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Joachim Seemann, Ph.D.

Joachim Seemann, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Endowed Title
Virginia Murchison Linthicum Scholar in Medical Research
School
Medical School
Department
Cell Biology
Graduate Programs
Cancer Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Biography

    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Cell Biology
    Associate Professor (2011-present)

    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Cell Biology
    Assistant Professor (2003-2011)

    Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    Postdoctoral Fellow (2000-2003)

    Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, United Kingdom
    Postdoctoral Fellow (1997-1999)

    Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Göttingen, Germany
    Graduate Student, PhD (1993-1996)

    University of Stuttgart, Germany
    Diploma in Biology (1993)

  • Education
    Graduate School
    Max Planck Inst for Biophysica (1996), Biophysical Chemistry
  • Research Interest
    • Golgi and organelle biogenesis
    • Membrane traffic
    • Migration of cells
    • Mitosis
  • Publications

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    An actin filament branching surveillance system regulates cell cycle progression, cytokinesis and primary ciliogenesis.
    Cao M, Zou X, Li C, Lin Z, Wang N, Zou Z, Ye Y, Seemann J, Levine B, Tang Z, Zhong Q, Nat Commun 2023 Mar 14 1 1687
    Interplay between Asters/GRAMD1s and phosphatidylserine in intermembrane transport of LDL cholesterol.
    Trinh MN, Brown MS, Seemann J, Vale G, McDonald JG, Goldstein JL, Lu F, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022 Jan 119 2
    Importin a phosphorylation promotes TPX2 activation by GM130 to control astral microtubules and spindle orientation.
    Guo H, Wei JH, Zhang Y, Seemann J, J Cell Sci 2021 Feb 134 4
    Point Mutation in Luminal Loop 7 of Scap Blocks Interaction with Loop 1 and Abolishes Movement to Golgi.
    Zhang Y, Motamed M, Seemann J, Brown MS, Goldstein JL J. Biol. Chem. 2013 Apr
    Modular organization of the mammalian Golgi apparatus.
    Nakamura N, Wei JH, Seemann J Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 2012 Aug 24 4 467-74
    Golgi Biogenesis.
    Wang Y, Seemann J Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology 2011 Jun
  • Honors & Awards
    • Virginia Murchison Lithicum Scholar in Medical Research
      UT Southwestern Endowed Scholar (2003)
    • Imperial Cancer Research Fund
      Postdoctoral Fellowship (1999)
    • German Research Foundation
      Postdoctoral Fellowship (1997)
    • Max Planck Society
      Graduate Fellowship (1994)