John Cooper, MD, PhD

John Cooper, MD, PhD

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology and Interim Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine

Research Interest

Effects of oncogenic transformation on cell motility and the cytoskeleton; cell cycle checkpoints based on the cytoskeleton.

Education

  • 1982: MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
  • 1983: PhD, cell biology, Johns Hopkins University

Training

  • 1983 - 1984: Postdoctoral fellow, cell biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
  • 1984 - 1985: Intern, pathology, Washington University, St. Louis
  • 1985 - 1987: Postdoctoral fellow, cell biology, Washington University

Selected Research Publications

Septin and actin contributions to endothelial cell-cell junctions and monolayer integrity.
  • Kim J, Mooren OL, Onken MD, Cooper JA
  • Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2023

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