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David Kashatus

David Kashatus

Associate Professor @ Kashatus Lab
University of Virginia

About

Dave received his bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University in 1997 and his Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006, studying under Al Baldwin. After a postdoctoral fellowship with Chris Counter at Duke University, he moved to UVA in 2012. Dave’s lab is interested in the role of mitochondrial dynamics in tumorigenesis.

Research Summary

Mitochondria are often pictured in biology texts as static, individual organelles, when in reality they form highly dynamic and mobile networks constantly undergoing fusion and fission. Research in the last decade has revealed that mitochondrial fusion and fission impact nearly every aspect of mitochondrial function, from cellular metabolism, to calcium homeostasis, to the control of cell survival through apoptosis and autophagy. In addition, failure to properly maintain this dynamic mitochondrial network has been shown to play a role in a number of diseases, including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and cancer. The goals of our research are: (1) to uncover the molecular mechanisms that directly control mitochondrial dynamics, (2) to identify and characterize signaling pathways that interact with the mitochondrial dynamics machinery and (3) to determine how these interactions impact the pathology of diseases such as cancer.

Education
Institution
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD
2000 / 08 - 2006 / 06

Institution
Princeton University
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Bachelors
1992 / 09 - 1997 / 06

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Research Expertise
Mitochondria
Metabolism
Cell Signaling
Lipid Droplets
Profile Tags
Mitochondria
Cancer
Lipid Droplets
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