Recanati Family Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology
Professor, Department of Medicine
The Cadwell Lab investigates how the immune system is controlled during infectious and inflammatory diseases. The immune system is tasked with defending against life-threatening infectious agents, but at the same time must avoid unnecessary reactions against beneficial microbes that are part of the microbiome. Such unwanted immune responses are implicated in a variety of chronic diseases including inflammatory bowel disease and cancer. A key research goal is to uncover the cell biological processes that control the immune response when confronted with the diverse infectious agents found in the environment. Ongoing projects include: (1) Identifying gene-microbe interactions that contribute to inflammatory bowel disease, (2) elucidating the role of the cellular process of autophagy in host-pathogen interactions, and (3) examining the viral component of the microbiome, also known as the virome.
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Recanati Family Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
PhD from University of California at Berkeley
Fellowship, Washington Univesity School of Medicine, Pathology and Immunology
PLoS biology. 2022 Mar; 20(3):e3001592
Journal of experimental medicine. 2022 02 07; 219(2):
Viruses. 2021 12 04; 13(12):
EMBO journal. 2021 Oct 01; 40(19):e108863
Gastroenterology. 2021 08; 161(2):715-718.e4
Cell host & microbe. 2021 Jun 09; 29(6):1014-1029.e8