Professor, ISAT
sansonag@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- Ph.D. in Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis, Emory University
- B.A. in Cell and Molecular Biology, Dartmouth College
- B.A. in Religion, Dartmouth College
Experience
- 2006-current: Professor in School of Integrated Sciences, James Madison University. Faculty member in both BS-ISAT and BS-Biotechnology programs.
- 2023-current: Fellow, Madison Collaborative: Ethical Reasoning in Action
- 2013-2023: Program Director, Integrated Science and Technology
- 2022: Interim co-Director, School of Integrated Sciences
- 2013-2014: Assistant Department Head, Department of Integrated Science and Technology
- 2004-2006: NIH IRACDA postdoctoral fellow, Emory University School of Medicine; Postdoctoral Instructor, Spelman College
Courses Taught
- ISAT 113: Issues in Biotechnology
- ISAT 305: Instrumentation and Measurement in Biotechnology
- ISAT 350: Applications of Molecular and Cellular Biology
- ISAT 351: Frontiers in Biotechnology
- ISAT 456: Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Biotechnology
- ISAT 480: Global Infectious Disease
Research Interests
- Bioethics and bioethics education, particularly resource allocation and emerging biotechnologies
- Virology, particularly virus-host interactions in diseases of global importance
- Virus-cell fusion proteins
College of Integrated Science and Engineering
