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Casanova, James E.
Primary Appointment
Professor, Cell Biology
Education
- BS, Biology, Southern Connecticut State University
- PhD, Cell Biology, Wesleyan Univeristy
- Postdoc, Cell Biology, Whitehead Institute
- Postdoc, Cell Biology, University of California, San Francisco
Contact Information
Dept. of Cell Biology
3234 Pinn Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0732
Telephone: 434-243-4821
Email: jec9e@virginia.edu
Research Disciplines
Cancer Biology, Cell and Developmental Biology, Experimental Pathology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases/Biodefense, Microbiology
Research Interests
Role of Arf family GTPases in vesicular transport and cytoskeleton assembly.
Cell Biology of bacterial pathogenesis.
The innate immune response to bacterial infection.
Research Description
Arf family GTPases and their function in membrane trafficking and cell motility
Cell biology of bacterial infection
The innate immune response to bacterial infection