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 tick-borne disease monitoring
Innovators in Next-generation diagnostics. Some of our offered laboratory in-housing testing platforms include
Academic and public health partners, please go to our iLABs website for more information on our core services
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:
- Oxford Nanopore MinION
- Illumina 1000 NextGen sequencing
- QIAcuity dPCR testing
- Applied Biosystems qPCR testing
Participate
Ticks and Tick-borne Disease Monitoring
Do you have ticks on your property? Have you or your pet been bite by a tick? Send it to us for identification!
Ticks and tick-borne disease monitoring
Help South Carolina researchers learn more about emerging vector-borne diseases in our state.
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
- Laboratory Manager: Kia Townsend, zellars@email.sc.edu, 803-777-6452
- Sequencing Manager: Dr Madeleine Torelli, meyer7@email.sc.edu
- Vector Monitoring Manager: Katherine Brown, kmb41@email.sc.edu, 803-576-7818
- Clinical Studies: Henry Heidt, hsheidt@email.sc.edu, 803-576-7824
For more information, please go to our tick testing request form or core services request form.