Dr. Willietta Gibson
Assistant Professor
Dr. Gibson received a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the Medical University of South Carolina and a B.S. degree in Molecular Biology from Winston-Salem State University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE) at North Carolina Central University where she examined the sensitivity of inflammatory breast cancer cells to inhibitors of the sonic hedgehog signaling pathway. Dr. Gibson has taught at Hampton University and Bennett College before coming to Fayetteville State University in August 2022.
EDUCATION
- B.S. (Molecular Biology), Winston-Salem State University, 2002
- Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences), Medical University of South Carolina, 2007
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Courses Taught
- BIOL 150/150L (Principles of Biology I and lab)
- BIOL 160-D1 ( Principles of Biology II)
- BIOL 325/235L (Molecular Biology and lab)
- BIOL 320-01 (Biology Seminar)
- BIOL 499-01(Senior Research Capstone)
Research Interests
- Cancer health disparities
- Natural products as chemo-preventative agents
- Genomic instability in cancers
- Undergraduate STEM education
Selected Publications
- Thomas ZL, Gibson W, Sexton JZ, Aird, KM, Ingram SM, Aldrich A, Lylerly HK, Devi GR, Williams KP. Targeting GLI1 expression in human inflammatory breast cancer cells enhances apoptosis and attenuates migration. British Journal of Cancer 104: 1575-1586, May 2011
- Gibson, W. (2019) The Biochemistry of Curly and Straight Hair. The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science database. https://www.nsta.org/ncss-case-study/biochemistry-curly-and-straight-hair
Grants
- Role of Phytochemicals on Hedgehog Signaling in Inflammatory Breast Cancer, North Carolina Collaboratory, January 2023