James Michael Angelastro
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Molecular Biosciences
Molecular Biosciences
Phone Number
Office
2221 VM3B, Davis, CA 95616
Research Profile
Education
1981, BS, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
1991, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Determining Glioblastoma Survival Dependence on Beta2-Adrenergic Receptors. , (Principal Investigator), CRCC 2023-24 - Faculty Seed Grants
Co-Principal Investigator, “Wnt/PCP signaling contribution to glioblastoma malignancy,”, Kermit Carraway (Principal Investigator), Reaching Across the Causeway (RAC) Award
Honors and Awards
2016-2020 Scientific Advisor to Sapience Therapeutics, Sapience Therapeutics
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2022 Yost NM, Angelastro JM^: Chapter 4: Canine Glioma as a Model for Human Glioblastoma, Agrawal A, Kunwar DS, (ed), Glioblastoma Current Evidence, London, SW7 2QJ, UNITED KINGDOM. .
2008 Greene LA, Angelastro JM: Nerve Growth Factor Regulated Gene Expression, , Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology, . .
2005 Teng KK, Angelastro JM, Cunningham ME, Greene LA: Cultured PC12 cells: a model for neuronal function, differentiation and survival, J.E. Celis, (ed), Cell Biology: A Laboratory Handbook, third Edition, New York, NY. 171-177.
1998 Teng KK, Angelastro JM, Cunningham ME, Farinelli SE, Greene LA: Cultured PC12 cells: a model for neuronal function, differentiation and survival, J.E. Celis, (ed), Cell Biology: A Laboratory Handbook, Second Edition, Orlando, FL. 244-250.
1994 Purich DL, Angelastro JM: Microtubule Dynamics: Bioenergetics and control, Alton Meister, (ed), Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology, Volume 69, Hoboken, NJ. 121-154.
Research Focus
Cell Biology, Signal Transduction, Neurochemistry, Gene Expression, Apoptosis, neural tumors, and Neurobiolog.
Specialty Focus
Pharmacology