CURRICULUM VITAE
JoAnn Cabán
Masters Degree in Biology, Instructor of Anatomy and
Physiology, at CUNY
Objectives: I am interested in a full-time position as an instructor in any area of Biology or in specific
disciplines of which I have more than three years experience.
Contact Information: Tel. (917) 353-4401 Email: joanncaban@gmail.com
EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________________________
Currently Enrolled Master Degree, Secondary Science Education
The City College of New York, CUNY, Department of Education
2008 Master of Arts, Biological Sciences
Lehman College, CUNY, Department of Biological Sciences
2005 BA. Biological Sciences
Lehman College, CUNY, Department of Biological Sciences
1993 Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences
New York State Licensed Massage Therapist
WORK EPERIENCE__________________________________________________________________________
2008 – Present Activity Coordinator, New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority
Participation in STEM Disciplines, Lehman College, CUNY
• Program Recruiter for Lehman College,
• Steering Committee Member
• Recruiting event organizer
2006 – Present Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, CUNY
• Neurophysiology Lab, Bio 463
• Instructor for Anatomy and Physiology I, Bio 181
• Instructor for Human Biology, Bio 183
2007 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, Westchester Community
College, State University of New York
• Instructor for Anatomy and Physiology I, II (Lecture and Lab)
2006 Laboratory Technician, STEP Program, Lehman College,
The City University of New York
• Laboratory Technician for high-school summer program
2006- 2007 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Biology and Medical laboratory
Technology, Bronx Community College, The City University of New York
• Instructor for Medical Terminology, Bio 22
• Instructor for Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________
09/2000-Present Research Assistant, Neurobiology, Department of Biological
Sciences. Lehman College, City University of New York
• Postmortem Brain dissections
• Immunohistochemistry
• Cell data collection/counting
06/2000-08/2000 Research Assistant, Phytochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences Lehman College, City
University of New York
• Extraction and partition of phytochemicals
• Data collection, analysis and interpretation of data
PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE____________________________________________________
09/2002-09/2003 Research Assistant, Laboratory of Neuroanatomy and
Morphometrics, Dept. of Psychiatry, Bronx VAMC, New York
• Laboratory technician
• Brain dissections
• Immunohistochemistry

• Cell counting using Bioquant stereology program
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________________________
1999 - 2000 Biology Tutor, Bronx Community College, Bronx, New York
Tutored students in general biology and human anatomy and physiology, support came
from the CUNY Research Foundation.
Medical Office Manager, MTC IMAGING, MRI, P.C., 5 East 82nd Street Imaging,
1988 - 1997
PC, New York, NY
Managed administrative staff, patient history, payroll, bank deposit, medical billing.
LABORATORY SKILL AND INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE________________________________________
 Tissue Preparation
- Cutting techniques using both vibratomes and sliding sledge microtomes.
- Ttissue mounting techniques.
 Microscopy
- Light Microscopy
- Bioquant Image Analysis System (Stereology)
- Electron Microscopy
SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND HONORS______________________________________________________
2007 - Present Bridge To Teaching Fellowship, New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
(LSAMP) NSF Grant
2007 New York City Department of Education Teaching Fellowship NYCTF (declined)
2005-2006 Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship, National Science Foundation Grant for the City
University of New York
2004 Recipient of the 2004 ABRCMS Oral and Poster Presentation Award, for Best Presenter
In Neuroscience
2004-2005 New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Scholarship, NSF grant
2000-/2002 Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Scholar, Lehman College, City
University of New York
1999 - 2000 Department of Energy (DOE) / Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) Scholar
1998 - 1999 Phi Theta Kappa – Lamda Nu chapter, Bronx Community College
1998 - 1999 Outstanding Achievement in Education, 100 Hispanic Women Inc., Bronx Community College
1998 - 1999 Outstanding Student of the Year, Bronx Community College

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS_________________________________________________________________
Caban, J., 2008, Soap and Saponification: Increasing Understanding Through Informal Science Education, CCNY 2007 Urban
University Conference
Caban, J., 2007, Scientific Method And Inquiry In Early Education A Paradigm Shift, CCNY 2007 Urban University Conference
Caban, J., Broadbelt, K., Jones, L., 2005, Analysis of Local Circuitry in Schizophrenia, Gathering of Science Scholars, SUNY
Stony Brook Conference
Caban, J., Broadbelt, K., Jones, L., 2004, Analysis of Local Circuitry in Schizophrenia, ABRCMS Conference, Dallas, Texas
Caban, J., Rampersaud, A., Broadbelt, K., Jones, L., 2004, Analysis of Local Circuitry in Schizophrenia, Brookhaven National
Laboratory and New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Caban, J., Baxter, M., Jensen, T., Gadolinium alters geotropism, 2004, LSAMP Conference, New York.
Caban, J., Jones, L.,2002, Alterations in parvalbumin immunostaining and cell density in the prefrontal cortex. MARC and
ABRCMS Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Caban, J., Jones, L., & Broadbelt, K., 2001, Evidence for no change in oligodendrocyte density in schizophrenic prefrontal cortex,
MARC and ABRCMS 2001 Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Caban, J., Ma, J., Basile, M., & Kennelly, E., 2000, Antioxidant capacities of exotic fruits and vegetables, MARC and ABRCMS
Conference, NIH sponsored, Washington DC.
Caban, J., Kissel, V., 2000, Stachybotrys: A fatal fungus, FASEB Conference, San Diego, California, supported by Research
Enrichment Academic Program, an NIH grant.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES_________________________________________________________________
Hardware: PC, MAC
System: Windows –XP Office Professional, MAC OS X
Office Software: MS-Word, Excel, Power Point
Graphics: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Image Ready
Information Search & Retrieval: Internet, Online Search Engines
SPECIAL TRAINING__________________________________________________________________________
8/22/07 WileyPlus Higher Education, Training for Faculty Development
10/07 Fire Safety for Chemical Lab, NYS Fire Dept.
2/07 OSHA Training for Chemical Lab
REFERENCE_________________________________________________________________________________
Liesl Jones, Ph.D. Edward Kennelly, Ph.D. Joseph Rachlin, Ph.D.
Department of Biological Sciences Department of Biological Sciences Department of Biological Sciences,
Lehman College, CUNY Lehman College - CUNY Chairman
(718) 960-8091 (718) 960-8000 Lehman College, CUNY
liesl.jones@lc.cuny.edu Edward.kennelly@lc.cuny.edu (212) 960-8135
joseph.rachlin@lc.cuny.edu
MEMBERSHIP_______________________________________________________________________________
Sigma XI