Department of Biological Sciences
General Directory
Kristen Hogan
| Title: | Instructional Faculty Lab Coordinator |
| Department: | Biological Sciences McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
| Email: | kmlarsen@email.sc.edu |
| Phone: | 803-777-3689 |
| Office: | Sumwalt 318 |
Teaching
- BIOL 101 (Biological Principles I)
- BIOL 101L (Biological Principles I Laboratory)
- BIOL 202 (Infectious Diseases, Human Health, and Ethics)
- BIOL 203 (Exploration of Infectious Diseases)
- BIOL 303 (Fundamental Genetics)
- BIOL 303L (Fundamental Genetics Laboratory)
Study abroad program: learn about infectious diseases and health in Costa Rica in summer 2026!
Watch an overview of the program and a logistics guide to learn more about the program.
Research
Impact of the gut microbiota on tumor development using mouse models of colorectal cancer.
Mouse Experimentation and Gnotobiotic Core Supervisor: manages the maintenance and care of mice under germ-free conditions, carries out experiments for various labs at the University of South Carolina.
Publications
Larsen, K. M., Minaya, M. K., Vaish, V., & Peña, M. (2018). The Role of IL-33/ST2 Pathway in Tumorigenesis. International journal of molecular sciences, 19(9), 2676. doi:10.3390/ijms19092676.
Steffen, M. M., Dearth, S. P., Dill, B. D., Li, Z., Larsen, K. M., Campagna, S. R., & Wilhelm, S. W. (2014). Nutrients drive transcriptional changes that maintain metabolic homeostasis but alter genome architecture in Microcystis. The ISME journal, 8(10), 2080-92.