Douglas Taatjes, Ph.D.

Douglas Taatjes, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director of the Microscopy Imaging Center, Larner College of Medicine
Director of the Center for Biomedical Shared Resources, Larner College of Medicine
UVM Cancer Center Member

Contact Information
E-mail: Douglas.Taatjes@uvm.edu
Office Location:
Firestone Medical Research Building Rm 164, Burlington

Academic Interests

Pathology and Anatomy & Neurobiology graduate level courses

Research Interests

I am currently involved in studies using multimodal imaging techniques in investigations of cardiovascular disease, environmental pathology, membrane fusion, fibroblast response to stretching, and platelet reactivity.

Education

1987 University of Basel (Switzerland), Ph.D. Cell Biology
1982 Kansas State University, M.S. Anatomy & Physiology
1980 University of Lowell (Massachusetts) B.S. Biological Science

Academic Appointments

2021 -present Director of the Center for Biomedical Shared Resources, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
2002-present Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Vermont
1996-2002 Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Vermont
1995 Secondary appointment as Assistant Professor, Vascular Biology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Vermont
1994 Appointed as Director of Cell Imaging Facility, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Vermont
1989-1994 Assistant Professor and Director of Electron Microscopy Facility, Department of Pathology, University of Vermont
1987-1989 Research Associate and Director of Electron Microscopy Facility, Department of Pathology, University of Vermont

Awards and Honors

2009 University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Distinguished Alumnus Award
1998 Elected President of New England Society for Microscopy
1989-1992 Parker B. Francis Foundation Fellowship
1989 Robert Feulgen Prize (Awarded by International Association of Histochemists)
1989 Senator Proctor Research Fund Award
1988 Vector Young Histochemist Award
1987 Ph.D. awarded magna cum laude from Biocenter, University of Basel, Switzerland
1982 Fight For Sight Student Fellowship
1981 Summer Student Fellowship, awarded by Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
1980 Outstanding Research in Biological Sciences Award, presented by University of Lowell Biology Department
1980 Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award, Lowell Chapter
1980 Electron Microscopy Society of America Presidential Scholarship

Publications

“Localized inflammation in dengue vaccine-induced skin rash is not associated with continuous presence of dengue virus genome.” Strother C, Bouffard N, Smolynets O, Graham N, Elko E, Sabundayo B, Durbin A, Whitehead S, Taatjes D, Kirkpatrick B, Greene L, Pierce K, Diehl S. The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Dec 2024.PMID: 39733933

"P. aeruginosa tRNA-fMet halves secreted in outer membrane vesicles suppress lung inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis." Li Z, Barnaby R, Nymon AB, Roche C, Koeppen K, Ashare A, Hogan DA, Gerber SA, Taatjes DJ, Hampton TH, Stanton BA. American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2024 Mar 5. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00018.2024. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38440830

"In focus in HCB." Taatjes DJ, Roth J. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 2024 Mar;161(3):207-209. doi: 10.1007/s00418-024-02271-3. PMID: 38416164

"P. aeruginosa tRNA-fMet halves secreted in outer membrane vesicles suppress lung inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis." Li Z, Barnaby R, Nymon A, Roche C, Koeppen K, Ashare A, Hogan DA, Gerber SA, Taatjes DJ, Hampton TH, Stanton BA. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Feb 3:2024.02.03.578737. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.03.578737. PMID: 38352468

"In focus in HCB." Taatjes DJ, Roth J. Histochem Cell Biol. 2024 Feb;161(2):95-97. doi: 10.1007/s00418-024-02266-0. PMID: 38265669

"In focus in HCB." Taatjes DJ, Roth J. Histochem Cell Biol. 2024 Jan;161(1):1-3. doi: 10.1007/s00418-023-02260-y. PMID: 38193923

"Extracellular vesicles secreted by primary human bronchial epithelial cells reduce Pseudomonas aeruginosa burden and inflammation in cystic fibrosis mouse lung." Sarkar S, Barnaby R, Nymon AB, Taatjes DJ, Kelley TJ, Stanton BA. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2024 Feb 1;326(2):L164-L174. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00253.2023. Epub 2023 Dec 12. PMID: 38084406

"In focus in HCB." Taatjes DJ, Roth J. Histochem Cell Biol. 2023 Dec;160(6):491-493. doi: 10.1007/s00418-023-02254-w. PMID: 38015267

In focus in HCB. Taatjes DJ, Roth J. Histochem Cell Biol. 2023 Nov;160(5):371-373. doi: 10.1007/s00418-023-02246-w. PMID: 37904027

"Editorial: Histochemistry and Cell Biology implements new submission guidelines for image presentation and image analysis." Taatjes DJ, Koji T, Schrader M, Roth J. Histochem Cell Biol. 2023 Dec;160(6):495-497. doi: 10.1007/s00418-023-02247-9. PMID: 37878055