Research Archives

Dr. Jitka Virag's research received nationwide recognition last year when it was selected as the winner of the STAT Madness contest which searches for the “best innovations in science and medicine.”
Feb 05, 2019
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DR. JITKA VIRAG

Imagine that someone suffering from a heart attack could have their life saved by the administration of a protein instead of having to undergo a stent placement or heart transplant...

Feb 05, 2019
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DR. BENJAMIN BLAISDELL

ECU’s Dr. Benjamin Blaisdell‘s research and outreach center on working collaboratively with school teachers and administrators to overcome racial inequity. This work centers the knowledge and expertise of people of...

Dr. Jamie Perry works with lab students Thanh Tran, left, and Katie Pelland on a computer program used for MRI data at the Allied Health Science Building.
Feb 05, 2019
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DR. JAMIE PERRY

Dr. Jamie Perry, associate professor in ECU’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, is a leading expert in velopharyngeal anatomy and has developed imaging processes using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRIs)...

Dr. Baohong Zhang, whose research focuses on microRNAs and cotton biology, said if he can pinpoint which microRNAs and genes affect fiber growth, that knowledge can be used to produce higher crop yields.
Feb 05, 2019
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DR. BAOHANG ZHANG

ECU biology professor Dr. Baohong Zhang has been recognized with several honors for his contributions in plant science, particularly for his discoveries on microRNAs and cotton biology. Zhang’s research focuses...

Feb 05, 2019

Paynter named to APLU commission executive council

An East Carolina University assistant vice chancellor has been appointed to a leadership role in a prestigious new Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities panel. Sharon Paynter, who oversees ECU’s...

Feb 05, 2019
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CHANGING LIVES THROUGH RESEARCH

East Carolina University researchers and inventors will be recognized Tuesday evening, Feb. 5, at the university’s third annual Research and Scholarship Awards. The awards will honor ECU faculty with the...

Dr. Shannon Wallet, associate professor in the Department of Foundational Sciences at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, studies the communication of the immune system in her quest to understand diabetes. Along with her own research, she mentors student researchers.
Feb 04, 2019
  • Peggy Novotny

UNDERSTANDING DIABETES

After 20 years in diabetes research, Dr. Shannon Wallet believes that the key to addressing Type 1 diabetes is to understand the immune system processes that lead to the disease....

Feb 02, 2019

Exploring nightscape resources of the Outer Albemarle Peninsula

Stanley R. Riggs is an internationally recognized coastal geologist at East Carolina University, and serves as chairman of the N.C. Land of Water program. Below, he describes a project funded...

Dr. Alex K. Manda directs a research group at a Hyde County field site for his RAPID grant. Manda’s team is researching how Hurricane Florence and previous storms may be impacting eastern North Carolina farmers and their crops.
Jan 30, 2019
  • Lacey L. Gray

CONTINUING RESPONSE TO HURRICANE FLORENCE

Even before Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina in September 2018, East Carolina University was preparing to respond. Four ECU research groups, led by faculty in the Thomas Harriot College of...

Jay Golden, vice chancellor for research, economic development and engagement, announces the university’s Economic Growth Collaboratory at an industry roundtable luncheon. The collaboratory will harness big data and data visualization to find meaningful pathways to economic growth in the region. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 29, 2019
  • Matt Smith

COLLABORATORY ANNOUNCED

East Carolina University reinforced its commitment to drive economic growth in the region Monday with the announcement of a new Economic Growth Collaboratory. More than 100 industry and community leaders...