NTRODUCTION
Dr. McQueen received her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the UCLA Medical School in 1986, followed by post-doctoral training in Biology at Beckman Research Institute at the City of Hope. She joined the faculty at California State University, Los Angeles, as an Assistant Professor in 1989. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 1995, and to full Professor in 2000.
Dr. McQueen was the recipient of an Outstanding Professor Award at CSULA in 1997, the CSU system-wide recipient of the Biotechnology Faculty Research Award in 2008, and a Cal State LA Distinguished Women's Award in 2010. She is a licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist in the state of California, and is an associate member of the American Society of Clinical Pathology.
Dr. McQueen served as the Chairperson of the Biology Department for seven years and has served as Associate Dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences since 2013. She continues to direct the Clinical Laboratory Scientist and Clincal Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist Training Certificate Programs offered through the College of Professional and Global Education.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Dr. McQueen teaches a wide variety of courses including General Medical Microbiology, Pathogenic Bacteriology, Virology, Hematology and Molecular Diagnostics. In addition, she provides research training to undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Biological Sciences.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The focus of Dr. McQueen's research is on the structure and function of Sendai virus proteins as they relate to viral pathogenesis. The long-term goal of her lab is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms involved in viral infection. Listed below are some of her more recent publications.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Post-doctoral Fellow 1989- Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
- Duarte, CA
- Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology 1986
- University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine
- Los Angeles, CA
- B.S. Microbiology 1975
- California State Polytechnic University
- Pomona, CA