Associate Professor
Natural Sciences
Location: Obal Hall Room 207 Lodi Campus
Phone: 201.559.6059 Ext. 6059
Email: WeirP@felician.edu
Academic Accomplishments
- PhD Microbiology, specialization in Microbial Physiology and Applied Microbiology, Rutgers (New Brunswick)
- MS Biology, specialization in Microbiology, Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck).
- BS Biology, Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck).
Biography
Born in Weehawken, New Jersey, and raised in Union City, New Jersey. Attended high school at Saint Joseph of the Palisades, West New York. First in family to attend college. Worked throughout college years to pay tuition and fees. Worked as a teaching assistant and research assistant during graduate school. Started at Felician College soon after completing PhD in 1989. Married in 1996 and moved to Middlesex County, NJ. Served as Department Chair several times, and as Coordinator of the Core Curriculum in the late 1990’s. Appointed to Associate Dean in 2019.
Field(s) of Interest/Expertise
Microbial Physiology, Microbial Ecology, General Microbiology
Courses Taught at Felician University
- Anatomy & Physiology I and II
- Anatomy & Physiology for Clinical Lab
- Biology Seminar
- Cell Biology
- Clinical Microbiology I and II
- Embryology
- Evolution
- General Biology I and II
- General Science Seminar
- Microbiology
- Pathophysiology
- Undergraduate Research in Biology I and II
- Undergraduate Research in General Science,
- Virology
- Biology of Aging
- Biotechnology (Honors)
- Bioterrorism (Honors)
- Disease and History
- Earth Science
- Emerging Diseases (Honors)
- Genetics and Health Care
- Human Species (Honors & regular sections)
- Introduction to Biology
- Introduction to Physical Science
- Publications/Research
Positions Held:
- Full-time Faculty (1989 to present)
- Chair, Department of Natural Sciences (1991-1994; 2000-2003, 2007, & 2012-2014)
- Coordinator, Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum (1996-2000)
- Microbiologist, ABC Labs (1981-1998)
Publications:
- Weir, P. (2016). The Ecology of Zymomonas: A Review. Folia Microbiologica 61(5): 385-392
- Weir, P., and T. Chase, Jr. (1995). Effect of Proteolipid on Zymomonas Fermentation of 25%
- Glucose Media. J. Indust. Microbiol. 15:442-445 Weir, P., and T. Chase, Jr. (1991). Inhibition of
- Zymomonas Growth by Carbon Sources. Biotechnol. Lett. 13:779-780
- Professional Development:
- PI for NSF S-STEM Grant 1930141 (2019) E-Certified by Felician University (2016)
- Felician College Summer Research Stipend (1998)
- Presentations:
- Felician College UN Fellowship Class Guest Lecture: Chemical Weapons (2013)
- Felician College Introduction to Medieval Studies Class Guest Lecture: “The Black Death” (2010-2013)
- Felician College Information Session: “Anthrax” (2001)
- Felician College Faculty Forum: “Technology in the Classroom: Anatomy and Physiology Taught On-line” (2000)
- Felician College Faculty Forum: “Ecophysiology of Zymomonas mobilis” (1999)
- J.F.K. High School, Paterson, NJ, Career Day: “Careers in the Biomedical Sciences” (1998)
- Felician College Cultural Anthropology Class Invited Guest Lecture: “Microbes and the Supernatural” (1995)
- Felician College Faculty Forum: “Microbes and the Supernatural” (1995)
Reviews: - Microbiology, With Diseases by Taxonomy, 5th edition (2016) by Bauman, R., Pearson, Glenview, IL. Reviewed for the publisher in 2017 Fundamentals of Microbiology, 10th edition (2014) by
- Pommerville, J., Jones & Bartlett Learning, Burlington, MA. Reviewed for the publisher in 2015
- Annual Editions: Microbiology Academic Advisory Board Member for McGraw-Hill (2009)
