121, ext. 6410 (if no answer, please leave msg.)
e-mail address: jthomford@miracosta.edu
Office: room 4518 Oceanside campus

Educational Background:
B.S., Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis.
M.S., Zoology-Parasitology, Biology Department, University of Nevada, Reno.
PhD., Immunology, Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Immunology, University of California, Davis.
Post-doctoral research, Division of Infectious Diseases, at U.C.S.D. Medical Ctr., San Diego, CA


MY FALL 2008 SCHEDULE:

BIOLOGY 220 – HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY sec. #2189; Lecture – TTH 9-10:15AM in 3606 OC; lab- 10:30-1:20pm in OC 4523

BIOLOGY 220 – HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY sec. #2176: Lecture – TTH 5-6:20pm in OC 3606; Lab – Th 6:45-9:35pm in OC 4523

Office hours:  T 10:30am-11:30am in OC 4518 or 4523 & T 3:30-4:30pm in 4518 ; or  by appointment (see email & phone no. above)

Allied Health Occupations Club (AHOC) meetings: every other Tuesday 12-12:30 in room OC 4514 (scroll down to the bottom of this page to learn more about the club); Club meeting dates: 11/11/08; 11/25/08; 12/9/08

INFORMATION FOR ANATOMY STUDENTS:

 

·       Blackboard Website (http://blackboard.miracosta.edu/)  available only to students enrolled in my sections of Human Anatomy (Bio 210); 

    for all of your information regarding the course, announcements, assignments, schedules, discussion board, etc. 

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·       Links to Photomicrographs:  available to all interested parties; on this website you will find photos of  many of the histology slides that you will be studying this semester.  Please click on one of the links directly below. Remember that slides and microscopes are also available at each library for review.  They may be checked out at the front desk for use in the library at OC & SEC.

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Link to Anatomy (Biology 210) Histology Web Page- click on image ABOVE

OR FOR MoreANATOMY Slides (click on this blue link)

·       LINKS TO PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANATOMY MODELS:

Available to all interested parties; these are photographs of models and bones that we maintain in our Anatomy labs at MiraCosta College.  If you attend another college that does not have these particular models, they will still be of use to you.  They will provide you with a novel perspective, testing your ability to orient yourself, locate recognizable landmarks and identify structures that are typically tested  in an introductory Human Anatomy course. 

Instructions: Click on any of the organ-system links below to see a list and thumbnail pix of the available photos.  Then click on the link of the photo that you want to study.  Most of the images are mapped, so if you move & hold your cursor over an anatomical structure (or in some cases a given number) the identity of that structure will be exhibited on your screen.  (If the identity does not show up, try clicking on the image once to activate the image mapping feature.)

1.      SKELETAL SYSTEM & ARTICULATIONS

2.      INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

3.      MUSCULAR SYSTEM

4.      NERVOUS SYSTEM

5.      SPECIAL SENSES

6.      DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

7.      CARDIOPULMONARY (CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS)

8.      URO-GENITAL  (URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS)

                       

 INFORMATION FOR PHYSIOLOGY STUDENTS:

  • Blackboard Website:  available only to students enrolled in my sections of Human Physiology.  Bio 220 STUDENTS SHOULD USE THE BLACKBOARD WEBSITE TO DOWNLOAD ALL MATERIAL (http://blackboard.miracosta.edu/)
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Click on skeleton to Learn more about purchasing
INTERACTIVE ANATOMY or INTERACTIVE PHYSIOLOGY COMPUTER MODULES:

once at the website, type "ADAM Interactive Anatomy" into the "Search" bar, and click on the "GO" icon on the screen
Site=http://www.journeyed.com/

 

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN THE ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS CLUB (A.H.O.C.)

 

            The Allied Health Occupations Club has been in existence since 1996 and has seen many changes.  To view the mission statement please use this link: AHOC

  • MEETING DATES: The club holds its business meetings every other Tuesday of each month.  We meet in 4514 OC from 12-12:30pm.    Also, take a look at the bulletin board outside room 4521 OC for announcements on guest speakers and Club activities. 
  • To view the AHOC Constitution established in 9/05, view this link : Constitution;
  • Names of Club Officers for academic year 2008-09;
  • To access minutes of the Club meetings click on any of the dated links: 9-7-06 ; 9-21-06; 10-19-06 ; 8-28-07

 

 

 


Students interested in learning about my PhD research on babesiosis, an emerging infectious disease caused by a protozoan, should visit the following website at UC Davis.

http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/VBDP/BABESIA.HTM 

 



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