Alisa Cario
Postdoctoral Fellow, Cell & Developmental Biology
Alisa received her bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Hiram College, a small liberal arts school in Northeast Ohio. After working as a chemist for a few years, she joined the Cellular Molecular Biomedical Sciences program at the University of Vermont. Her doctoral research, in the lab of Dr. Chris Berger, focused on understanding the molecular interactions between the microtubule associated protein (MAP) Tau and microtubules using in vitro reconstituted systems and TIRF microscopy. Alisa joined the Kaverina lab in fall of 2022 as postdoc where she studies the role of microtubule associated proteins in cellular processes, using live and fixed cell microscopy. Currently, she is investigating the paralog-specific role of CLASP proteins in regulation of secretory cargo.
When not in the lab, Alisa spends her time outside. You can find her on the rugby pitch, hiking with her dog, kayaking, or tending to her garden! Alisa’s favorite Nashville food pick is Café Roze. Bonus: Vinyl Tap is across the street from Café Roze and is a great place to find some cool records!