Labs at ECDOI

An image of Dr. Nicholas Broskey. He has pale skin and brown hair, and wears glasses. He is smiling in the image, which was taken in front of a purple background.
Nicholas Broskey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
252-737-4684
broskeyn19@ecu.edu
Role of mitochondria in health and disease and how exercise interventions can help ameliorate conditions of metabolic disease
through mitochondrial biology.

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Myles Cabot, Ph.D.
Professor
252-737-5020
cabotm@ecu.edu
Sphingolipid metabolism as it relates to cancer and targeted therapeutics.
An image of Dr. Ellis. She has long dark brown hair, tanned skin, and is smiling.
Jessica M. Ellis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
252-744-2862
ellisje18@ecu.edu
Determining the regulatory nodes in fatty acid metabolism and their role in health and disease in muscle and brain.
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Kelsey Fisher-Wellman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
252-744-2585
fisherwellmank17@ecu.edu
Investigating how intrinsic alterations across the mitochondrial network drive/enable the cancer phenotype.
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Christopher B. Geyer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
252-744-3433
geyerc@ecu.edu
Studying the mechanism regulating mammalian male germ cell development.
An image of Dr. Johanna Hannan. She has long brown hair and is smiling.
Johanna L. Hannan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
252-744-2099
hannanj14@ecu.edu
Studying pathophysiological mechanisms of genitourinary dysfunction to discover strategies to treat and prevent sexual and urinary dysfunction and promote vascular health and neuro-regeneration.
An image of Dr. Joseph Houmard. He has tanned skin and gray hair, and is smiling. In the picture, he is wearing a black tie.
Joseph Houmard, Ph.D.
Professor
252-737-4617
houmardj@ecu.edu
How skeletal muscle metabolism is altered with conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and the aging process, and how a physically active
lifestyle can counteract decrements associated with these conditions.
An image of Dr. Hu Huang. He has tanned skin and dark brown hair. He wears a suit, and is smiling brightly.
Hu Huang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
252-737-2879
huangh@ecu.edu
Whether exercise induces hypothalamic neurogenesis and which neurons in the hypothalamus control moving behavior.
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Karen A. Litwa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
252-744-5555
litwak16@ecu.edu
We are interested in the molecular mechanisms of brain development and how these are altered in neurodevelopmental disorders,
such as autism.
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Linda E. May, Ph.D., M.S., FAHA
Associate Professor
252-737-7072
mayl@ecu.edu
The influence of maternal exercise during pregnancy on child development before and after birth.
An image of Dr. Joseph McClung. He has pale skin, brown hair, and glasses.
Joseph M. McClung, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
252-737-5034
mcclungj@ecu.edu
Investigating the genetic and molecular mechanisms of clinical vascular disease.

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Darrell Neufer, Ph.D.
Professor; Director, ECDOI
252-744-2780
neuferp@ecu.edu
Cellular/mitochondrial bioenergetics and metabolic disease.

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Espen E. Spangenburg, Ph.D.
Professor
252-737-5035
spangenburge14@ecu.edu
Investigating mechanisms that regulate physiological and metabolic properties of skeletal muscle.