Moussa M. Diawara,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Office: Life Science 246
Phone:(719) 549-2813
FAX: (719) 549-2993
Email: moussa.diawara@colostate-pueblo.edu
Degrees
* Economic Development Certificate,
* Ph.D. University of Georgia, Athens (1991)
* M.S. University of Georgia, Athens (1987)
* B.S. Institut Polytechnique Rural de Katibougou, Mali (1979)
COURSES TAUGHT
- BIOL 121 (Environmental Conservation)
- BIOL 121L (Environmental Conservation Lab)
- BIOL 352 (Evolution Biology and Ecology)
- BIOL 481/581 (General Entomology)
- BIOL 481/581L (General Entomology Lab)
- BIOL 493 (Senior Biology Seminar)
- BIOL 489/589 (Medical & Veterinary Entomology)
- BIOL 465/565 (Environmental Toxicology)
- BIOL 462/562 (Environmental Management)
- ANS 510 (Science Information System)
- ANS 593 (Graduate Seminar)
RESEARCH INTEREST
Our research projects involve 1) studies of the relationship between exposure to environmental insults such as heavy metals and population health in Southern Colorado; 2) determination of mechanism(s) of reproductive toxicity of the psoralens, naturally occurring plant toxicants known to be carcinogenic, but used to treat skin disorders; 3) determination of the role of genetic polymorphisms in specific cytochrome P450s in ethnic disparities observed in menopausal symptoms and in the metabolism of the cancer drug Tamoxifen.
Link to Publications and Grant History
ACTIVITIES
- Faculty Sponsor for the CSU-Pueblo International Soccer Club
Panelist for the National Science Foundation - Reviewer for several international referred journals
- Consultant to the United
Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID) and the Government of the
Republic of Mali.
- Master Mason, Eureka Lodge No 2, Pueblo, Colorado (USA). Freemasonry is "a beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory, and illustrated in symbols." The Lodge gives charity and teaches such values as morality, honesty and integrity in the community.
- Master Mason, Eureka Lodge No 2, Pueblo, Colorado (USA). Freemasonry is "a beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory, and illustrated in symbols." The Lodge gives charity and teaches such values as morality, honesty and integrity in the community.