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Director of Public Health Programs

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX
  • MPH, University of Texas, Houston, TX
  • B.S., Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX

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Biography

Don Galbadage’s teaching focuses on the disciplines of public health, medical sciences and applied health sciences. His areas of expertises are in epidemiology, biostatistics, disease control, preventative medicine, human physiology, pathology, microbiology, molecular biology and wellness promotion. Galbadage’s goal in teaching is that at the end of a course, students will be able to accomplish five broad objectives: 1) Define important concepts pertinent to the discipline, 2) identify the creative work of God in science and health, 3) solve theoretical problem using definitions they learned, 4) critique the strengths and weaknesses of various methodologies used and 5) combine these methodologies to address any research hypothesis.

To accomplish his teaching goals and enhance students’ learning experience, Galbadage uses several different strategies. His teaching strategies promote a student-centered learning environment based on four learning principles: core-competencies, personalization, student-ownership and versatility. Galbadage encourages active student learning by giving his students ownership of their learning experience. This increases student engagement and helps foster a successful education. Education attained through meaningful learning is an invaluable foundation needed for students to build better lives and better careers. His mission as a teacher is to guide students through the process of meaningful learning and empower them to be independent lifelong learners.

Outstanding professors are not only effective teachers and researchers but also excellent mentors. Inspired by many exceptional professors Galbadage has benefited from, he makes himself available as a mentor for any students who want to discuss their research, career plans, educational goals, or professional applications. His goal in mentoring students is to invest in their lives, be an example of Christ-centered living, and see them succeed in life.

Affiliations

  • 2007-2008 Member, Texas Public Health Association (TPHA)
  • 2008-2012 Member, American Medical Association (AMA)
  • 2008-2012 Member, American Medical Students Association (AMSA)
  • 2008-2012 Member, Texas Medical Association (TMA)
  • 2010-2017 Member, American Physician Scientists Association (APSA)
  • 2010-2017 Member, American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
  • 2014-2017 Member, American College of Physicians (ACP)
  • 2018-Present Member, Texas Genetic Society (TGS)

Awards

  • 1st Place Graduate Student Poster Category — Molecular Basis of Infectious Diseases (MBID) Retreat — 2013 —- Houston, TX
  • 2nd Place Oral Presentation Competition — 18th Annual College of Medicine Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium — 2013 — Bryan, T
  • Co-recipient 1st Place Design a Better Pathogen — Department of Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis at Texas A&M Health Science Center — 2011 — College Station, TX
  • 2nd Place Undergraduate Presentation — 40th Minutes in Miniature, American Chemical Society, DFW Section — 2007 — TX
  • 1st Place Undergraduate Research — Department of Biology at the Student Research Symposium, College of Science & Engineering, TCU — 2007 — Fort Worth, TX
  • Dr. Arthur J. Ehlmann Scholarship ($1,200) for Research Excellence & Travel Award — Student Research Symposium, College of Science & Engineering, TCU — 2007 — Fort Worth, TX
  • Scholar Award — Texas Christian University — 2006 — Fort Worth, TX
  • Dean's List — Texas Christian University — 2006 — Fort Worth, TX
  • Transfer Dean's Scholarship — Texas Christian University — 2005 — Fort Worth, TX

