BACKGROUND

Position:

Associate Professor

Education:

Ed.D. - Allied Health Education and Administration 1988
Baylor College of Medicine and University of Houston Consortium

M.S. - Biological Sciences 1978
University of Houston at Clear Lake
School of Blood Bank Technology 1973
UTMB, Galveston, Texas

B.S. - (Magna Cum Laude) - Medical Technology 1971
Texas Lutheran College

B.S. - (Summa Cum Laude) - Biology / Chemistry 1970
UTMB, Galveston, Texas

Major Areas of Teaching Emphasis:

Immunology, Immunodiagnostics, Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine, Laboratory Math, Introduction to Allied Health Professions, and GRE preparation.

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

BOOK CHAPTERS

• "Neuronotrophic Factors in Aged Rodent Central Nervous System." J.R. Perez-Polo, K. Werrbach-Perez, G. Jackson, C. Beck, D. Marchetti, B. Morgan, G. Taglialateala, M.T. Ramacci, and L. Angellucci. In: Aging Brain and Dementias: New Trends in Diagnosis and Therapy. Ed. Battistin, A., Alan Liss, New York,
  1990.
• "Nerve Growth Factor and the Immune System." L.W. Thorpe, B. Morgan, C. Beck, K. Werrbach-Perez, and J.R. Perez-Polo. In: Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Neural Development and Regeneration. Eds. J. Devellis, A. Gorio, B. Haber, and J.R. Perez-Polo. Springer Verlag, Heidleberg, pp. 583-594, 1988

SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES, INTERNATIONAL REFEREED

• "Reverse-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography of Nerve Growth Factor Receptor-Like Proteins Identified with Monoclonal Antibodies." D.E. Shan, C.E.Beck, K. Werrbach-Perez, and J.R. Perez-Polo. Journal of Neuroscience Research vol 27 (4), pp. 620-632, 1990. Special Issue December 1990.
• "Sex Differences in Nerve Growth Factor Levels in Superior Cervical Ganglia and Pineals." L.L. Wright, C.E. Beck, and J.R. Perez-Polo. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 5(5/6) 383-390, 1987.
• Human Nerve Growth Factor Does Not Crossreact With Antibodies to mouse a Nerve Growth Factor in a Two-site Radioimmunoassay. C.E. Beck and J.R. Perez-Polo. Journal of Neuroscience Research: Special Issue 8(2-3) 137-152, 1982.

SELECTED ARTICLES, NATIONAL REFEREED

• "Laboratory Service Use in a University Health Clinic." C.E. Beck, V.C. Carver, V.M. Crawford, and K. M. Henson. Laboratory Medicine, vol 25 (12),pp 791-794, 1994.
• "Assessment of Student Affective Behaviors in U.S. Medical Technology Programs." M.J. Hudson, C.Goodwin, and C.E. Beck. Laboratory Medicine vol 25 (1), pp. 27-31, 1994.
• "Nerve Growth Factor from Crotalus adamenteus Snake Venom." J.R. Perez-Polo, H. Bomar, C. Beck and K. Hall, Journal of Biological Chemistry 253:6140-6149, 1978.
• "Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia with Anti-JKa Specificity in a Patient taking Aldomet", E. Patten, C.E. Beck, C. Scholl, R.A. Stroope and C. Wukasch, Transfusion 17(5): 517-520, 1977.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS, INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCE

• Effects of Submaximal Exercise on Alanine Aminotransferase. M.Foley, D. Redondo, W. Thompson, and C. Beck. 1990 Joint Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion and the American Association of Blood Banks, Los Angeles, California, November 1990.
• Characterization of Nerve Growth Factor Receptor on PC12 Cells Using Receptor Biding Assay and High Performance Liquid Chromatography. D.E. Shan, C.E. Beck, D. Marchetti, and J.R. Perez-Polo. 12thMeeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry, Algarve, Portugal, April, 1989.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS, NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCE

• "Enhancing Professional Role Socialization" 11th Annual CLINICAL LABORATORY EDUCATOR'S CONFERENCE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 3-5 1995.
• "Quality Assurance for Educators" one-hour seminar as part of a four hour workshop called the blood bank educators forum. B Anderson, C E Beck, J E Mesnard, and S L Wilkinson. American Association of Blood Banks Annual Meeting, Miami Florida, Oct 24-29, 1993.
• A Comparison of Perceptions of Future Roles for Medical Technologists Carolyn E. Beck. 61stAnnual Meeting of the American Society for Medical Technologists. Washington D.C., June 1993. Also published in Clinical Laboratory Science vol 5(3), p146, 1993.

GRANTS: Lucas Award: Incidence of HCV in College Students

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Diseases Transmitted by Blood Transfusion
• ALT levels and exercise
• Roles of Medical Technologists
• Retention of students and employees
• Immunomodulation following blood transfusion
• Hepatitis C