Curriculum Vitae
Nicola Jane Hutton LoCascio
Marshall University
Department of Biological Sciences
1 John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
(304) 696-3975
email locascio@marshall.edu

  Education:
• Ph.D. in Immunogenetics , May 1984. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Thesis title - "CH12: Induced Differentiation of a B Cell Lymphoma with Known Antigen Specificity."
Advisor- Geoffrey Haughton, Ph.D.
• American Association of Immunologists Advanced Course. "Regulatory Elements of the Immune System." Duke University, Durham, NC.
• American Association of Immunologists Course. Given Institute, Aspen, CO.
• B.S. in History and Biology, May 1975. Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, Fredericksburg, VA.

Research and Professional Experience:
July 1988 - July 1990. Post Doctoral Fellow. Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Advisor - Richard K. Barth, Ph.D.
Molecular biology; α and β chain associations in the T cell receptors of transgenic mice.


August 1987 - July 1988. Post Doctoral Fellow. Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Advisor - D.W. Scott, Ph.D.
Cellular immunology. Lymphokine effects on tolerance induction.


June 1984 - July 1987. Post Doctoral Fellow. Dept. of Biology
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
Advisor - M.J. Dewey, Ph.D.
Developmental biology; MHC influence on allophenic cell distribution. Ocular development in allophenic mice.


Aug. 1982 - Oct. 1982 Associate in Research. Dept. of Pathology,
Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Advisor - R.Gershon, M.D., Ph.D.
Cellular immunology. Lymphokine replacement of T cell help in B cell differentiation.


1976 - 1980 Assistant Research Scientist. Kidney Disease Institute
New York State Department. of Health, Albany, NY.
Supervisor - R.J. Pickering, M.D.
Immunogenetics. Complement levels in autoimmune diseases.


1975 - 1976 Laboratory Specialist. Dept. of Physiology
Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA.
Supervisor - A.J. Szumski, Ph.D.
Research - Neuro-physiology. Neural involvement in kepone poisoning.

Academic experiences:
Associate Professor. Biological Sciences, Marshall University 2007 - present

Assistant Professor. Biological Sciences, Marshall University 1998 - 2007
BSC105; BSC 120; BSC 121; BSC 301/601; BSC 322; BSC324

Part time instructor. Biological Sciences, Marshall University 1994 - 1998.
BSC 104; BSC 120; BSC 121.

Adjunct Faculty. 1994 - 1998
Arts & Sciences, Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton, OH.
BIOS 100; BIOS 170; BIOS 171; BIOS. 172; BIOS. 173.

Professional Affiliations:
The American Association of Immunologists
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

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