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Sammy Grimaldo, PhD

Program: Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Graduated: 7/2008
Mentor: Luyuan Li
Thesis:
Regulation of Endothelial Cell Apoptosis by Vascular Endothelial Growth Inhibitor (VEGI) and Death Receptor 3 (DR3)

Previous Institutions Attended:
Humboldt State, BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology

I am currently a postdoctoral associate at the University of California, Berkeley in the laboratory of Dr. Lu Chen. I am investigating the molecular mechanisms involved in lymphangiogenesis in the cornea.

Fellowships, Awards, Promotions:

Ruth L Kirshchstein National Research Service Award for individual predoctoral fellows (F31).

Recent Publications:

Grimaldo S, Tian F, Li LY. Sensitization of endothelial cells to VEGI-induced apoptosis by inhibiting the NF-kappaB pathway. Apoptosis. 2009 Jun;14(6):788-95.

Tian F, Grimaldo S, Fujita M, Cutts J, Vujanovic NL, Li LY. The endothelial cell-produced antiangiogenic cytokine vascular endothelial growth inhibitor induces dendritic cell maturation. J Immunol. 2007 Sep 15;179(6):3742-51

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