Arturo Casadevall is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of

Molecular Microbiology Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and physi ...

Immunology Immunology is a branch of medicineImmunology for Medical Students, Roderick Nairn, Matthew Helbert, Mosby, 2007 and biology that covers the medical study of immune systems in humans, animals, plants and sapient species. In such we can see there ...

and

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at the

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and

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, and the Alfred and Jill Sommer Professor and Chair of the W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the

. He is an internationally recognized expert in infectious disease research, with a focus on

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and

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pathogenesis Pathogenesis is the process by which a disease or disorder develops. It can include factors which contribute not only to the onset of the disease or disorder, but also to its progression and maintenance. The word comes from Greek πάθος ''pat ...

and basic

immunology Immunology is a branch of medicineImmunology for Medical Students, Roderick Nairn, Matthew Helbert, Mosby, 2007 and biology that covers the medical study of immune systems in humans, animals, plants and sapient species. In such we can see there ...

antibody An antibody (Ab), also known as an immunoglobulin (Ig), is a large, Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses. The antibody recognizes a unique molecule of the ...

structure-function. He was elected a member of the

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in 2022.

Biography

Arturo Casadevall was born in

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in 1957. He moved to

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in 1968 and became a

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in 1976. Prior to his career in medicine, Casadevall worked at

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for 4 years and later as a bank teller. Casadevall received his Bachelor of Arts degree in

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

from

Queens College, City University of New York Queens College (QC) is a public college in the Queens Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City. It is part of the City University of New York system. Its 80-acre campus is primarily located in Flushing, Queens. It has a student body ...

in 1979, and his M.S. and

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Biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

from

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in 1983 and 1984. He then received his M.D. from

in 1985. Casadevall completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the

Bellevue Hospital Center Bellevue Hospital (officially NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and formerly known as Bellevue Hospital Center) is a hospital in New York City and the oldest public hospital in the United States. One of the largest hospitals in the United States b ...

, and a fellowship in

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at the

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of the

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. Under the guidance of Matthew D. Scharff, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in

cell biology Cell biology (also cellular biology or cytology) is a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells. All living organisms are made of cells. A cell is the basic unit of life that is responsible for the living and ...

at the

from 1989 to 1991. In 1992, he accepted an assistant professorship in

medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

and

microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...

at Albert Einstein. In 2000, he became the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at

and rose to the rank of full professor by 2001. In 2002, he was named the Selma and Jacques Mitrani Professor in

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. In 2006, he became the Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and was named the Leo and Julia Forchheimer Professor of Microbiology Immunology. He is board-certified by the

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in the subspecialty of infectious diseases until 2023. Until July 2009, Dr. Casadevall served as an editor of the ASM journal

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and continues to serve on the editorial boards of the

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and the

Journal of Experimental Medicine ''Journal of Experimental Medicine'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Rockefeller University Press that publishes research papers and commentaries on the physiological, pathological, and molecular mechanisms that encompass th ...

. He is also the founding Editor in Chief of

mBio ''mBio'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by the American Society for Microbiology in association with the American Academy of Microbiology. It covers all aspects of the microbiological sciences, including vir ...

, the first open access general journal of the

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. He served as a member of the

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from 2005 to 2014. Casadevall was also a commissioner for the National Forensic Commission of the

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from 2015 to 2017. In March 2015, Casadevall was named a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at

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for his accomplishments as an interdisciplinary researcher and excellence in teaching.Anderson, Nick
"Bloomberg pledges $350 million to Johns Hopkins University"
''The Washington Post'', Washington, D.C., 23 January 2013. Retrieved on 12 March 2015. The Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship program was established in 2013 by a gift from

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. Casadevall holds appointments in the

’s Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and the

’s Department of Infectious Diseases.Brooks, Kell
"Johns Hopkins names four new Bloomberg Distinguished Professors"
''JHU Hub'', Baltimore, 30 March 2015. Retrieved on 27 July 2015. He also serves as the Alfred and Jill Sommer Professor and Chair of the W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the

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in 2015. Casadevall is passionate about improving the doctoral curriculum, stating that he wants to “to develop a program of putting the 'Ph' hilosophyback into 'PhD’ ..Hopkins reformed medical education 100 years ago, and now we can experiment with creating better ways of training scientists.” Casadevall is profiled in the last chapter of ''

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'' by David Epstein, a book arguing against specialization. Epstein posits that Casadevall's early life experiences, including working odd jobs unrelated to medicine, contributed to his later success.

