Margot Hall, Ph.D.

Professor

Education:

Ph.D. - Biochemistry
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (1984)

M.S. - Chemistry
University of Denver (1971)

B.A. - French and Chemistry
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (1964)

Major Areas of Teaching Emphasis: Clinical Biochemistry

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

·        Neisler, Bean, Thompson, and Hall. "Alteration of Lymphocyte Subsets During a Competitive Swim Training Season." In MacLaren, Reilly and Lees (Ed.) Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming: Swimming Science VI, E & FN Spon, London (1992) 333-336

·        Hall, Johnson, and Carr. "Assays for Serodiagnosis of Prostate Cancer." Laboratory Medicine 23 #9 (1992) 607-612.

·        Bean, Neisler, Hall, Thompson, Johnson, Young, and Pittington. "The Isoforms of CK-MM in Response to Competitive Swim Training" J.of Strength and Conditioning Research. 8 #3 (1994) 155-160.

·        Hall, Eldridge, Saunders, Fairclough, and Bateman, Jr. "A Rapid Dipstick Test for Histamine in Tuna" Food Biotechnology 9 #1 & 2 (1995) 39-57.

·        Hall, McCoy-Messer, and Bateman. "Rapid Tests for Histamine in Tuna." The Chemist 74 #2 (1997) 21-24.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:

·        Al-Kurd, Hall, Johnson, Robinson, and Schultze. "A Comparison of Assays for the Serodiagnosis of Breast Cancer." Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, Miss. February 17-18, 1994.

·        Eldridge, Saunders, Hall, and Bateman, Jr. "Solid Phase Detection of Histamine in Tunafish using a Dipstick." Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, Miss. February 17- 18, 1994.

·        Hall, Eldridge, Saunders, Fairclough, and Bateman, Jr. "A Rapid Dipstick Test for Histamine in Tuna." South Central ASM and Mid-South Biochemists. Shreveport, Ls. November 18-19, 1994.

·        Hall, Jackson, Johnson, Schultze, and Neisler. "CA195: A Possible Serum Tumor Marker for Pancreatic Carcinoma." Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, Miss. February 9- 10, 1995.

·        Jackson and Hall. "Diagnostic Efficiency of CEA and CA195 for Colorectal Cancer." Society of Armed Forces Medical Laboratory Scientists, San Antonio, Texas. February 28, March 4, 1995.

·        Hall, Jackson, Johnson, Schultze, Fortenberry, Bright, and Hua.: A comparison of CA 195, CA 125, CA 19-9, CA 72-4, Cyfra 21-1, and CEA for the Serodiagnosis of Gastrointertinal Cancers" American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 107 #4 (1997) 473 #23.

GRANTS:

·        Dipstick Screening Test for Histamine in Fisheries Products.

·        Post-Baccalaureate Health Careers Opportunity Program.

·        Putrescine/Cadaverine Dipstick Test for Decomposition in Fisheries Products.

·        A Rapid Putrescine/Cadaverine Test for Decompostition in Fisheries Products.

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Tumor markers and Assay for Polyamines.