Cell Differentiation and Development Center

These multidisciplinary research groups focus mainly on the mechanisms that govern cellular differentiation and development.

Center for Business and Economic Research

CBER promotes regional economic growth by conducting economic research and providing various business/economic services to the region’s public and private sectors.

Center for Diagnostic Nanosystems

Researchers at this center develop state-of-the-art biodetection technologies for early diagnosis of critical health conditions that affect the aging and rural population.

Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences

CEGAS is dedicated to research, technological innovation and providing high-value services in information and geo-technology, environmental management and technology, and engineering.

Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia

This center promotes research about various aspects of the people, cultures and lives within the Appalachian region.

Environmental Management Incubator

The incubator works to enhance the sustainability of regional businesses by providing access to environmental information and management strategies, and encouraging business development based on environmentally-related opportunities.

John Deaver Drinko Academy

The Drinko Academy is devoted to enhancing public understanding of American institutions and the responsibilities of citizens to their society, particularly a sense of shared values and common purpose.

Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research

This goal of this institute, created through the state’s “Bucks for Brains” research trust fund, is to develop a focused program of pioneering research dedicated to producing patentable scientific breakthroughs and creating new high-tech businesses based on those discoveries.

Marshall University Nutrition and Cancer Center

Investigators at this NCRR/NIH-funded Center of Biomedical Research Excellence are studying a wide variety of dietary components, including omega-3 fatty acids, capsaicin (responsible for the “hotness” of chili peppers) and alcohol. Cancers of interest include small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer and leukemia/lymphoma.

Nick J. Rahall II Appalachian Transportation Institute

The institute helps influence a more diverse and equitable economy for rural Appalachia and other mountain areas by providing insights into how to create and maintain the most cost-effective enhancement to the national transportation system in rural Appalachia and rural America.

Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health Resources

This center serves as the base for Marshall's rural medicine outreach programs, which directly affect more than half of West Virginia’s population.

Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing

RCBI is the only statewide manufacturing technology production and teaching resource in the state. The institute provides manufacturers with access to advanced equipment; affordable, customized workforce development and technical training programs; quality certification and implementation assistance, and an array of technical support programs.

West Virginia Autism Training Center

This center provides training, information and support to West Virginians with autism, their families, educators and others.

West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence

The primary goal of this institute is to develop competitive NIH research at primarily undergraduate institutions in the state. The program also provides students at these institutions with enhanced research experiences. The principal areas of research are cardiovascular disease and cancer.

West Virginia Prevention Resource Center

This center supports West Virginia's Substance Abuse Prevention System through information dissemination, networking and collaboration, facilitated learning and training, and evaluation activities.