Academic History

• Lebanon Valley College, B. S., 1965
• University of Minnesota, Ph. D., 1969
• Princeton University, Post-doctoral studies, with Tom Spiro, 1969-70.
• Princeton University, Instructor, 1970-72
• SUNY/Buffalo, Assistant Professor, 1972-74
• Bowling Green State University, Full Professor, 1974-present
• NIH Fellow, Fox Chase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Pathology Department, with Mike Lieberman, Philadelphia, PA, 1984-85

Current Teaching Activities

• Basic Biochemistry, C308
• General Biochemistry; C445/447
• Biochemistry Laboratory; C446
• Eukaryotic Transcription, C643
• Cancer & Oncogenes, C640 (Summer)

Advising

1. Biochemistry, 1990 -
2. Pre-medical and other pre-professionals, 1997 -

Books Published

1. Study Guide to Accompany Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, by Bettelheim, Brown & March, 6th edition, 2000.
2. Study Guide to Accompany Introduction to Organic & Biochemistry, by Bettelheim & March, 3rd Edition, 1997.
3. Test Book for Biochemistry, by Garrett & Grisham, 1995.
4. Student Companion & Problems Book for Biochemistry, by Campbell, 3rd Edition, in press, 1998.

American Chemical Society Activities and Offices

• Editor for "Concepts in Biochemistry" feature in the Journal of Chemical Education, 1986-present.
• Chair, Task Force in Biochemistry, Chemical Education Division, 1997 - 2000.
• Chair, 2002, Biochemistry Committee of the ACS Division of Chemical Education's Examination Institute

                    

Email: wscovel@bgnet.bgsu.edu