Marjorie Lynn Beggs, Ph.D. is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Geriatrics at UAMS. She is the Associate Director and Manager of the Microarray Core Facility on campus. She works closely with investigators using microarray technology and has been involved in projects studying aging of heart tissue, Alzheimer disease, pain response and bacterial identification. Her research interests include the aging of muscle and muscle stem cells with emphasis on aged related fibrosis.
Wang, R-F., Beggs, M.L., Robertson, L.H., and Cerniglia, C.E. (2002). Design and evaluation of oligonucleotide-microarray method for the detection of human intestinal bacteria in fecal samples. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 213:175-182.
Wang,R-F., Beggs, M.L., Erickson, B.D. and Cerniglia, C.E. 2004. DNA microarray analysis of predominant human intestinal bacteria in fecal samples. Molecular and Cellular Probes. Online publication April 27.
Beggs, M.L., Nagarajan, R., Taylor-Jones, J.M., Nolen, G., Macnicol, M. and C.A. Peterson. 2004. Alterations in the TGFβ Signaling Pathway in Myogenic Progenitors with Age. Submitted to Aging Cell.
