Tuskegee university 2014 College of Arts and Sciences Research Directory



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Richard Whittington, Ph.D.


HBCU-UP Director of Office of Undergraduate Research

College of Arts & Sciences

E-mail: Whittingtonr@myTU.tuskegee.edu

Office 334-724-4218, Fax 334-724-3919

Office Address: Armstrong Building

1200 W. Montgomery Rd.

Tuskegee, AL 36088




Biographical Sketch:

Professor Richard Whittington is the HBCU-Up Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) at Tuskegee University. He obtained his academic success by attending the historic Tuskegee University (BS, MS) and Auburn University (PhD). His research focuses on aquatic pathogens that negatively impact production of major fish cultures such as catfish and tilapia. For over seven years, he has taught courses such as of Cell and Genetic Biology, Organismal Biology, and Microbiology at both institutions. Dr. Whittington developed his skill for working with young people through his involvement with GROW CELLS Summer Academy, Integrative Biosciences Research Experience for Undergraduates, Project GRAD Knoxville, AMACHI Leadership Foundation, Southeast Science Partnership, Fast Track Science Camp, and Science America Camp.


Representative Publications:

  1. Whittington, R., Shoemaker, C.A, Lim, C., and Klesius, P.H. 2003. Effects of dietary ß-hydroxy-ß-methylbutyrate on growth and survival of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, vaccinated against Streptococcus iniae. Journal of Applied Aquaculture. 14(3/4): 25-36.

  2. Whittington, R., Lim, C.E., Klesius, P.H. 2004. Effect of ß-d-glucan on the growth response and efficacy of Streptococcus iniae vaccine in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. 11th International Symposium on Nutrition and Feeding in fish, Phuket Island, Thailand.

  3. Whittington, R., Lim, C., and Klesius, P.H. 2005. Effect of ß-D-glucan on the growth response and efficacy of Streptococcus iniae vaccine. Aquaculture. 248: 217-225.





Clayton Yates Ph.D.


Associate Professor

Department of Biology

and Center for Cancer Research

Email: cyates@mytu.tuskegee.edu

Office Phone: 334-727-8949

Office Address: Carver Research Hall

Room 22

Tuskegee, Alabama 36088




Biology

YATES


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Research Fields:

  • Epigenetic Gene Regulation

  • Prostate Cancer

  • Breast Cancer

  • Tumor Microenvironment

  • Tissue Engineering

  • Nano-Targeted Drug Delivery

  • Health Disparities Research

Collaborators:

  • Alan Wells, M.D. DMS University of Pittsburgh

  • Ritu Andja Ph.D. Georgia State University

  • Johng Rhim M.D Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

  • Leland Chung Ph.D. Cedar Saini Medical Center

  • William Grizzle M.D Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Danny Welch Ph.D. University of Kansas

  • Renee Reams Ph.D. FAMU

Biographical Sketch:

Professor Clayton Yates received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. His current research focuses on epigenetic genes that promote prostate and breast cancer metastasis. Dr. Yate’s group has currently identified multiple prognostic biomarkers for metastasis, particularly in African American patients. The lab is focused on how these critical genes are regulated and the translation of these findings to therapeutics.


Selected Publications:

  1. Shaniece Theodore, Timothy Turner, Johng Rhim, Clayton Yates (2010) “miRNA 26a Expression in a Novel Panel of African American Prostate Cancer Cell Lines”. Ethnicity and Disease Volume 20, Supp 1, Pages S1-96-100 PMID: 20521394

  2. R. Renee Reams, Krishna Rani Kalari, Honghe Wang, Folakemi T. Odedina, Clayton Yates “ Detecting gene-gene interactions in prostate disease in African American men” Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S1. doi:10.1186/1750-9378-6-S2-S1

  3. Jianjun Zhou, Honghe Wang, Virginetta Cannon, Karen Marie Scott, Hongbin Song, Clayton Yates “Side population rather than CD133+ cells distinguishes enriched tumorigenicity in hTERT-immortalized primary prostate cancer cell” Molecular Cancer 2011 Sep 14;10(1):112. PMID: 21917149

  4. Clayton Yates, “Prostate Tumor Cell Plasticity: A Consequence of the Microenvironment” Adv Exp Med Biol. 2011;720:81-90.PMID: 21901620

  5. Prasanthi Karna, Tucker Ezell, Sushma Reddy Gundala, Margaret Long, Meenakshi Vij Gupta, Ralphenia D. Pace, Clayton Yates, Satya Narayan and Ritu Aneja “Polyphenol-rich sweet potato greens extract inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo” Carcinogenesis. 2011 Sep 26. PMID: 21948980

  6. Honghe Wang, Jacqueline Jones, Qinghua P. He, Shana Hardy, William E. Grizzle, Timothy Turner, Danny Welch, and Clayton Yates. Clinical and biological significance of KISS1 expression in prostate cancer. (Am J Pathol) 2012 180(3):1170-1178.

Biology

Z HAO


c:\users\tu\downloads\fuzhao cropped.jpgResearch Fields:

  • Cell Biology

  • molecular biology

Collaborations:

  • Dr. Timothy Turner

Department of Biology

Tuskegee University




  • Dr. Clayton Yates

Department of Biology

Tuskegee University




  • Dr. Honghe Wang

Department of Biology

Tuskegee University





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