Joseph Provost 
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office Hours:
| Monday | 10:10 |
Tuesday |
4:00 |
Wednesday |
3:45 |
Thursday |
by appt |
Friday |
11:15 |
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I will be in my office (487), or my research laboratory (425) during office hours and pretty much most other times of the day. I don’t care how busy I am I will make time for your questions and concerns.
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Blog Posts
- Mentoring Undergrads at a Natl Meeting
- A teacher who does science or a scientist who teaches?
- Why I want to be a biochemist part I & part II
- Becoming competative for a teaching (and research) position pt I
- Becoming competative for a teaching (and research) postion pt II
- I have an interview! Now What?
- Working at a PUI
- Value of Networking
ASBMB Today Articles
- How to write a teaching philosphy statement when you don't have a lot of classroom experience (or even if you do).
- Thoughts on MOOCS
- NSF's two-criteria review
- Exploring science through food
- Getting the most out of an annual meeting
- Early history of the UAN
- Writing effective letters of evaluation
- Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences
- Exploring science through food
Dr. Provost was a chemistry and biology undergraduate at Bemidji State University in northern Minnesota. Following time in the Army National Guard and US Army Reserve where he served as a military police, chemical warfare officer and battalion staff officer, he was a post doctorate at the HHMI laboratory of Dr. John Exton at Vanderbilt University. For sixteen years he was at Minnesota State University Moorhead helping to develop and grow the biochemistry and biotechnology program and is now proud to be a Torero at USD in his tenth year.
Dr. Provost was chair of the Undergraduate Affiliate Network, served for many years as member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Educational and Professional Development committee and is currently on the ASBMB membership committee. He is also a member of the American Chemistry Society's Committee on Professional Training (CPT). This year a US deIagate for the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) and on the IUBMB education committeek, Provost has been involved with other organizations including Project Kaleidoscope, has been a mentor for the PKAL STEM Leadership Institute and served three terms as a Chemistry Councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research.
Dr Provost has been fortunate to receive several awards for research on non small cell lung cancer from NIH and basic cellular motility and pH homeostasis from the NSF in addition to several awards for teaching and instruments.
In addition to mentoring undergraduates in research, Provost has invested a significant amount of his professional time to developing research and inquiry in the laboratory and classroom. He has also developed a non-majors science course “the science of cooking” that includes at home and in class experiments. Along with three others, he has published “The Science of Cooking: Understanding the Biology and Chemistry Behind Food and Cooking”.
When not in the research laboratory, classroom or kitchen, Provost enjoys being with his family, playing and playing and coaching hockey as well as playing guitar/drums, making wine and cheese and creating stained glass windows.