Mailing address: 
3080E York Hall
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093
Email: etour@ucsd.edu
Phone number: -534-0913
Current position: LPSOE
Institution: UCSD (Biology)
Years at institution: 4
Courses taught: Molecular Basis of Human Disease, 200-300 students
Recombinant DNA techniques (Mol. Bio labs), 50 students/quarter, 100 students/year
Recent Advances, Experimental approaches (Master’s-level class), 40 students/year
Meetings: SABER 2011, 2012, 2013
Biology Scholars 2012
Summer Institute, Scientific Teaching 2013
Presentations: Tour E (2011) Teaching critical analysis of scientific papers and scientific writing in a Molecular Biology for Master’s students class. American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting, December 2011, poster abstract.
Tour E (2012) Development and assessment of a Master’s course that aims to improve students’ critical thinking and scientific writing skills. American Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), annual meeting July 2012, poster abstract.
Parris J, Bertram-Gallant T, and Tour E (presenting author) (2013) Influencing writing integrity: an experiment in biological sciences. International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI), annual conference. February 2013, talk abstract.
Abdullah C, Parris J, Guzdar A, and Tour E (presenting author) (2013) A Master’s course that focuses on the analysis of primary literature enhances skills of experimental design and increases students’ confidence in being able to analyze research papers. American Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), annual meeting July 2013, talk abstract.
Publications: Brydges S, Chilukuri L, Cook G, Feeley M, Herbst M, Tour E, and Van Den Einde L (2013) Promoting Evidence-Based Teaching Practices in Undergraduate Education: The Role of Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs). Currents in Teaching and Learning. Spring 2013. Volume 6.
Research interests: Development of critical thinking skills
Use of primary research literature
Scientific writing and academic integrity