Dr. Karen Pasko earned a B.S. in medical technology at Penn State University. She received a Ph.D. in immunology and microbiology from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine. Her graduate work focused on the effects of diabetes on cellular immune function. Hospital laboratory diagnostic work and science teaching in Christian institutions filled the years between graduate school and arrival at Emmanuel College in 2000. Emmanuel College provides the opportunity for her to teach science from a God-centered perspective. Her courses include biology for non-majors, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, and molecular biology. Teaching science and mentoring students as they find God’s plan for their lives is very rewarding for her.