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Catherine S. McVay, Ph.D., Instructor; Laboratory Coordinator

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 Office Location: 
315 Science Center Laboratory Building

Mailing Address:
Department of Biological Sciences
101 Rouse Life Sciences Building
Auburn University, AL 36849
Tel: 334-844-7069
FAX: 334-844-1645
mcvayca@auburn.edu


 

Education

Post doctoral Research Associate, Cornell University
Ph.D., Medical Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
MS, Pharmacology, Auburn University
BS, Chemistry, Auburn University
 

Courses:

Cell Biology Laboratory (BIOL4101)

  

Techniques in Immunology Laboratory (BIOL5501)

  

Recombinant DNA and Gene Expression Laboratory (BIOL5521)

  

Cell Biology (BIOL4100)

  

Perspectives in Immunology (BIOL3500)

  

General Microbiology (BIOL3200)

  
   

Recent Publications:

  • McVay CS, Velásquez M and Fralick JA.  Phage therapy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in a mouse burn wound model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007. 51(6):1934-8.
  • Woolley RC, Vediyappan G, Anderson M, Lackey M, Ramasubramanian B, Jiangping B, Borisova T, Colmer JA, Hamood AN, McVay CS, Fralick JA. Characterization of the Vibrio cholerae vceCAB multiple-drug resistance efflux operon in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 2005. 187(15):5500-3
  • Gagliardo L, McVay CS and Appleton JA. Molting, ecdysis, and reproduction of Trichinella spiralis are supported in vitro by intestinal epithelial cells.
    Infect Immun. 2002. 70(4):1853-9.
  • McVay CS and Rolfe RD.  In vitro and in vivo activities of nitazoxanide against Clostridium difficile. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2000. 44(9):2254-8.
  • McVay CS, Bracken P., Gagliardo L, and Appleton J.  Antibodies to tyvelose exhibit multiple modes of interference with the epithelial niche of Trichinella spiralis.  Infect Immun. 2000. 68(4):1912-8.