the pakpour lab

Welcome to the pakpour lab

Due to the current pandemic we are not accepting new students at this time.
You can find our current research projects below:
  • Examining the impact of type 2 diabetes on malaria parasite development and transmission in mosquitoes
  • Using hackathons as an educational and community building activity for college students
  • Examining the impact of serotonin inhibition on Drosophila suzukii
  • Establishing an insect petting zoo to travel to local schools
  • Working with the Elementary Science Partnership to transform science teaching and learning in predominately low-income schools serving underrepresented minority students 
You can find the current classes Dr. Pakpour is teaching below:
  • Spring 2021 BIOL 431- Medical Microbiology 
  • Spring 2021 HSC 497-02- Racism in health and biomedical sciences

We are failing our black students and faculty at CSUEB

Although CSUEB is one of the most diverse campuses in the CSU system we have some of the worst graduation rates for our students of color, with only 10% graduating in 4 years. The majority of our departments have no Black faculty and in the last 8 years we have lost over 50% of our Black faculty (compared to 10% of our non-Black faculty). These numbers are unacceptable,  we need to be doing better! The Pakpour lab is committed to working with others across the campus to help change these abysmal statistics. 

the pakpour lab is a safe space

The laboratory and classes of Dr. Pakpour are a safe and welcoming place for all students regardless of biological sex, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age, or physical or mental ability. I strive to create spaces where each person's self-respect and dignity are guarded and acknowledged. 

Pakpour lab has a new paper out

"Deconstructing yogurt: A different method for understanding fermentation in an undergraduate microbiology laboratory setting." Fermentation labs in microbiology are a versatile way to introduce concepts of energy production, while allowing students to explore different cultural heritages, and can be adapted for both in-person and remote teaching. With the help of Dr. Salmon, we also wrote a little news article for the American Society of Microbiology website.

Dr. pakpour won a hack day!

The Global health hackathon, organized jointly by UCSF Global Health Sciences and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub had teams spend three days together to come up with new approaches and tools to address the problem of outdoor biting mosquitoes in low-resource settings. Dr. Pakpour was part of the winning team! 

Dr. pakpour made a teded video!

​Dr. Pakpour provided the script for a TEDed video focused on cell membranes. These oily films are hundreds of times thinner than a strand of spider silk, yet strong enough to protect the delicate contents of life. Watch the video to learn more about how membranes work.

Pakpour lab featured in East bay today 

EB Today article focuses on Assistant Professor Nazzy Pakpour research on the link between malaria transmission and a rising global epidemic.