Awards and distinctions

Casadevall’s groundbreaking work in the field of

has been recognized by many, including the

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, which presented him with a Merit Award in 2007. He received several distinguished awards, including the Alumni Achievement Award in Basic Science from

, the Rhoda Benham Award of the Medical Mycological Society of the Americas, the Kass Lecture from the

Infectious Diseases Society of America The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is a medical association representing physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. It was founded in 1963 and is based in Arlington, Virginia. ...

, and the ASM Founders Distinguished Service Award from the

. In 2001, Casadevall received the Samuel M. Rosen outstanding teacher award and in 2008 he was recognized the

with the William Hinton Award for “outstanding contributions toward fostering the research training of underrepresented minorities in microbiology.” ASM also notes that Casadevall was the first Hispanic Department Chair at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and has “provided exemplary training and mentoring to a significant number of minority scientists, and himself served as a role model of success.” He has served as President of the Medical Mycology Society of America, Chair of

Division F, Chair of the

Career Development Committee, and Co-Chair of the

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Board of Scientific Counselors, and currently serves on the Scientific Council of the

Pasteur Institute The Pasteur Institute (french: Institut Pasteur) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who invented pasteurization and vaccines f ...

. He is a member of the

American Society for Clinical Investigation The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), established in 1908, is one of the oldest and most respected medical honor societies in the United States. Organization and purpose The ASCI is an honorary society to which more than 2,800 ph ...

American College of Physicians The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a national organization of internists, who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of adults.Sokanu "What is an Internist?" Retrieved October 20, 2014 With 161,000 members, ACP is the largest ...

and the

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, and was elected

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of the

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and the

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. In 2014, he became an elected member of the

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and in 2017, he was elected to the

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. In 2022, he was elected to

Research

Bridging the fields of microbiology and immunology, Casadevall's research is focused on fungal and bacterial pathogenesis and basic immunology of antibody structure-function. He has defined much of what is known about

and how

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

such as ''

Cryptococcus neoformans ''Cryptococcus neoformans'' is an encapsulated yeast belonging to the class Tremellomycetes and an obligate aerobe that can live in both plants and animals. Its teleomorph is a filamentous fungus, formerly referred to ''Filobasidiella neoformans' ...

'' evade the host

immune response An immune response is a reaction which occurs within an organism for the purpose of defending against foreign invaders. These invaders include a wide variety of different microorganisms including viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi which could ...

. Fungal infections are particularly dangerous in

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individuals such as

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...

patients undergoing

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, making this work highly significant. With his collaborator Dr. Ekaterina (Kate) Dadachova, he pioneered the use of radioimmunotherapeutic strategies for the control of

systemic Systemic fundamental to a predominant social, economic, or political practice. This refers to: In medicine In medicine, ''systemic'' means affecting the whole body, or at least multiple organ systems. It is in contrast with ''topical'' or ''loc ...

fungal and other

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s. During the course of his studies, he noted that certain fungi were

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and worked to develop novel therapeutic strategies for a variety of human diseases including

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and infectious diseases, such as

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. He holds several active

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s on these approaches. Casadevall has a long record of outstanding scholarly and leadership contributions. His lab has studied host-microbe interactions with ''

'', ''

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'', and ''

Bacillus anthracis ''Bacillus anthracis'' is a gram-positive and rod-shaped bacterium that causes anthrax, a deadly disease to livestock and, occasionally, to humans. It is the only permanent ( obligate) pathogen within the genus ''Bacillus''. Its infection is a ...

'', with a focus on microbial pathogenesis and mechanisms of antibody action. His lab established that

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could protect against intracellular pathogens, demonstrated that ''

'' was a facultative intracellular pathogen, and suggested that

virulence Virulence is a pathogen's or microorganism's ability to cause damage to a host. In most, especially in animal systems, virulence refers to the degree of damage caused by a microbe to its host. The pathogenicity of an organism—its ability to ca ...

in environmental fungi was selected by

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predators, a hypothesis dubbed "accidental virulence". Jointly with British biologist Robin May, his group were the first to observe non-lytic expulsion, or vomocytosis, of intracellular fungi. Subsequently, with Kirsten Nielsen at the

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, he characterized the ability of cryptococci to form "giant" or "titan" cells in vivo, unusually large cells that help drive persistent infections. His lab continues to work on fungal and bacterial pathogenesis. Together with Liise-anne Pirofski, he proposed the ‘Damage-Response Framework’ of microbial pathogenesis, a new synthesis that shifted the emphasis away from focusing on microbes as pathogens, commensals, opportunists to the outcome of host-pathogen interactions. The damage-response framework was the first theory of microbial pathogenesis to incorporate the contributions of both the host and the pathogen and refocused attention into the outcome of the interaction. From the view of the damage-response framework there are no pathogens, commensals, symbionts, etc., but only microbes and their hosts, which interact to produce the states of pathogenesis, commensalism, symbiosis, indifference, etc. In addition, Casadevall, in collaboration with Dr. Ferric C. Fang, has been constructive shaping the nations approach to science,

