Marion Cooley
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Dental College of Georgia
Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences
Bio
Dr. Cooley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Biology at Augusta University in GA. She received her PhD from the University of South Carolina where she studied fidelity of eukaryotic DNA polymerases. She went on to do her postdoctoral work in the field of cell adhesion both at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). While at MUSC she began her independent research program studying how the extracellular matrix (ECM) regulates bone formation and bone repair. She continues this research at Augusta University and has also extended her research interests to include the role of the ECM in vascular stability and remodeling.
Education
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Ph.D., Biology/Biological Sciences, General
University of South Carolina -, 1996
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BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
University of South Carolina -, 1986
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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BMBS 5302
Bioclinical Seminar II
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BMFN 5101
Biomedical Foundations I
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BMMS 5301
Integ & Musculo Sys I
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BMOM 5101
Intro to the Oral Microenviro
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OBMP 9100
Journal Club in Oral Biology
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OBMP 8001
Topics in Oral Biology 1
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OBPR 8001
Topics in Oral Biology I
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BMCD 5201
Craniofacial Development
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OBMP 9010
Grad Oral Bio Seminar
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OBMP 8004
Topics in Oral Biology 4
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OBPR 8004
Topics in Oral Biology IV
Teaching Interests
Bone Biology
Physiology
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Biochemistry
Extracellular Matrix Biology
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Fibulin-1 Integrates Subendothelial Extracellular Matrices and Contributes to Anatomical Closure of the Ductus Arteriosus., 2020
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Fibulin-1c regulates transforming growth factor-β activation in pulmonary tissue fibrosis., 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Balance between senescence and apoptosis is regulated by telomere damage-induced association between p16 and caspase-3., 2018
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Airway remodelling and inflammation in asthma are dependent on the extracellular matrix protein fibulin-1c., 2017
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Fibulin-1 regulates the pathogenesis of tissue remodeling in respiratory diseases., 2016
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a three-dimensional network of molecules that induces cellular behaviors such as adhesion, migration, proliferation and differentiation. My research interest is to understand mechanistically how the ECM induces these cellular behaviors during development and disease progression.
