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Anna Yeung-Cheung
Anna Yeung-Cheung, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
Brownson Hall, Room 227A
Monday & Thursday 12:00-1:00PM; Wednesday 11:50-12:50PM
anna.yeungcheung@mville.edu
(914) 323-5203
About Me
Professor Anna Yeung-Cheung has been teaching at Manhattanville College since 2002. She received her B.S. from National Taiwan University and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Georgia. Before Manhattanville, she worked as a research scientist in the virology lab of SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn for five years. She was also a serology lab manager at Antech Diagnostics in 2001. She decided to go into teaching after she realized how much she enjoyed tutoring students in her free time. At Manhattanville, Prof. Yeung-Cheung teaches a variety of classes including Principles of Biology, Microbiology, Principles of Virology, Infectious Disease, Introduction to Human Disease, Nutrition in Health & Disease, and First-Year Seminar. “I try to have a fun class, and relate the teaching material to current events and even popular culture whenever possible,” she said. “I went to a college that had some pretty famous scientists as faculties, but everyone would fall asleep in their classes because they did not try to engage the students. So I try to create a fun learning environment for our students.” Prof. Yeung-Cheung’s expertise and research focus mainly on microbial contamination in recreational water and microbial ecology.
Professional History
Associate Professor
Manhattanville College
Manager, Serology Laboratory
Antech Diagnostics
Research Associate, Virology and Serology Laboratories
SUNY Health Science Center
Education
Medical Microbiology, Ph.D., University of Georgia
Microbiology, Master of Science, University of Georgia
Plant Pathology, Bachelor of Science, National Taiwan University
Feature Publications
Research Paper
Co-author"Comparison of bacterial levels from water and sediment among upper and lower areas of Guion Creek"
Research Paper
Co-author"An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Gunderboom® in protecting waters from bacteria"
Research Paper
Co-authorStudies of E. coli and coliform bacteria contamination in mussels (Geukensia demissa) collected from Guion Creek and its correlation to water flow rate.
Research Paper
Co-AuthorThe capacity of the Gunderboom® in Mamaroneck Harbor on the reduction of E. coli and coliform bacteria from water and soft-shelled clams (Mya arenaria).
Awards & Grants
Manhattanville Castle Scholar Research Grant: $1000 by Natcha Rummaneethorn, co-advisor: Chris Pappas, December 2014
Tribeta Biological Honor Society Research Grant: $467 by Michele Meggiolaro, co-advisor: Bernard Lakowski, November 2014
The Third place presentation award Tribeta Honor Society NE-1 District Convention at College of Mount Saint Vincent by Philip Meade, Chris Pappas as co-advisor, April 2014
Manhattanville Castle Scholar Research Grant: $1000, by Philip Meade, co-advisor Chris Pappas, December, 2013
Tribeta Biological Honor Society Research Grant: $300, by Philip Meade, co-advisor Chris Pappas, November, 2013
Research Grant: $2859, awarded by the Village of Mamaroneck, June 2007