Department of

Biology

Dr. Carol Weaver

Education

• B. S., Union University, Jackson, Tennessee
• M.S., University of Missouri, St. Louis
• Ph. D., St. Louis University, St. Louis

• Chelsea David. Interference of tannin and secondary metabolites with DNA barcoding in angiosperms.
• Brandon Nelms. Frequency of Delta 3L Deletion of CCR5 Gene in Nelms Family.
• Wesley Hunter Stepp. Examination of toxicity of codeine vs the bromine in yeast.
• David Tosh. Screening for Francisella tularensis in West Tennessee populations of the American beaver (Castor canadensis) by the polymerase chain reaction.
• Sara Greenlee. The Antimicrobial properties of natural honey, clove oil, and ginger oil on the growth of staphylococcus epidermidis.
• Lauren Medforth. Inhibition of Serratia marcenscens and Staphylococcus epidermidis by essential oils of cumin and clove.
• Hannah Staggs. Identification of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Y. enterocolitica in beavers by LAMP amplification and PCR.

Research/Scholarship Interests

• Genetics