San Mateo County Community College District
Nathan Staples has a strong background in teaching biological sciences. Nathan started their career in 1993 as a Teaching Assistant at the Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology at UC Santa Barbara. From 2000 to 2004, they served as an Adjunct Lecturer in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at UC Santa Barbara. In 2004, they joined Cañada College, part of the San Mateo Community College District, as a Professor of Biological Sciences. At Cañada College, they taught various courses including Cell and Molecular Biology, General Microbiology, Human Physiology, Principles of Biology, and Human Biology. Nathan also held leadership roles such as Co-Chairperson of the Technology Planning Committee and Accreditation Committee. In 2018, they took on the role of Faculty Lead for an undergraduate research project funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The project focused on studying the effects of non-nutritive sweeteners on bacteria from the intestinal microbiome.
Nathan Staples received their Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Studio Art from Loyola Marymount University, spanning from 1989 to 1993. Subsequently, they pursued further education at UC Santa Barbara, where they obtained their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, completing their studies between 1993 and 2002.
San Mateo County Community College District
The District was established in 1922, and operates three Colleges: Cañada College, College of San Mateo and Skyline College. Located between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, the District Colleges provide community college educational services to residents of the County of San Mateo, California. Combined, the three Colleges of the District serve approximately 45,000 students annually and offer the first two years of college-level instruction in a wide variety of transfer programs as well as more than 90 vocational-technical programs. Students can earn either Associate in Arts or Science degrees or receive Certificates of Proficiency in their chosen fields. Distance education courses are available at all three Colleges as well as courses and programs serving concurrently enrolled students. Noncredit, short courses are offered for a fee through the Community Education Program.