Department of

Biology

Mrs. Cathy Huggins

Laboratory Specialist
108D White Hall, Box 3145
Union University
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
(731) 661-6553
chuggins@uu.edu

Education

• B.S., Arkansas State University
• M.B.A., Union University

Courses Commonly Taught

• Anatomy and Physiology I and II Laboratories
• Biology 100 Laboratory
• Microbiology Laboratory

Research Involvement

• Cara Nance. Identification of bacterial and fungal species in Populus tremula shoot tip cultures.
• Gabrielle Bonner. Effects of the type of media and pH on the tendency of the Gram stain results of bacteria to change over time.
• Nar'asha Randall. Development of procedure to identify bacteria that produce hydrogen sulfide.
• Teala Terrell. Identification of Bacillus and Erwinia Sp. from European Aspen.
• Lauren Collins. The effects of mustard and cinnamon on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis.
• Jeff Hirtes. Identification of an endogenous yeast from European Aspen.
• Carrie Moore. Identification of endogenous bacteria in shoot tip cultures of European Aspen.
• Amber Wilsey. Antimicrobial effects of Sovereign Silver™ Argentyn 23® and Oregon Grape Root.
• Micheala Anderson. The effectiveness of common antiseptic mouth rinses on the inhibition of Streptococcus mutans activity.