Dr. Ava M. Boston
Assistant Professor of Biology
Office: WSB 200G
Lab: WSB 200B
Office Phone: (757) 823-8939
Email: amboston@nsu.edu
Brief Biography
Dr. Ava Boston is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Norfolk State University. She currently teaches General Biology, Human Biology, and Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab II. Dr. Boston is an extensively trained Cancer Biologist. Her research focuses on the role of Sex-Comb on Midleg Like 2 (SCML2) in prostate cancer. Dr. Boston received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Elizabeth City State University. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Biology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Dr. Boston completed her PhD in Molecular Biology at Clark Atlanta University. Dr. Boston brings years of clinical and bioinformatic research experience to NSU, with the hopes of providing research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students.
Detailed CV of Dr. Boston
Research Interests
Recent Publications
-
Cao L, Boston A, Jegede O, Newman HA, Harrison SH, Newman RH, Ongeri EM. Inflammation and Kidney Injury in Diabetic African American Men. J Diabetes Res. 2019 Feb 5;2019:5359635. doi: 10.1155/2019/5359635. PMID: 30868076; PMCID: PMC6379843.
-
Cinar B, Alp E, Al-Mathkour M, Boston A, Dwead A, Khazaw K, Gregory A. The Hippo pathway: an emerging role in urologic cancers. Am J Clin Exp Urol. 2021 Aug 25;9(4):301-317. PMID: 34541029; PMCID: PMC8446764.
-
Al-Mathkour MM, Dwead AM, Alp E, Boston AM, Cinar B. The Hippo effector YAP1/TEAD1 regulates EPHA3 expression to control cell contact and motility. Sci Rep. 2022 Mar 9;12(1):3840. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-07790-4. PMID: 35264657; PMCID: PMC8907295
-
Boston AM, Dwead AM, Al-Mathkour MM, Khazaw K, Zou J, Zhang Q, Wang G, Cinar B. Discordant interactions between YAP1 and polycomb group protein SCML2 determine cell fate. iScience. 2023 Sep 20;26(10):107964. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107964. PMID: 37810219; PMCID: PMC10558808.