Ada Elgavish, Ph.D.-Cell-extracellular matrix
interactions in urogenital epitheliumAda Elgavish, Ph.D.-Cell-extracellular matrix
interactions in urogenital epitheliumOne objective of our studies is to explore mechanisms by which bacterial products and inflammatory cytokines dysregulate expression and cellular distribution of integrins, leading to pathogenesis in the urinary bladder epithelium. A second objective is to investigate altered mechanisms of epithelial adhesion that may underlie the discrepancy between the relatively slow growth of primary prostate tumors as compared to rapid growth in secondary tumors metastasizing to bone.
1992-Present. Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
1989-92. Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
1984-89. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
1982-84. Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
1981-82. Instructor. Departmant Pharmacology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
1979-81. Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health Laboratory of Molecular Aging, Baltimore, MD.
