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Loretta Jackson-Hayes is a Professor of Chemistry at Rhodes College and holds the James H. Daughdrill Professorship in the Natural Sciences. Her research investigates regulatory mechanisms of eukaryotic gene expression, with a current focus on fungal cell wall metabolism in Aspergillus nidulans.
- Education:
- Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Tennessee, Memphis
- B.S. in Chemistry from Tougaloo College
Her work explores how genes and proteins regulate cell wall integrity, a critical target for antifungal drugs. She has identified key genes, including homologues of yeast cell wall regulators, and uncharacterized genes, and studies their mRNA regulation, protein localization, and functional roles during fungal development.
Her publications highlight collaborations with Rhodes faculty (Dr. Terry Hill, Dr. Darlene Loprete) and undergraduate researchers, covering topics like PkcA localization, actomyosin ring dynamics, and Golgi complex roles in polarity. Her earlier research on thyroid hormone-responsive gene regulation in mammals demonstrates interdisciplinary breadth.
She actively involves students in her lab, with group members presenting at national conferences like the ASBMB Annual Meeting. Her research has implications for antifungal therapies, agricultural fungicides, and broader cellular processes.
Research Group Members:
- Toler Freyaldenhoven (BMB ’20)
- Yahya Hameed (BMB ’21)
- Maleiah Carrol
- Alexis Craft
- Elisabet Olsen
- Brianna Betton
- Lynsey Campbell
- Ashmeet Singh
