Jim Cassat
Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation (VI4)
Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (PMI)
Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Microbe-Host interactions Program (MHI)
Molecular Pathology and Immunology Program (MPI)
Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology (VCI)
Vanderbilt Center for Mucosal Inflammation and Cancer (CMIC)
Vanderbilt Digestive Diseases Research Center (VDDRC)
Our lab studies host-pathogen interactions during invasive bacterial infections, with a specific focus on osteomyelitis. We are also interested in how inflammation and the microbiome impact skeletal cell biology. Finally, we study interconnections between the vertebrate immune and skeletal systems.
Our lab studies host-pathogen interactions during invasive bacterial infections, with a specific focus on osteomyelitis. We are also interested in how inflammation and the microbiome impact skeletal cell biology. Finally, we study interconnections between the vertebrate immune and skeletal systems.
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus , Host-pathogen interactions , Microbiome , Bacterial Pathogenesis , Bone cell biology , Inflammatory bowel disease
Research Area: Host-Pathogen Interactions , Immunology , Molecular Pathology , Bacteriology , Imaging