CDDC - Cell Differentiation and Development Center

The Cell Differentiation and Development Center (CDDC) is an inter-disciplinary aimed at increasing institutional research capacity at Marshall University. The products and outcomes of this venture will be applied to further technology-based economic development in Huntington, Cabell county and the surrounding tri-state area.  Visit http://www.marshall.edu/cddc for more information.

Dr. Eric Blough's Research

Laboratory of Molecular Physiology: Interested in how diseases (aging, syndrome X) affect cardiac, cardiovascular and skeletal muscle structure, signaling and function.Visit http://www.science.marshall.edu/blough for more information.

Dr. Norah Esty's Research

Generally speaking, my research area is Dynamical Systems. More specifically, my current research interests include the study of Time Scales, and in particular, I am interested in the topology of the underlying hyperspaces. I am also interested in the study of Foliations. Visit http://mupfc.marshall.edu/~esty for more information.

Dr. Victor Fet's Research

Visit http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/Fet.htm for more information.

Dr. Philippe Georgel's Research

Research in Dr. Georgel's laboratory is centered on the effects of chromatin on nuclear functions, with an emphasis on transcription regulation. It has long been established that both chromatin remodeling and the equilibrium between chromatin folding and unfolding act as regulating mechanisms of gene activation or repression. We recently designed a method that allows us to make physical measurements of defined chromatin fragments directly cleaved from the genome. The results strongly suggested that the textbook dogma linking chromatin condensation with gene repression and unfolding with transcription activation was not necessarily true for all genes, and may need to be revised.  Visit http://www.science.marshall.edu/georgel for more information.

Dr. Marcia Harrison's Research

Major Research Goal: To elucidate the regulation of the biosynthesis of the gaseous plant hormone ethylene in response to environmental stress conditions and changes in orientation to gravity. Research projects have included studies of ethylene biosynthesis-mediated regulation of stem's response to gravity and the evaluation of ethylene biosynthesis as an indicator of stress in hydroponically-grown strawberries. Visit http://www.marshall.edu/cellcentral for more information.

Dr. Thomas K. Pauley's Research

Research interests include natural history, ecology, and conservation of native amphibians and reptiles in West Virginia.   Undergraduate and graduate students are actively involved in all aspects of these research topics. Visit http://www.marshall.edu/herp for more information.

Dr. Peter Saveliev's Research