W. Scott Argraves
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Science |
| Occupation | Professor, Biomedical Researcher |
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Introduction | W. Scott Argraves earned a Ph.D. in cellular and developmental biology at the University of Connecticut in 1985, where he studied extracellular matrix biology with Paul F. Goetinck. He subsequently undertook postdoctoral studies in integrin based cell adhesion biology with Erkki Ruoslahti at the La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation, now The Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA. He launched his independent research career at the American Red Cross, J.H. Holland Laboratory in Rockville, MD where he was a senior scientist in the Department of Biochemistry. In 1995, he moved to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and established a research laboratory (http://argraves-lab.musc.edu) in the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy (recently reorganized into the Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology). In 2001 he was promoted to Professor and in 2008 Associate Chair for Research. Dr. Argraves’ research interests have primarily focused on extracellular matrix and receptor biology, with special emphasis on cardiovascular development and disease. |