Paul J. Monaco

Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Contact Information:
Stanton-Gerber Hall (VA 178)
Room A202
423-439-2009
monacop@mail.etsu.edu
 

Education:
Ph.D.   1982   Marquette University   Department of Biology
M.S.   1977   Marquette University   Department of Biology
B.A. (honors)   1974   Merrimack College   Department of Biology
 

Honors and Awards at the College of Medicine:
Recipient of Dean’s Teaching Award: 1993 – 1998
Lee Brashear’s Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching and Student Support: 2001 - 2003
Nominee for Caduceus Club Teaching Award: 2000 – 2012
Recipient Caduceus Club Teaching Award – Professor of the Year: 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010
Caduceus Club Course of the Year: Cell and Tissue Biology – 2010 awarded to course director
Recipient Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Basic Sciences: 2003, 2012 
Current Teaching Activities at the College of Medicine:
Case Oriented Learning I & II (course director since 2000)
Cell & Tissue Biology (course director since 2009)
Human Genetics   (course director since 2010)
Current Service Activities at the College of Medicine:
Dr. Monaco’s service over the years has included the Faculty Senate, the COM Admissions Committee, the COM Promotions and Tenure Committee, numerous self-study committees and search committees; many in leadership positions.  Presently he serves on the:
     Medical Student Education Committee (charter member)
     Student Promotions Committee
     Financial Aid and Scholarship Committee
     Dean’s Faculty Advisory Council
 

Professional Associations:
American Society for Cell Biology
International Association of Medical Science Educators
Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society

 
Research Interests:
More than 40 published research papers and abstracts have focused mainly on the cytogenetics and evolutionary biology of poeciliid fishes. Recently Dr. Monaco has begun to study neurodevelopment using a zebrafish model.  He is also interested in computer assisted instruction and small group learning methods.
 
Ten Representative Publications:
Monaco, P.J., Rasch, E.M., Balsano, J.S. & Turner, B.J.  1982.Muscle protein phenotype and the probable evolutionary origin of a unisexual fish, Poecilia formosa and its triploid derivatives.  J. Exptl. Zool.  221: 265-274.
Monaco, P.J., Rasch, E.M. & Balsano, J.S.  1984.  Apomictic reproduction in the amazon molly, Poecilia formosa and its triploid hybrids. In: Evolutionary Biology Monographs - Evolutionary Genetics of Fishes.  B.J. Turner, ed. Plenum. pp. 311-328.
Monaco, P.J., Rasch, E.M. & Musich, P.R.  1988.  Restriction polymorphisms in ribosomal DNA of a unisexual fish. Copeia 1988: 774-777
Sola, L., Rasch, E.M. & Monaco, P.J.  1990.  Cytogenetic characterization of bisexual/unisexual species of Poecilia. I. C-banding, Ag-NOR polymorphisms and sex chromosomes in three populations of Poecilia latipinna.  Cytogen. Cell Genet.  53: 148-154.
Sola, L., Galetti, P.M., Monaco, P.J., & Rasch, E.M.  1997  Cytogenetics of bisexual/unisexual species of Poecilia. VI.  Additional nucleolus organizer region chromosomal clones of Poecilia formosa (Amazon molly) from Texas, with a survey of chromosomal clones detected in the Amazon molly.  Heredity 78: 612-619.
Lewis, S.R., Rasch, E.M., Hossler, F.E., Kalbfleisch, J.H. & Monaco, P.J.  1999  Comparative study of dentition among species of Poecilia (Pisces). J  Morphology:  239: 271-282.
Creson, T.K., Woodruff, M.L., Ferslew, K.F., Rasch, E.M. & Monaco, P.J.  2003 Dose-response effects of chronic lithium regimens on spatial memory in the black molly fish.  Pharmacology Biochemistry & Behavior 75(1): 35-47.
Monaco, P.J. 2004  Case oriented learning – contextual learning in the first year curriculum.  International Association of Medical Science Education – published on web site: www.iamse.org/conf/conf8/conf8_abstractscurriculum.htm
Monaco, P.J. 2007 Podcasts as supplements for educational content in a histology course. JIAMSE 17: 1S 2
Airhart, M.J., Lee, D.H., Wilson, T.D., Miller, B.E., Miller, M.N., Skalko, R.G. & Monaco, P.J.  2012  Adverse Effects of Serotonin Depletion in Developing Zebrafish.  Neurotoxicology and Teratology 4(2012) 152-160.