Infectious disease research
The Nolan Lab
The Nolan Lab is led by Dr. Melissa Nolan in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina.
Leaders in Next-Generation Diagnostics
Our lab is leading the way in cutting-edge infectious disease testing. See our recent coverage by global diagnostic leader, Qiagen.
Some of our offered laboratory in-housing testing platforms include:
- Illumina 1000 NextGen sequencing
- QIAcuity dPCR testing
- Applied Biosystems qPCR testing
Participate
Ticks and Tick-borne Disease Monitoring in South Carolina
Do you have ticks on your property? Have you or your pet been bite by a tick? Send it to us for identification!
Malaria in Coastal South Carolina
Help South Carolina researchers learn more about malaria re-emergence in our Lowcountry region.
Pre-term birth prevention
Are you a high-risk pregnancy seeking care in Richland County? Contact us for more information about a new study.
Contact
Contact Us
- Principal Investigator: Dr Melissa Nolan, msnolan@mailbox.sc.edu, 803-777-8932
- Program Manager: Marie Thomas, delorest@mailbox.sc.edu, 803-576-7818
- Laboratory Manager: Kia Zellars, zellars@email.sc.edu , 803-777-6452
- Pre-term Birth Study: Mr Henry Heidt, hsheidt@email.sc.edu
- Mosquitos in South Carolina: Dr Kyndal Dye-Braumuller, kyndallb@email.sc.edu or Dr Brandon Hollingsworth, bh100@mailbox.sc.edu
- Ticks in South Carolina: Katherine Brown, kmb41@email.sc.edu
For more information, please contact Dr Madeleine Meyer meyer7@email.sc.edu or Kia Zellars zellars@email.sc.edu, or submit the form below.