James F. Collawn, Professor of Cell Biology, received his B.S. degree from the University of South Carolina and his Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from the Medical University of South Carolina (1986). He completed his postdoctoral training in cellular immunology at The Scripps Research Institute and in cell biology at The Salk Institute in La Jolla, California. After working for two years as a Staff Scientist at The Salk Institute, Dr. Collawn joined the Department of Cell Biology in 1993. Dr. Collawn became an Established Investigator of the American Heart Association and Director of the Cell Biology Graduate Program in 2000.
