Erin Burge
Professor
Education
Ph.D., Marine Science, College of William & Mary
B.S., Biology, University of Kentucky
Areas of Expertise
- Environmental immunology
- molecular physiology
- Molecular biology of marine invertebrates and fishes
- Hypotheses concerning gene expression in disease pathogenesis
- Host resistance
- Host/pathogen interactions
- Environmental influences on gene expression
Research Interests
- Environmental immunology
- Molecular physiology
- Molecular biology of marine invertebrates and fishes
- Gene expression in disease pathogenesis
- Host resistance
- Host/pathogen interactions
- Environmental influences on gene expression
Biography
Erin Burge joined the Coastal Carolina University faculty in 2006. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky in Lexington in 1996 and a Ph.D. from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William & Mary.
Burge is developing a research program that applies molecular and cellular techniques to field-oriented problems in an ecological context. He has authored numerous publications and has produced many publications in the field of marine science.