Donald J. Alcendor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Microbiology & Immunology
Hubbard Hospital 5th Floor Rm. 5025
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37208

Phone: (615) 327-6449

dalcendor@mmc.edu
 
 
 
Professional Education
Dates Attended
Institution Name
 City, State Degree/Area of Study
1992
University of California-Davis
Davis, California
PhD/ Micro: Molecular Virology

 
Research Interests / Specialty
  1. Bacterial Vaginosis and Increase Risk for HIV-1 Acquisition
  2. The role of KSHV in the Dysregulation of Extra-cellular Matrix Proteins in Kaposis sarcoma 
    (AIDS- Related Malignancy) Implications for Tumor Progression and Metastasis 
  3. Identification of Dysregulated Genes in the Brain after HIV Infection: Implications for HIV-associated Dementia
  4. Models for Cytomegalovirus Induced Congenital Disease
Publications/Scholarly Activities
  • Alcendor D.J., Knobel S., Desai P.  (2010). Dual labeled Immunohistochemistry in Kaposis Sarcoma. J. Vis. Exp. (in press).
  • Alcendor D.J., Knobel S. Desai P, Zhu W.Q., Vigil H.E., and Hayward G.S.  (2010).  KSHV downregulation of galectin-3 in kaposis sarcoma. Glycobiology, 20: 521-532.
  • Alcendor D.J., Charest A. M, Knobel S.M., and Zhu WQ.   (2010).  Infection and upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines in brain vascular pericytes by human cytomegalovirus (in revision).primate cytomegalovirus genomes Virology 365: 21-32.
  • Alcendor D.J., Zong J.C., Dolan A., Davidson A., and Hayward G.S., (2009).  Patterns of divergence in the rapidly evolving vCXC and vGPCR gene clusters in primate cytomegalovirus genomes Virology 365: 21-32.
  • Hildreth J.E.K, and Alcendor D. (2009).  Mayo Clinic HIV eCurriculum Series: In Essentials of HIV Medicine, The Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS.  Mayo Clinic Foundation for Medical Education and Research. p. 1-20.

 

 

 

 
 

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