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astrobiology, extremophiles, biochemistry, microbiology, genomics, transcription regulation, halophiles, psychrophiles
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Biography

Dr. Coker is the Director of the Center for Biotechnology Education at The Johns Hopkins University. As a scientist and educator, he has worked to advance the understanding of research and improve higher education.
As a Scientist, he studies life in Earth’s extreme environments and harnesses the unique adaptations of the microorganisms living there for use in biotechnology applications. Using biochemical and genetic/genomics approaches, he has discovered several new enzymes and a novel genome-wide system of gene regulation. His research also has helped catalog the limits of life and thereby where it is possible for it to exist in the Universe.
As a Professor and Academic Administrator, he has worked to improve STEM education by working with the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning as well as UTeach to train the university faculty and secondary education teachers of tomorrow. He has also long been an advocate of increasing access to education for adult and military students as well as career changers and underserved populations.
In addition to his roles as a Scientist and Academic, he has played an active role in shared governance at the University and State-level and served in the Executive Committee as Secretary, Vice Chair, and Chair. In these roles, he has worked to improve communication between faculty and higher administration, establish metrics for faculty evaluation and rewards for outstanding performance, and update University policies.
He earned two undergraduate-level degrees - B.S. Zoology and B.S. Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, as well as a Minor in Philosophy, from Oklahoma State University. He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology from The Pennsylvania State University. He currently resides in Washington D.C. and is an ardent supporter of Chelsea F.C.

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Employment (3)

Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore, MD, US

2021-08-16 to present | Center Director (AAP/Center for Biotechnology Education)
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University of Maryland Global Campus: Adelphi, MD, US

2013-04-21 to 2021-07-16 | Program Chair and Professor (Biotechnology)
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University of Alabama at Birmingham: Birmingham, AL, US

2010-08-04 to 2013-04-05 | Assistant Professor (Biology)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Pennsylvania State University University Park: University Park, PA, US

1998-08 to 2004-08 | Ph.D. (Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology)
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Oklahoma State University Stillwater: Stillwater, OK, US

1994-08 to 1996-05 | B.S. (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics)
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Oklahoma State University Stillwater: Stillwater, OK, US

1994-08 to 1996-05 | B.S. (Zoology)
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Faculty Opinions: London, GB

2008-06-09 to present | Faculty Member
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‘All About’ Extremophiles

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2023-11-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2732-432X
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Recent advances in understanding extremophiles [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

2019-11-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2046-1402
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Extremophiles and biotechnology: current uses and prospects [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

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A complexity measurement for de novo protein folding

2015 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, CIBCB 2015
2015 | Conference paper
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Contributors: Brown, M.S.; Coker, J.A.; Hua, O.M.T.
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The effects of extremes of pH on the growth and transcriptomic profiles of three haloarchaea

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2014 | Journal article
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Contributors: Coker, J.A.; Moran-Reyna, A.
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Niche Genetic Algorithms are better than traditional Genetic Algorithms for de novo Protein Folding

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2014-10-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael Scott Brown; Tommy Bennett; James A. Coker
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The effects of extremes of pH on the growth and transcriptomic profiles of three haloarchaea

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2014-07-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Aida Moran-Reyna; James A. Coker
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The information transfer system of halophilic archaea

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Contributors: Capes, M.D.; Coker, J.A.; Gessler, R.; Grinblat-Huse, V.; DasSarma, S.L.; Jacob, C.G.; Kim, J.-M.; DasSarma, P.; DasSarma, S.
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