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lab profile
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Krista A. McCoy East Carolina University
East Carolina University
Dept. of Biology Howell S-112
Greenville, NC 27858
USA
mccoyk@ecu.edu
252-737-2730
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| PI: |
YES |
| Taxa Studied: |
Vertebrate Animals |
| Techniques Employed: |
Quantitative PCR (qPCR), Microarrays, Antibody Staining, Sectioning for Histology, Epifluoresence Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy |
| Research Description: |
My research aims to understand how environmental conditions (e.g. pollution) influence reproductive development, physiology, and behavior, and to devise ways to reduce the incidence of reproductive abnormalities in wildlife and humans. I use an integrative systems approach that combines field and laboratory methods to investigate the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) across multiple levels of biological organization—from molecules to populations. I ask questions that are conceptually motivated so that my work is general and informative to diverse scientific fields including development, physiology, evolution, ecology, and conservation. |
| Lab Web Page: |
http://www.ecu.edu/biology/mccoy_krista.cfm |
| Willing to Host Undergraduates: |
YES |
| Actively Seeking Undergraduates: |
YES |
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