Research and Scholarship
Labs and Settings
Basic science lab
The School of Nursing houses one of the few basic science laboratories located within a southeastern United States nursing school. The laboratories are equipped for state-of-the-art cell culture, molecular biology, fluorescence microscopy and protein chemistry studies. The School of Nursing
Two School of Nursing faculty members
- Sharon Lobert,
PhD , RN - Long-range goal: Understanding why tumors are resistant to antimitotic chemotherapy agents. - Laree Hiser,
PhD - Primary research focus: Understanding the cellular events that occur in response to demyelination.
Scientists in these labs focus on research related to:
- The effect of drugs on cancer cells;
- Biomarkers for tumor development;
- Proliferation with a variety of cell types;
- Cellular structures and functions of neurons;
- Mechanisms underlying demyelinating disorders.
Epidemiology/community settings
School of Nursing faculty conduct epidemiological and community-settings research in the following categories:
- Jackson Heart Study - This study's purpose is to explore the reasons for a greater prevalence of cardiovascular disease among African Americans and uncover new approaches to reduce it.
Study contacts: Dr. Karen Winters - MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort (MWCCS) and the Study of Treatment and Reproductive outcomes (STAR) - MWCCS is one of the 14 sites for this nation-wide cohort study exploring the impact on men and women as they age with HIV. STAR is a similar cohort made up of women of reproductive years. Study contacts: Dr. Deborah Konkle-Parker and Venetra McKinney
School-based clinics
University Nursing Associates (UNA), a division of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, successfully operate school-based clinics at Galloway Elementary