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Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis
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The Pathogenesis Cluster provides training with primary emphasis on cellular and molecular mechanisms of diseases. The faculty have a broad range of research interests which include induction and regulation of immune responses in autoimmune disease, characterization of leukocyte response to Streptococcus infections, developmental regulation of gene expression, mapping and cloning of human disease genes, epigenetic control of pathogenesis, epigenetic and genetic control of myeloid progenitor cell maturation as pertaining to leukemia, respiratory infection mouse models for cystic fibrosis, and control of mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.
In addition to the BMS Program requirements, the curricula requirements for the Ph.D. program in this cluster include:
MCB 620 Medical Microbiology
MCB 643 Medical Immunology
MCB 648 Molecular Aspects of Pathogenesis
MCB 622 Current Topics in Molecular Biology
For more information contact the research group coordinator:
Hongwei Yu, Ph.D.
Research Group Coordinator
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Phone: (304) 696-7356
Fax: (304) 696-7207
email: yuh@marshall.edu
Laboratories
Susan Jackman, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Phone: (304) 696-7342
Fax: (304) 696-7207
email: jackman@marshall.edu
Research Interests: Autoimmune disease and cytokine interactions with bacterial infection
Donald Primerano, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Phone: (304) 696-7338
Fax: (304) 696-7207
email: primeran@marshall.edu
Research Interests: Identification of human susceptibility polymorphisms for disease
Vincent E. Sollars, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Phone: (304) 696-7357
Fax: (304) 696-7207
email: sollars@marshall.edu
Research Interests: Epigenetic regulation of cancer stem cells
Hongwei Yu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Phone: (304) 696-7356
Fax: (304) 696-7207
email: yuh@marshall.edu
Research Interests: Genetic regulation of biofilm formation and lung infections