My Research Interests

Student-based Research

DNA Microarray Methodology

Emily Oldham and Dan Pierce (2003)

Microarray Analysis Software (with Dr. Laurie Heyer)

Bar Code Microarrays

Danielle Choi ('04), Peter Lowry ('03) and Jennifer Madden ('02)

Pioneering Bar Code DNA Microarrays

Comparative Genome Hybridization

Jackie Ryan ('06) developed student-friendly CGH protocol.

Physical Properties of DNA on Microarrays

Rachel McCord ('04) built and Megan McDonald ('05) used optical tweezers.

Synthetic Biology

Davidson College iGEM 2005 Team Photo at MIT

Andrew Drysdale ('07), Mac Cowell ('06), Kristen DeCelle ('06),
Tamar Odle ('08), Matt Gemberling ('06), Nick Cain ('06), Oscar Hernandez ('06)

Davidson College iGEM 2006 Team Photo at MIT

Lance Harden ('09), Erin Zwack ('08), Samantha Simpson ('09), Sabriya Rosemond (Hampton Univ. '08),
Dr. Karmella Haynes (HHMI Postdoc), Dr. Laurie J. Heyer (Mathematics Dept.), Dr. A. Malcolm Campbell (Biology)

Burnt Pancake Mathematical Problem

Building DNAPancake Stack - 2 Flippable DNA Pancakes

Davidson College iGEM 2007 Team Photo at MIT

Laurie Heyer, Amber Shoemaker (JCSU), Oyinade Adefuye (NCCU), A. Malcolm Campbell,
Andrew Martens, Jim Dickson, Will DeLoache, Mike Waters - Gold Medal Winners

Hamiltonian Path Problem Solved with Living Hardware

Pedagogical Research

3D Visualization of Molecules (uses Jmol for viewing structures)

Megan Shieffer ('03) views and John Kogoy ('03) grows lysozyme crystals.

Animations for Teaching Genomics

Teaching Chips

Emily Wilson ('05), Alison Amore ('05), Erin Cobain ('05), Mai Sole ('05),
Sheena Bossie ('05), Joe DeRisi (visiting member), Megan McDonald ('05), Max Citrin ('05).

Logo designed, printed, and scanned by Mac Cowell ('06), Kristen DeCelle('06), and Matt Gemberling('06).

Biology Department