Maria Nieto Faculty Profile

• BS Loyola Marymount University
• PhD Microbiology/Immunology, University of California, Berkeley

Not teaching this semester.

Recent Publications:

Whole Genome Sequencing Identifies a Cryptic SOX9 Regulatory Element Duplication Underlying A Case of 46,XX Ovotesticular Difference of Sexual Development (DSD). Qian, Z., Grand, K., Freedman, A., Behlmann, A., Nieto, M., Schweiger, B. and Sanchez-Lara, P. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A 1-7, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.62373

The Spectrum of Sex: The Science of Male, Female, and Intersex. Viloria, H. and Nieto, M. Jessica Kingsley Publishers – Hachette Book Group, February, 2020.

Pan De Muerto - Short Story Fiction. Nieto, M. Chiricú Journal: Latina/o Literatures, Arts, and Cultures (Indiana University Press) Vol. 1, Number 2:191-197, 2017.

The Water of Life Remains in the Dead - A Work of Fiction (Novel). Nieto, M. Floricanto Press, Publication Release November, 2015.

Brief of Dr. Maria Nieto as Amicus Curiae Supporting Respondents. Supreme Court of the United States, No. 12-144 Dennis Hollingsworth, et al v. Kristen Perry, et al. 2013

Pig behind The Bear – A Work of Fiction (Novel). Nieto, M. Floricanto Press, Publication Release October, 2012.

Marriage and Biology: Defining a Man and Woman is Harder than You Might Think. Nieto, M. East Bay Express, 30 (47):7, 2008.

Anatomy is Destiny, Except Sometimes. Nieto, M. The Gay and Lesbian Review, 15(6):22-23, 2008.

A Point Mutation in Beta-2 Microglobulin Results in Loss of Epitope Expression. Dimaano, C., Nguyen, T., Ahmed, A., Abel, E., Schultz, C. and Nieto, M. Tissue Antigens, 56:473-475, 2000.

Book Awards:

2016 - First Place International Latino Book Award for The Water of Life Remains in the Dead (Latina Themed Book)

2016 - Second Place International Latino Book Awards for The Water of Life Remains in the Dead (YA and Mystery)

2016 - First Place Next Generation Indie Book Award for The Water of Life Remains in the Dead

2015 - First Place International Latino Book Award for Pig Behind The Bear (Latino Focused Fiction)

2015 - Silver Medal Independent Publishers Award for Pig Behind The Bear

2015 - The Water of Life Remains in the Dead ranked #5 on the Latino Author’s top ten list 

2014 - Second Place Latino Books Into Movies Award for Pig Behind The Bear (Mystery)

2014 - Second Place International Latino Book Award for Pig Behind The Bear (Mystery)

Grant Awards:

Program Director  

1994-2010 National Institutes of Health - Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Programs

 (total awards; >$12,000,000)

 Regular Investigator  

1993-2000 National Institutes of Health - Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Program

 (total awards; >$600,000)

 Principal Investigator:   

1994-1997 NSF Grant; Minority in Research Institutions (MRI)

 (total award; >$250,000)

Professional Experience:  

1999-present Professor of Biological Sciences at California State  University, East Bay (formerly Calif. State Univ., Hayward)  

1994-1999 Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at California  State University, Hayward  

1989-1993 Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at California  State University, Hayward  

1984-1989 Doctoral student in the Department of  Microbiology/Immunology at University of California at  Berkeley; Thesis Advisor - Dr. Robert Goodenow

Teaching Experience:  

1989-present Lecture and laboratory instructor for graduate and undergraduate (major and non-Major) level courses.  

 Graduate Courses Taught:  

 Immunochemistry (lecture and laboratory)

 Graduate Seminar in Molecular Biology

 Graduate Seminar in Special Topic (HIV)

 Biology Major Undergraduate Courses Taught:  

 Cell and Molecular Biology (lecture and laboratory) 

 Immunology (lecture and laboratory)

 Biology Information Seminar 

 Biology Non-Major Courses Taught:  

 Introduction to Biology (lecture and laboratory)

 Genes and Heredity

 Humans and Sex

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