Lindsey M Costantini
Dr. Costantini joined North Carolina Central University in 2018. She is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences.
Research
The Costantini laboratory studies oncogenic human herpesviruses, specifically Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV, HHV-8). All herpesviruses establish lifelong infections in hosts. The laboratory's research focus is on the viral lifecycle and factors that may influence viral replication. They apply molecular- and cellular-based methods to investigate the proteins that control viral DNA replication and the environmental chemicals and stressors that promote virus reactivation.
Education
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Ph.D. |
Biomedical Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
2014 |
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MS |
Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Connecticut |
2008 |
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BS |
Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Connecticut |
2005 |
Courses
Projects
Publications
For a list of publications, please visit LMCostantini-MyNCBI.
Patents/Copyright/Trademarks
Fusion Tags for Protein Expression. U.S. Patent 15/152,908
Grants
NIGMS: Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Program SC2 Pilot Research Project, Identifying Novel Activities of KSHV/HHV8 DNA Replication Proteins 5SC2GM136527 (PI: Costantini, LM)
NCCU ACCORD Project, Development of a Conjugate Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-2 (Co-PI: Wymer, N, Sivaraman, V and Costantini LM)
NCCU Innovation Grant, Generating Physiologically Relevant KSHV/HHV-8 Viral Proteins in Human Cell Lines (PI: Costantini, LM)
NIAAA: Mechanisms of Alcohol Pathology: Pilot Project, The Impact of Alcohol on Kaposi's Sarcoma’s Herpesvirus Reactivation and Upregulation of LSR and Lipid Metabolism Pathways 5U54AA019765 (PI: Cole, GJ)