Publications

  • "Tuberculosis Host-Pathogen Interactions," Sharan, Riti, Galbadage, Thushara, Saenkham, Panatda, Moule, Madeleine, Sule, Preeti, Kong, Ying, and Cirillo, Jeffrey D., Springer Cham, 2019, pp. 155-200.
  • "Molecular Nanomachines Disrupt Bacterial Cell Wall, Increasing Sensitivity of Extensively Drug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumonia to Meropenem." Galbadage, T.; Liu, D.; Alemany, L.B.; Pal, R; Tour, J.M.; Gunasekera, R.S.; and Cirillo, J.D.; ACS Nano, 13(12):14377-14387. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07836. Epub 2019 Dec 11., 2019 Dec 24.
  • “Hetero-Multivalency of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lectin LecA Binding to Model Membranes.” Worstell N. C., Singla A., Saenkham P., Galbadage T., Sule P., Lee D., Mohr A., Kwon J. S., Cirillo J. D., Wu H.J. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 8419. 2018. 
  • “In vitro results of flexible light-emitting antimicrobial bandage designed for prevention of surgical site infections.” Greenberg M., Sharan R., Galbadage T., Sule P., Smith R., Lovelady A., Cirillo J. D., Glowczwski A., Maitland K. C. Proceedings Volume 10479, Light-Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases 104790M. 2018. 
  • “The Caenorhabditis elegans p38 MAPK Gene plays a key role in protection from mycobacteria.” Galbadage T., Shepherd T. F., Cirillo S. L., Gumienny T. L., Cirillo J. D. Microbiology Open, 5(3), 436-52. 2016 February 25. 
  • “Coliform and Escherichia coli contamination of desserts served in public restaurants from Guadalajara, Mexico and Houston, Texas.” Vigil K. J., Jiang Z. D., Chen J. J., Palumbo K. L., Galbadage T., Brown E. L., Yiang J., Koo H., DuPont M. W., Ericsson C., Adachi J. A., DuPont H. L. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 80(4), 606-8. 2009. 
  • “Improvement in detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in patients with travelers' diarrhea by increasing the number of E. coli colonies tested.” Galbadage T., Jiang Z. D., DuPont H. L. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 80(1), 20-3. 2009. 
  • “Repeated temperature fluctuations extend the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans in a daf-16-dependent fashion.” Galbadage T., Hartman P. S. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 129(9), 507-14. 2008 May 2. 

Presentations

  • 3rd Annual Texas A&M Postdoctoral Association (PDA) Research Symposium, College Station, TX. Presented on “Efficacy of peptides and peptoids against pan-resistant K. pneumoniae.” September 2018.
  • Texas Genetic Society (TGS) Annual Meeting, College Station, TX. Presented on “In vivo action of molecular nanomachines increases mortality in eukaryotes and destroys prokaryotes.” March 2018.
  • Molecular Basis of Infectious Diseases (MBID) Retreat, Houston, TX. Presented on “Light-activated molecular machines cause cell death in bacteria and C. elegans.” February 2018.
  • Molecular Basis of Infectious Diseases (MBID) Retreat, Houston, TX. Presented on “Light-activated molecular machines cause cell death in bacteria and C. elegans.” February 2018.
  • American Physician Scientists Association 10th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Presented on “Caenorhabditis elegans as a Mycobacterium marinum virulence model.” April 2014.
  • Molecular Basis of Infectious Diseases (MBID) Retreat, Houston, TX. Presented on “Caenorhabditis elegans as a novel virulence model for Mycobacterium marinum.” March 2013. 
  • 18th Annual College of Medicine Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium, Bryan, TX. Presented on “Caenorhabditis elegans as a novel virulence model for Mycobacterium marinum.” April 2013. 
  • 17th Annual College of Medicine Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium, Bryan, TX. Presented on “Virulence gene regulator luxR1 (MMAR_1239) in Mycobacterium marinum.” April 2012.
  • Molecular Basis of Infectious Diseases (MBID) Retreat, Houston, TX. Presented on “Virulence gene regulator luxR1 (MMAR_1239) in Mycobacterium marinum.” March 2012.
  • 36th Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association, San Antonio, TX. Presented on “Repeated temperature fluctuation extends the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans in a daf-16 dependent fashion.” June 2007.

Research Interests

  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Multidrug Resistance
  • Public Health

Courses

  • BIOS 236 Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • BIOS 236L Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab
  • KNES 107 Lifetime Wellness 
  • KNES 350 Principles of Public Health Practice
  • KNES 456 Health Care Systems
  • KNES 460 Topics: Introduction to Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise for Media Interviews

  • Aging
  • Bioethics
  • Biological Sciences
  • Healing
  • Health
  • Medicine
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Physical Science
  • Science
  • Sports and Fitness
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
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