Photo made at Winwood Walls, Miami. Street art by David Choe.Susan Pedigo
Born in Alabama in 1958
Education
| University of Colorado, Boulder | BA | 1982 | Chemisty |
| University of Minnesota, Mpls Molecular Biology | MS | 1987 | Analytical Chemistry |
| University of Iowa, Iowa City | PhD | 1995 | Biochemistry |
| Vanderbilt University, Nashville | Postdoc. | 1998 | Molecular Biology |
Employment
| University of Iowa | Research Assistant | 1987-1990 |
| Drury College | Assistant Professor | 1998-2000 |
| University of Mississippi | Assistant Professor | 2000-2006 |
| University of Mississippi | Associate Professor | 2006-2013 |
| University of Mississippi | Professor | 2013-present |
Other Employment
| Anorgan. Chemi. Institut, Munster, BRD | Research Assistant | 1984 |
| 3M, St. Paul, MN | Analytical Chemist | 1986 |
| University of Mississippi | Associate Professor | 2006-2013 |
Training of Students
Undergraduate Students
A total of 115 undergraduate students hosted in research projects in the lab since 2001.
Graduate Students
| Student | Graduation | Degree | Dissertation Title |
|---|
| Kenosha F. Hobson | Fall 2003 | Ph.D. | Ligand-linked stability of Calmodulin |
| Alka Prasad | Fall 2005 | Ph.D. | Stability studies of Domains 1 and 2 of E-Cadherin |
| Huaying Zhao | Spring 2006 | Ph.D. | Calcium Binding to ECAD12 |
| Nagamani Vunnam | Spring 2010 | Ph.D. | Sequential Calcium Binding Leads to Dimerization in Neural Cadherin |
| Xiaoyun Howard | Fall 2013 | M.S. | Determination of Monomer –Dimer Equilibrium in Cadherins by Using Förster Resonance Energy Transfer |
| Jared Jungles | Su 2014 | M.S. | pH-dependent adhesion by Neural Cadherin |
| Matthew Dukes | Su 2017 | M.S. | Nickel Reduces Calcium Dependent Dimerization in Neural Cadherin |
| Jennie Fan | Fall 2016 | M.S. | Investigation of N-and E-Cadherin Monomer Properties Using a Molecular Dynamics Approach |
| Samantha Davila | Spring 2018 | Ph.D. | Biophysical Studies of Calcium-Independent Dimerization in N-Cadherin |
| Christopher Fox | Su 2020 | Ph.D. | Development and Characterization of Calmodulin-Based Copolymeric Hydrogels |
Funded Proposals
| Type | Collaborators | Dates | Amount | Agency |
|---|
| Research, individual | None | Sept 2002 to Aug 2005 | $367,540 | NSF |
| Research, training | None | July 2004 to July 2005 | $9,900 | NSF |
| Instrumentation | CoPI | Jan 2004 to Jan 2005 | $179,989 | NSF |
| Research, training | None | July 2003 to July 2004 | $9,900 | NSF |
| Research, training | None | Nov 2002 to Nov 2003 | $31,956 | NSF |
| Research, training | None | June 2002 to May 2003 | $10,130 | MFGN |
| Research, training | Hammer | July 2010to June 2013 | $560,832 | NSF |
| Research, training | Hammer | July 2011to June 2012 | $5,950 | NSF |
| Training | Hollis | Jan 2012to May 2017 | $535,000 | Dept. of Ed. |
| Instrumentation | Smith, PI | May 2016to April 2019 | $110,000 | NSF |
| Training | Contributor | May 2021 to May 2022 | $30,000 | HHMI IE3 |
| Training | None | Jan 2021 to May 2021 | $6,000 | NASA |
Honors
AEΔ Outstanding Teacher of the Year 2007
College of Liberal Arts Teacher of the Year 2012
Last Lecturer in May 2016