Julie Theriot
Encyclopedia
Julie A. Theriot is an American microbiologist
, professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine
, and Theriot Lab. She was a Predoctoral Fellow, and Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
. She was a fellow at the Whitehead Institute
for Biomedical Research.
She graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
with a B.S. in Biology and Physics in 1988, and from the University of California, San Francisco
, with a Ph.D. in Cell Biology in 1993. Her work has investigated bacterial infections, such as Shigella
, and Listeria.
Microbiologist
A microbiologist is a scientist who works in the field of microbiology. Microbiologists study organisms called microbes. Microbes can take the form of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists...
, professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine is a leading medical school located at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California. Originally based in San Francisco, California as Cooper Medical College, it is the oldest continuously running medical school in the western United States...
, and Theriot Lab. She was a Predoctoral Fellow, and Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a United States non-profit medical research organization based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It was founded by the American businessman Howard Hughes in 1953. It is one of the largest private funding organizations for biological and medical research in the United...
. She was a fellow at the Whitehead Institute
Whitehead Institute
Founded in 1982, the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research is a non-profit research and teaching institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA....
for Biomedical Research.
She graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
with a B.S. in Biology and Physics in 1988, and from the University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
, with a Ph.D. in Cell Biology in 1993. Her work has investigated bacterial infections, such as Shigella
Shigella
Shigella is a genus of Gram-negative, nonspore forming, non-motile, rod-shaped bacteria closely related to Escherichia coli and Salmonella. The causative agent of human shigellosis, Shigella causes disease in primates, but not in other mammals. It is only naturally found in humans and apes. During...
, and Listeria.
Works
- "Mechanism for cell shapeliness decoded from fish scales", Nature 453, xi (22 May 2008)
- Physical biology of the cell, Authors Rob Phillips, Janè Kondev, Julie Theriot, Garland Science, 2008, ISBN 9780815341635
- "Bacterial Manipulation of the Host Cell Cytoskeleton", Cellular microbiology, Editor Pascale Cossart, ASM Press, 2005, ISBN 9781555813024
- "Movement of Bacterial Pathogens Driven by Actin Polymerization", Motion analysis of living cells, Editors David R. Soll, Deborah Wessels, Wiley-IEEE, 1998, ISBN 9780471159155