Welcome to the Home Page of Marcia C. Coss, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor  Director, Medical Technology Program Department of Molecular and Microbiology George Mason University A view of the Grand Teton Mountains taken during my Summer 2000 vacation

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Ongoing research involves assessing the immune response of cocaine treated rats in collaboration with Dr. Robert Smith, Chair of the Psychology Department. Cocaine is one of the most widely abused drugs in the United States and has been the subject of numerous psychological and physiological studies. Recently, there have been several studies looking at the effect cocaine has on the immune response to a variety of stimuli. Our current studies involve evaluating the antibody response to Diptheria-Tetanus vaccines in pre- and post-natal cocaine treated rats.

COURSES TAUGHT:

BIOL   452:  IMMUNOLOGY
BIOL   453:  IMMUNOLOGY LAB
BIOL   553:  ADVANCED TOPICS IN IMMUNOLOGY
MTCH 200:  INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

HOLY COW!    BIOL453 students take note!!!!!

INTERESTING LINKS:

Medical Technology Career Information - Link to the ASCP website career information

BioMedNet - a World Wide Club for the Biological and Medical Community

Cells Alive - A fun and interesting site to look at cell-cell interactions

Public Med - Medline to search for journal articles by subject, title or author

Nobel Prize winners - this sites allows you to keep current on the winners of the Nobel Prizes

NIH Lecture Schedule - this site lists upcoming seminars at NIH, also accessible by PC

NIH Training Fellowships - this site lists a variety of intership possibilities for students

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Page last updated January 14, 2008