The College of Science encourages institutional partnerships for research on the development of improved models for teaching, learning and cross-disciplinary integration of science, mathematics, and technology and the understanding of their impact on society.
Research
CDDC – Cell Differentiation and Development Center
The Cell Differentiation and Development Center 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 area.
Dr. Victor Fet – Scorpiology
Dr. Fet’s research involves reconstructing scorpion evolution and phylogeny with molecular techniques, particularly mitochondrial DNA PCR and sequence analysis – the same methods as are used in forensic science, DNA fingerprinting/barcoding, and genetic engineering. It also covers taxonomy, systematics, paleontology, morphology, and various phenomena specific to scorpions, including in particular their sensory organs. Dr. Fet also contributes to the field as the editor of “Euscorpius”, the Occasional Publications in Scorpiology, an online peer-reviewed research journal and the only research periodical completely devoted to scorpions, mainly to their systematics.
Visit Euscorpius for more information.
Dr. Philippe Georgel – Effects of chromatin on nuclear functions
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.
Dr. Peter Saveliev – Digital Image Analysis
Dr. Peter Saveliev’s research is in digital image analysis. For this purpose, I use the techniques of algebraic topology, especially homology theory. The applications are: image enhancement, image matching, search, and retrieval, tumor detection and other computer aided diagnosis, evaluation of the strength of a bone or other porous material, surveillance and other motion tracking tasks, and much more.
Dr. Jagan Valluri – Cell and Space Biology
Dr. Jagan Valluri’s research centers around the effects of microgravity on biological systems; however, studies that are underway range from stem cell research in microgravity to the effects of microgravity on anti-tumor natural products.
Visit Dr. Valluri’s researh website for more information.
Additional Research Opportunities
Internships
Government Internship Programs
- DOE National Laboratory Education Departments
- DOE Office of Science Internship Programs
- NIH Training and Internship Opportunities
- ORISE Programs