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Paolo D'Avino has a PhD in Molecular Cellular Genetics from the University of Naples, Italy. His research career began as an HHMI Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Utah, where he studied hormonal-induced tissue remodeling during Drosophila metamorphosis. In 1999, he moved to Cambridge to join the Department of Genetics, focusing on cytoskeleton dynamics during cell division. Promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2020, his research interests include the mechanisms and signaling pathways that control the mechanics of cell division in normal and cancer cells. Over the past 15 years, he has specialized in understanding the role of kinases and phosphatases in regulating cytoskeletal dynamics and cell division. His major achievements include a comprehensive proteomic survey of Drosophila cell division interactome, characterizing novel mechanisms involving the centralspindlin complex and the Anillin protein, and studying the interactions of key proteins involved in cytokinesis. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of the mitotic kinases Aurora B and Plk1 and their regulatory roles in cell division processes.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
Lecturer in the Department of Pathology, focusing on cell division and cytokinesis.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
Conducted research on cytoskeleton dynamics during cell division.
University of Utah • Salt Lake City, USA
Research on hormonal-induced tissue remodeling during Drosophila metamorphosis.
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