Staci Sapaugh Thomas
Adjunct Professor of Biology & Chemistry and Assistant Project Director East Texas Regional Collaborative for Excellence in Science Teaching
2600 North Robison Road
Texas A&M
University-Texarkana 
Texarkana, Texas 75501 
Fax: 903/223-3120
e-mail:  Staci.Thomas@tamut.edu

1998-2000 Southwest Texas State University

 Master of Science degree in Biochemistry
Spring 2001
Thesis title -- Purification and Partial Characterization of Pokeweed Antiviral Protein Immunoreactive Species

 1995- 1998 Oklahoma State University

 Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Graduated with 3.44 GPA
Completed degree requirements in three years
 Member Phi Lambda Upsilon (Chemical Honor Society)
Member Alpha Zeta (Agricultural Honor Society)  

2000-Present

Adjunct Instructor of Chemistry and Biology at Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Teach Biochemistry and serve a lab coordinator

1998-2000 Southwest Texas State University

Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Chemistry Department
 Plant extractions, protein purification
HPLC, ion exchange, affinity , gel chromatography Protein analysis (EUSA, SDS
    PAGE, Western blots, activity assays)
Taught undergraduate labs (general chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry )

 1995- 1998 Oklahoma State University

Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant, Biochemistry Department
 Cell culture (manuna1ian carcinoma cells)
 RNA analysis (Northern/Western blots)

Member Bannockburn Baptist Church
 Teaching tenth grade Sunday School class
Working with weekly youth programs and special projects

Dr. Eldon C. Nelson, Professor of Biochemistry , Oklahoma State University

Dr. James D. Irvin, Professor of Chemistry, Southwest Texas State University