Welcome to the ECU Biology DNA Damage and Repair Laboratory. The members of our lab are:
Dr. Alex Georgakilas
Graduate Students
Khaled Aziz, MSc Candidate
Chuck Lofton, MSc Candidate
Undergraduate Students
Kara Burns
Brittany Flood
Chris Richardson
The techniques, methods, and tools we are using for the detection of different types of dna damage in human cells or tissues are:
- Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (CHEF Biorad DRII)
- Neutral and Alkaline Comet Assay
- Western Blotting
- Standard Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
- Image Analysis
- Enzymatic or chemical probes like human or E.coli repair enzymes or polyamines
