Arun Srivastav

Address:

Arun Srivastava, Ph.D. George H. Kitzman Professor of Genetics. Division of Cellular and Molecular Therapy. Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics & Microbiology. Powell Gene Therapy Center. University of Florida College of Medicine. Gainesville, FL 32611-3633

Research Interests:

Adeno-Associated Viral Gene Therapy, Hematology, Liver Disease.

Biography:

Dr. Srivastava’s research has been focused on the following two parvoviruses, the non-pathogenic adeno-associated virus (AAV), and a common human pathogen, the parvovirus B19, and the development of recombinant parvovirus vectors in human gene therapy. His laboratory has made seminal contributions to the field of parvoviruses, which include: identification of cellular co-receptors for AAV2 and AAV3 as well as parvovirus B19; elucidation of various steps involved in parvovirus trafficking in the cell and nuclear transport; identification of cellular proteins involved in the regulation of AAV DNA replication and encapsidation; development of recombinant AAV and parvovirus B19 vectors; and transgenic and knockout mouse models to study parvovirus-induced pathogenicity, and the use of parvovirus vectors for gene transfer and gene therapy.

Publications:

• Correction: Site-specific modifications to AAV8 capsid yields enhanced brain transduction in the neonatal MPS IIIB mouse.
• Development of capsid- and genome-modified optimized AAVrh74 vectors for muscle gene therapy.
• Rationale and strategies for the development of safe and effective optimized AAV vectors for human gene therapy