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Nicole A. Cintas, PhD

Assistant Professor
Biology

Northern Virginia Community College
3001 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311

   
  CONTACT INFORMATION     OFFICE HOURS in Fall 2009
  Office: Bisdorf 352
    Monday 7-11am
  Phone: 703-845-6004     Tuesday 7-8am
  Email: ncintas@nvcc.edu     Wednesday 7-8am
  Fax: 703-845-6006     Thursday 7-8am, 9:15am-12:15pm
 
    Friday  





COURSES TAUGHT in Fall 2009
 BIO 101 General Biology

 

 

Class schedule for Mon/Wed lecture

Syllabus for Mon/Wed lecture

Class schedule for Tues/Thurs lecture

Syllabus for Tuesday/Thursday lecture

Link to DNA Interactive award winning website

Instructions to find animations on DNA Interactive website

  Bio Lab Web page

writing lab report website link (see bottom of website page for link to sample lab reports)

Courses taught in Spring:

BIO 110 - BOTANY

 

 

 


LINKS

 

BIO 101 flagella movement

more flagella

ATP synthase animation

Electron Transport animation (under metabolism)

Electron Transport animation 2

Gene regulation and cancer animation

DNA replication animation

9 min Video of inner life of a cell

Spermatogenesis and oogenesis diagrams to use for lab 8 (ELI course)

BIO 110
 
root tip growth - animation

real root growth video

sLowlife - USBG exhibit about plant movement with great videos

herbaceous shoot growth

micrograph images of plant tissues

VA Native Plant info and lists

Invasive plant information

Plant Evolution tour

Atlas of Plant anatomy -  a good website to view slides

 

NVCC Alexandria Campus

 Science & Applied Technologies Division

 Biology Program

Tutoring center

Disability services

Testing center

Writing center

Miscellaneous muscle contraction animation

sliding filament animation

Biological Animations

DNA website with animations and interactive fun

So many things under the microscope!

Tree of Life Website

Tour of the Basics - DNA to proteins

Infrared Zoo gallery!

Human Tissues

 

 


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
A.S. in Environmental Science, Simon's Rock College
B.S. in Plant Science, PennState University
PhD in Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis

  Last Updated: Fall 2009

 


Northern Virginia Community College

3001 North Beauregard St.
Alexandria, Virginia 22311-5097

Tel: 703.845.6200
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