Douglas Cavener

Viability selection on coat spot patterns correlates with temperature anomalies in Masai giraffes
Alexia Mouchet, Derek E. Lee, Monica L. Bond, Douglas R. Cavener, James Madeli, Arpat Ozgul, Apr 2026, In: Journal of Applied Ecology
Date: Apr 2026

Wolcott-Rallison syndrome – crosstalk between PERK- EIF2A and type II interferon signaling
Megha Konduri, Devin Boe, Nada Yazigi, Khalid Khan, Brant R. Ward, Blachy Davila Saldana, Douglas Cavener, Bhaskar Kallakury, Alexander Kroemer, Cal Matsumoto, Thomas Fishbein, Udeme D. Ekong, Aug 2025, In: European Journal of Medical Genetics
Date: Aug 2025

Demographic drivers of population dynamics reveal subpopulation-specific conservation needs for giraffes in the Serengeti Ecosystem
Monica L. Bond, Dominik M. Behr, Derek E. Lee, Megan K.L. Strauss, Petra E. Campbell, Douglas R. Cavener, George G. Lohay, James M. Madeli, Maria Paniw, Arpat Ozgul, 2025, In: Journal of Wildlife Management
Date: 2025

Sexual dimorphisms in body proportions of Masai giraffes and the evolution of the giraffe’s neck
Douglas R. Cavener, Monica L. Bond, Lan Wu-Cavener, George G. Lohay, Mia W. Cavener, Xiaoyi Hou, David L. Pearce, Derek E. Lee, Oct 2024, In: Mammalian Biology
Date: Oct 2024

Oligodendrocyte-selective deletion of the eIF2α kinase Perk/Eif2ak3 limits functional recovery after spinal cord injury
Sujata Saraswat Ohri, Michael D. Forston, Scott A. Myers, Brandon L. Brown, Kariena R. Andres, Russell M. Howard, Yonglin Gao, Yu Liu, Douglas R. Cavener, Michal Hetman, Scott R. Whittemore, Jul 2024, In: Glia
Date: Jul 2024

Genetic evidence of population subdivision among Masai giraffes separated by the Gregory Rift Valley in Tanzania
George G. Lohay, Derek E. Lee, Lan Wu-Cavener, David L. Pearce, Xiaoyi Hou, Monica L. Bond, Douglas R. Cavener, Jun 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution
Date: Jun 2023

Masai giraffe population change over 40 years in Arusha National Park
Derek E. Lee, George G. Lohay, James Madeli, Douglas R. Cavener, Monica L. Bond, 2023, In: African Journal of Ecology
Date: 2023

Using spot pattern recognition to examine population biology, evolutionary ecology, sociality, and movements of giraffes
Derek E. Lee, George G. Lohay, Douglas R. Cavener, Monica L. Bond, 2022, In: Mammalian Biology
Date: 2022

Calcineurin activity is increased in Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1B demyelinating neuropathy
Mariapaola Sidoli, Chelsey B. Reed, Cristina Scapin, Pablo Paez, Douglas R. Cavener, Randal J. Kaufman, Maurizio D’Antonio, M. Laura Feltri, Lawrence Wrabetz, May 19 2021, In: Journal of Neuroscience
Date: May 19 2021

Co-opting regulation bypass repair as a gene-correction strategy for monogenic diseases
Jingjie Hu, Rebecca A. Bourne, Barbara C. McGrath, Alice Lin, Zifei Pei, Douglas R. Cavener, 2021, In: Molecular Therapy
Date: 2021

The combined effects of tryptophan starvation and tryptophan catabolites down-regulate T cell receptor ζ-chain and induce a regulatory phenotype in naive T cells
Francesca Fallarino, Ursula Grohmann, Sylvaine You, Barbara C. McGrath, Douglas R. Cavener, Carmine Vacca, Ciriana Orabona, Roberta Bianchi, Maria L. Belladonna, Claudia Volpi, Pere Santamaria, Maria C. Fioretti, Paolo Puccetti, Jun 1 2006, In: Journal of Immunology
Citations: 963

Comparison of the consensus sequence flanking translational start sites in Drosophila and vertebrates
Douglas R. Cavener, Feb 25 1987, In: Nucleic acids research
Citations: 874

Eukaryotic start and stop translation sites
Douglas R. Cavener, Stuart C. Ray, Jun 25 1991, In: Nucleic acids research
Citations: 566

The PERK eukaryotic initiation factor 2α kinase is required for the development of the skeletal system, postnatal growth, and the function and viability of the pancreas
Peichuan Zhang, Barbara McGrath, Sheng'ai Li, Ami Frank, Frank Zambito, Jamie Reinert, Maureen Gannon, Kun Ma, Kelly McNaughton, Douglas R. Cavener, 2002, In: Molecular and cellular biology
Citations: 560

Suppression of eIF2α kinases alleviates Alzheimer's disease-related plasticity and memory deficits
Tao Ma, Mimi A. Trinh, Alyse J. Wexler, Clarisse Bourbon, Evelina Gatti, Philippe Pierre, Douglas R. Cavener, Eric Klann, Sep 2013, In: Nature Neuroscience
Citations: 515

Activating Transcription Factor 3 Is Integral to the Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 Kinase Stress Response
Hao Yuan Jiang, Sheree A. Wek, Barbara C. McGrath, Dan Lu, Tsonwin Hai, Heather P. Harding, Xiaozhong Wang, David Ron, Douglas R. Cavener, Ronald C. Wek, Feb 2004, In: Molecular and cellular biology
Citations: 439

The GCN2 eIF2α kinase is required for adaptation to amino acid deprivation in mice
Peichuan Zhang, Barbara C. McGrath, Jamie Reinert, De Anne S. Olsen, Li Lei, Sangeeta Gill, Sheree A. Wek, Krishna M. Vattem, Ronald C. Wek, Scot R. Kimball, Leonard S. Jefferson, Douglas R. Cavener, Oct 2002, In: Molecular and cellular biology
Citations: 400

Phosphorylation of the α subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 is required for activation of NF-κB in response to diverse cellular stresses
Hao Yuan Jiang, Sheree A. Wek, Barbara C. McGrath, Donalyn Scheuner, Randal J. Kaufman, Douglas R. Cavener, Ronald C. Wek, Aug 2003, In: Molecular and cellular biology
Citations: 398

Mutations in GLIS3 are responsible for a rare syndrome with neonatal diabetes mellitus and congenital hypothyroidism
Valérie Senée, Claude Chelala, Sabine Duchatelet, Daorong Feng, Hervé Blanc, Jack Christophe Cossec, Céline Charon, Marc Nicolino, Pascal Boileau, Douglas R. Cavener, Pierre Bougnères, Doris Taha, Cécile Julier, Jun 2006, In: Nature Genetics
Citations: 324

Uncharged tRNA and sensing of amino acid deficiency in mammalian piriform cortex
Shuzhen Hao, James W. Sharp, Catherine M. Ross-Inta, Brent J. McDaniel, Tracy G. Anthony, Ronald C. Wek, Douglas R. Cavener, Barbara C. McGrath, John B. Rudell, Thomas J. Koehnle, Dorothy W. Gietzen, Mar 18 2005, In: Science
Citations: 290

Centers & Institutes

• Center for Cellular Dynamics
• Neuroscience Institute

• Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences IGDP

• Xiaoyi Hou

• Department of Biology
• Elsevier Pure Profile