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, and promotion of women and underrepresented minorities. Among his own trainees, nearly half are members of underrepresented minority groups and more than half are women. With a focus on

events, Casadevall has been active in creating gender balance among speakers at conferences. Along these lines, he stated: "When you have an underrepresentation of women as speakers and many panel discussions made up only of male researchers, you're sending the message that perhaps the field is not welcoming to women. That isn't the message we want to send." His research on

has focused on fraudulent results published in journals and the subsequent rates of retraction. In addition, his views on and analysis of topics ranging from problems with the funding pipeline to the rise in retractions in journals to the complex

ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns m ...

of dual use research are widely sought by premier journals and media outlets. In response to the

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, Casadevall investigated the use of

-containing

blood serum Serum () is the fluid and solute component of blood which does not play a role in clotting. It may be defined as blood plasma without the clotting factors, or as blood with all cells and clotting factors removed. Serum includes all proteins not u ...

from patients who have recovered from the virus as a measure to help until a

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becomes available. These antibodies are produced as part of the body's natural

, and bind to and neutralize the virus. A transfusion of blood containing these antibodies boosts the immunity of newly infected patients or people at risk of contracting the disease. Such infusions have been successfully implemented in past outbreaks, such as the

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, and an outbreak of

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in 1934.

Publications

He has published more than 746 papers and 33 book chapters, largely in the fields of

and

genetics Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.Hartl D, Jones E (2005) It is an important branch in biology because heredity is vital to organisms' evolution. Gregor Mendel, a Moravian Augustinian friar wor ...

and

molecular biology Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and physi ...

biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

, and

, and more recently scientific culture and competition. Casadevall has more than 46,000 citations in Google Scholar and an h-index of 113.Google Schola
"Author: Arturo Casadevall"
''

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'', 4 August 2015. Retrieved on 4 August 2015. ;Books *2011, ''Cryptococcus'': from human pathogen to model yeast. with co-editors J. Heitman, T.R. Kozel, KJ Kwon-Chung, and JR Perfect, ASM Press. * 1998, ''Cryptococcus neoformans''. with co-author John R. Perfect, ASM Press. ;Highly Cited Articles *2020, with Liise-anne Pirofski, ''The convalescent sera option for containing COVID-19'', in: ''

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''. Vol. 130, nº 4; 1545–1548. *2015, with Lisa Brown, Julie M Wolf, Rafael Prados-Rosales, ''Through the wall: extracellular vesicles in Gram-positive bacteria, mycobacteria and fungi'', in: ''

Nature Reviews Microbiology ''Nature Reviews Microbiology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed review journal published by Nature Portfolio. It was established in 2003. The journal publishes reviews and perspectives on microbiology, bridging fundamental research and its clinical, in ...

''. Vol. 13, nº 10; 620–630. *2012, with JM Bardeen, JR Bond, and N Kaiser, ''Misconduct accounts for the majority of retracted scientific publications'', in: ''

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''. Vol. 109, nº 42; 17028–17033. * 2003, with Joshua D Nosanchuk. ''The contribution of melanin to microbial pathogenesis '', in: ''

Cellular Microbiology Cellular microbiology is a discipline that bridges microbiology and cell biology. The term "cellular microbiology" was coined by the authors of the book of the same title published in 1996. Cooperation and mutual dependency between microbiology ...

''. Vol. 5, nº 4; 203–223. * 2002, with John R Perfect. '' Cryptococcosis'', in: ''Infectious disease clinics of North America''. Vol. 16, nº 4; 837–874. *2001, with JN Steenbergen and HA Shuman. ''Cryptococcus neoformans interactions with amoebae suggest an explanation for its virulence and intracellular pathogenic strategy in macrophages'', in: ''

''. Vol. 98, nº 26; 15245–15250. * 2000, with Gary M Cox, Jean Mukherjee, Garry T Cole, and John R Perfect. ''Urease as a virulence factor in experimental cryptococcosis'', in: ''

''. Vol. 68, nº 2; 443–448. * 1999, with Sarah P Franzot and Ira F Salkin. '' Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii: separate varietal status for Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A isolates'', in: ''

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''. Vol. 37, nº 3; 838–840. * 1999, with Liise-anne Pirofski, ''Host-pathogen interactions: redefining the basic concepts of virulence and pathogenicity '', in: ''

''. Vol. 67, nº 8; 3703–3713.

References

External links

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Pubmed citations
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