Laura Christian
Areas of Research
Engineering EducationBiography
Dr. Christian is interested in enhancing educational practices for Biomedical Engineering students. Prior to changing to a primarily teaching career, her research included developing a method to quantify individual types of trans fatty acids in human serum, determining differing binding partners for dynein during T cell activation, examining cell signaling steps during neural crest migration in frog embryos, and several other projects. Dr. Christian held teaching positions at West Virginia University and Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute before joining the BME Department at Georgia Tech.
Education
- B.S. Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology 2005
- Ph.D. Cell and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2013
Research Interests
Dr. Christian is interested in maximizing the impact of BME courses for educating undergraduate and graduate students. Her research has included measuring the impact of Problem Solving Studio in BMED 3600: Physiology of Cell and Molecular Systems, and she is currently working to incorporate activities in all BME undergraduate courses that build student data skills. In her role with the graduate program, she is developing new assessment and course planning strategies.
