Office: JAP Science Building – Rm 442
Email: stephen.i.ekunwe@jsums.edu
Phone: (601) 979-3476
Fax: (601) 979-5853
Education
- Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1998; Cell & Molecular Biology/Microbial Genetics
- M.S., Jackson State University, M.S., 1990; Major: Biology
- B.S., Jackson State University, M.S., 1985; Major: Biology
Research Interests
- Colorectal and prostate cancer biology and phyto-therapeutics
- Microbial molecular genetics
- Bioremediation: isolation and characterization of potential degraders of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HMW-PAHs)
- Interactions of bacterio-phage T4 and its host, Escherichia coli K-12.