Degrees:

• B.S. Biochemistry – Seton Hill University, 2012
• Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences – Marshall University, 2018

Courses:

• BIO 302/502 – Human Anatomy & Physiology I
• BIO 328/528 – Human Anatomy & Physiology II
• BIO 426 – Comparative Physiology
• BIO 432/532 – Histology
• BIO 434/534 – Endocrinology
• BIO 473 – Human Gross Anatomy
• BIO 458 – Reproductive Physiology
• PA 501 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• PA 502 – Human Anatomy and Physiology II

The Racine lab working towards the delineation of the molecular details of the thyroid-related mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of CS. Our lab aims to identify suture specific molecular pathways that are important in enhanced suture closure following thyroxine exposure. We work with animal models as a means for studying the physiological response to in utero thyroxine exposure. Both morphology and molecular mechanisms must be taken into account in this project, students working in this lab will therefore be gathering morphological data through histological analyses of the crania, as well as performing western blot analysis and qRT-PCR experiments. These results will be analyzed to determine if the cranial morphology has been altered by our treatment, as well as if the cranial tissues have specific protein or gene expression changes.

Racine, H., Skalican, K., Hill, T., Loughman, Z. 2022. Impact of Indigestible Materials on the Efficiency of Fecal Corticosterone Immunoassay Testing in Pituophis Species. Animals, 12(1410)

Racine HL, Serrat MA. 2020. The actions of IGF-1 in the growth plate and its role in postnatal bone elongation. Current Osteoporosis Reports. Jun;18(3):210-227. doi: 10.1007/s11914-020-00570-x. PMID: 32415542 PMCID: PMC7299241

Racine HL, Meadows CA, Ion G, Serrat MA. 2018. Heat induced limb length asymmetry has a functional impact on weight bearing in mouse hindlimbs. Front of Endocrinol. 9:289. doi:10.3389/fendo.2018.00289

Serrat MA, Schlierf TJ, Efaw ML, Shuler FD, Gidby J, Stanko LM, Tamski HL. 2015. Unilateral heat accelerates bone elongation and lengthens extremities of growing mice. J Orthop Res. 33(5):692-8 doi:10.1002/jor.22812.

Interests and Hobbies:

• Spending time with my family, hiking, traveling, and reading.