Vincent Racaniello Bio | Wiki
Vincent Racaniello is an American University professor and author. He serves as a Higgins Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. Vincent is a co-author of a textbook on virology, titled Principles of Virology. Currently, he serves as the host of a podcast This Week in Virology.
He also served as the keynote speaker for the American Society for Virology, at its 2018 meeting. Vincent has worked on the editorial boards of scientific journals, including the Journal of Virology, and is a community editor for the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens. He also served as the 2015 president of the American Society for Virology and keynote speaker for their 2017 annual meeting. He is listed as an inventor on at least 12 patents.
Vincent Racaniello Age
Vincent was born on January 2, 1953, in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. He is 69 years old.
Vincent Racaniello Height
He is a man of average stature. Vincent stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
Vincent Racaniello Family
He was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey by his parents. Vincent holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Information about his parents and/or siblings is not available at the moment.
Vincent Racaniello Wife
Vincent is married to his beautiful wife Doris Cully. Together, the couple shares three children. On November 13, 2017, Vincent praised his wife on his Twitter account saying that he is grateful to her for raising their kids while having a terrific 40-year career in Pharma.
Vincent Racaniello Education
He graduated from Cornell University in 1974 with a BA in biological sciences. Later, Vincent completed his Ph.D. in the laboratory of Peter Palese in 1980, studying genetic reassortment of influenza virus. As a post-doctoral fellow in David Baltimore’s laboratory at MIT (1979–1982), he used recombinant DNA technology to clone and sequence the genome of the small RNA animal virus poliovirus. Using these tools, Vincent generated the first infectious clone of an animal RNA virus. The construction of the infectious clone revolutionized modern virology.
Vincent Racaniello Virology | Podcast | Blog
Vincent’s blog and podcasts, specialized pages on Influenza 101 and Virology 101 aim to bring microbiology to non-scientists. Continuing to bring virology to those outside of the field, he established a library containing podcasts of lectures he has recently given at Columbia University. Currently, he serves as the host of This Week in Virology.
This Week in Parasitism with colleague Dickson Despommier, This Week in Microbiology with Michelle Swanson, Michael Schmidt and Elio Schaechter, This Week in Evolution with Nels Elde, Immune with Stephanie Langel and Cynthia Leifer, and This Week in Neuroscience also unify science with technology.
Vincent Racaniello Columbia | Lab
Vincent established his own research laboratory at Columbia University in the fall of 1982. The purpose of his laboratory is to understand the replication and pathogenesis of small RNA animal viruses in Picornaviruses. The reproductive cycle of a virus starts with its attachment to and entry into the cytoplasm of a cell.
Vincent’s laboratory identified CD155 (poliovirus receptor, PVR), a cell surface protein, as the protein that mediates this process. Understanding how the interaction between virus and cell alters the viral particle and how virus entry is facilitated by the interaction has helped understand the means by which poliovirus infection is initiated.
Vincent Racaniello Amy Rosenfeld
Amy Rosenfeld earned her Ph.D. training in virology in the laboratory of Vincent at Columbia University. While there, she established a genetic screen to identify the cellular proteins required for translation of hepatitis C virus mRNA. In 2014, Amy returned to Vincent’s laboratory to initiate studies on enterovirus D68, building on the laboratory’s expertise in research on picornaviruses, to identify the cellular receptor for virus attachment and cell entry.
Vincent Racaniello Books
He is a co-author of a textbook on virology, Principles of Virology.
Vincent Racaniello Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Joel’s estimated net worth is $3 million.
Who Is Vincent Racaniello
Vincent is an American University professor and author. He serves as a Higgins Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.