John Colicelli
Professor
Biological Chemistry
University of California los Angeles
United States of America
Biography
John Colicelli is a cell biologist and biochemist. He joined the Department of Biological Chemistry in the UCLA School of Medicine in 1990. He became a full professor in 2003. Dr. Colicelli earned his B.A. in Chemistry at Rutgers University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Columbia University in New York. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Dr. Colicelli's research is focused on molecular signal transduction in cancer biology and neuronal plasticity. He teaches cell biology at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Dr. Colicelli serves as a Departmental Vice Chair and as a member of the School of Medicine Faculty Executive Committee.
Research Interest
Signal Transduction in Cancer and Neurobiology
Publications
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Kavitha Balaji, Chelsea Mooser, Christine M. Janson, Joanne M. Bliss, Houmehr Hojjat and John Colicelli. RIN1 orchestrates the activation of RAB5 GTPases and ABL tyrosine kinases to determine the fate of EGFR Journal of Cell Science, 2012; 125(Pt 23): 5887-96.
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Kavitha Balaji and John Colicelli RIN1 regulates cell migration through RAB5 GTPases and ABL tyrosine kinases. , Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2013; 6: e25421.
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Kavitha Balaji, Christopher T. French, Jeff F. Miller and John Colicelli. The RAB5-GEF Function of RIN1 Regulates Multiple Steps During Listeria monocytogenes Infection, Traffic, 2014; 15
