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Dr. Joel William Gray

  • Assoc Professor of Instruction - Chemistry and Biochemistry

Biography and education

I earned both my B.S. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Texas State University and Texas A&M University respectively. Since I joined the faculty at Texas State University I have worked hard to be a great instructor and have taught a number of different courses (Engineering Chemistry, Experimental Biochemistry, Biochemistry, as well as General Chemistry 1).

Starting this semester (Spring 2025) I am taking courses toward a Masters in Education with an emphasis in Education Technology. I plan to implement what I learn in these courses to develop more robust online courses to better serve the Texas State University student body.

Teaching Interests

  • Gray, J. W., & Holland, C. L. (2017). General Chemistry 1 Lab, 1st edition. Cengage.
  • Ek-Ramos, M., Avila, J., Su, D., Nelson Dittrich, A., Gray, J. W., & Devarenne, T. (2014). The tomato cell death suppressor Adi3 is restricted to the endosomal system in response to the Pseudomoas effector protein AvrPto. PLoS One, 9:e110807.
  • Gray, J. W., Nelson Dittrich, A., Chen, S., Avila, J., Giavalisco, P., & Devarenne, T. (2013). Two Pdk1 phosphorylation sites on the plant cell death suppressor Adi3 contribute to substrate phosphorylation. Biochim. Biophys. Acta – Proteins Proteom, 1834, 1099–1106.
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi. April 20, 2018 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Non-Traditional Student Organization. 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: New Student Appreciation of Campus Support recognition, Texas State University. 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Teaching Award, Texas A&M Biochemistry/Biophysics Department. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Teaching Award, Texas A&M Biochemistry/Biophysics Department. 2010
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