Faculty

Teaching Concentration:Principles of Biology, Parasitology, Animal Health Research Concentration: Host-pathogen interaction, the immunological capacity of nucleated platelets (thrombocytes), and immunomodulatory properties of mesoporous silica nanoparticles. 

RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: Neuroinflammation of neuroinfectious and neurodegenerative diseases LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. FUNK’S RESEARCH LAB WORK

RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: Marine biologist TEACHING CONCENTRATION: BIOL 2120 BIOL 2130 BIOL 4600

RESEARCH CONCENTRATION:Molecular virology, anticancer therapy based on replication-competent viruses (“oncolytic virotherapy”), virus-host interactions, virus-based vectors. LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. GRDZELISHVILI’S RESEARCH LAB WORK

AWARD 2014 Building Educational Strengths and Talents (B.E.S.T) Outstanding Faculty Award TEACHING CONCENTRATION: Microbiology MORE ABOUT MELANIE

RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. JOHNSON’S RESEARCH LAB WORK

More About Dr. Lassiter Academic Degrees

Microbial ecology, viruses, metagenomics, bioinformatics, oceanography, aquatic ecology LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. LUO’S RESEARCH LAB WORK

AWARD 2017 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Award for Outstanding Teaching – Integration of Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: The initiation of immune responses LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. MARRIOTT’S RESEARCH LAB WORK

Postdoctoral Experience  NIH IRACDA NY-CAPS Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University 2020 DegreesPh.D., Energy and Environmental Science, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2016M.S., Animal Health Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2012B.S., Animal Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2012 Publications