Paul Caccamo, Phd Email & Phone Number

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Laboratory Manager and Researcher in John McCutcheon's lab at the Arizona State University Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Bloomington, Indiana Area

How the diversity of organismal forms evolved remains a fundamental question in biology. Bacteria can be found in a wide array of shapes and sizes, from simple spheres and rods to more complex shapes like flat squares, coils, stars and prosthecate bacteria that radiate extensions from their body. This surprising morphological diversity between species can be contrasted to a rigid uniformity within species, where forms are faithfully reproduced with each generation. While this suggests that… Show more How the diversity of organismal forms evolved remains a fundamental question in biology. Bacteria can be found in a wide array of shapes and sizes, from simple spheres and rods to more complex shapes like flat squares, coils, stars and prosthecate bacteria that radiate extensions from their body. This surprising morphological diversity between species can be contrasted to a rigid uniformity within species, where forms are faithfully reproduced with each generation. While this suggests that shapes have evolved to confer specific advantages, the mechanisms underlying the morphological transitions that led to this diversity are unknown. My work is focused on the stalked alphaproteobacteria as a model for the evolution of Darwin's "...endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful..." Show less

Lansing, Michigan

•Co-author and reviewer of technical submissions to FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).•Statistics and data analysis subject matter expert for Analytical Development unit.•Author study protocols, reports and standard operation procedures (SOPs).•Design of Experiment (DOE) for technical studies.•Bioassay development, qualification and validation.•Vaccine potency test development, qualification and validation.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Microbiology, General

Ms, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics

Activities and Societies: •Graduate Research & Creative Scholar Award for Masters Research, 2006

Bs, Biology

Activities and Societies: •Aquinas College Spectrum Scholarship •Tri-Beta: National Biological Honors Society