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Felipe Cava

I am a group leader at MIMS and researching the cell walls of bacteria.

I am Director of Umeå Hypoxic Research Facility, UHRF.

Research qualifications: Docent
Educational qualifications: Recognised university teacher

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Affiliation
Professor at Department of Molecular Biology Section: Research group Felipe Cava
Location
6K och 6L, Sjukhusområdet Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Affiliation
Affiliated as professor at Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) Section: Research groups
Location
6L, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi Institutionen för molekylärbiologi, 90187 Umeå

The Cava lab aims at deciphering new knowledge on one of the most remarkable structures of bacteria – their cell wall – both to provide answers to scientific fundamental questions and to improve our options to combat long-standing and emerging infectious diseases.

We have launched an integrative research program to uncover and exploit the unnoticed variability of the bacterial cell wall. This investigation is imperative for a realistic understanding of cell wall biology in nature, in particular its role in environmental adaptation and signaling.

More information about projects, publications, and open positions in my group

I am also affiliated researcher at Icelab at Umeå University

Nature Communications, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 15, (1)
Alvarez, Laura; Hernandez, Sara B.; Torrens, Gabriel; et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 2024, Vol. 121, (43)
Delerue, Thomas; Updegrove, Taylor B.; Chareyre, Sylvia; et al.
Nature Communications, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 15, (1)
Espaillat, Akbar; Alvarez, Laura; Torrens, Gabriel; et al.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 300, (2)
Gilmore, Michael C.; Yadav, Akhilesh K.; Espaillat, Akbar; et al.
mBio, American Society for Microbiology 2024, Vol. 15, (7)
Gyger, Joël; Torrens, Gabriel; Cava, Felipe; et al.
PLOS Genetics, Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024, Vol. 20, (4)
Obando, Manuela Alvarado; Rey-Varela, Diego; Cava, Felipe; et al.
Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology 2024, Vol. 206, (1)
Simpson, Brent W.; Gilmore, Michael C.; McLean, Amanda Briann; et al.
mBio, American Society for Microbiology 2024, Vol. 15, (8)
Sun, Wei-Sheng; Torrens, Gabriel; ter Beek, Josy; et al.
Nature Communications, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 15, (1)
Ukleja, Marta; Kricks, Lara; Torrens, Gabriel; et al.
mSphere, Washington: American Society for Microbiology 2023, Vol. 8, (2)
Aurass, Philipp; Kim, Seongok; Pinedo, Victor; et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 2023, Vol. 120, (23)
Boamah, David; Gilmore, Michael C.; Bourget, Sarah; et al.
Current Biology, Cell Press 2023, Vol. 33, (2) : 228-240.e7
Daitch, Allison K.; Orsburn, Benjamin C.; Chen, Zan; et al.
Molecular Biology of the Cell, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 2023, Vol. 34, (7)
Figueroa-Cuilan, Wanda M.; Irazoki, Oihane; Feeley, Marissa; et al.
Microbiology Spectrum, American Society for Microbiology 2023, Vol. 11, (5)
Gómez-Arrebola, Carmen; Hernandez, Sara B.; Culp, Elizabeth J.; et al.
Nature Microbiology, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 8, (8) : 1549-1560
Irazoki, Oihane; ter Beek, Josy; Alvarez, Laura; et al.
mBio, American Society for Microbiology 2023, Vol. 14, (6)
Midonet, Caroline; Bisset, Sean; Shlosman, Irina; et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 2023, Vol. 120, (44)
Simpson, Brent W.; Gilmore, Michael C.; McLean, Amanda Briann; et al.
Nature, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 613, (7945) : 721-728
Sit, Brandon; Srisuknimit, Veerasak; Bueno, Emilio; et al.
Eurosurveillance, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) 2023, Vol. 28, (13)
Wigren, Julia; Vikström, Linnea; Rosendal, Ebba; et al.
PLoS Pathogens, Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023, Vol. 19, (7)
Zeden, Merve S.; Gallagher, Laura A.; Bueno, Emilio; et al.
The FEBS Journal, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 289, (16) : 4718-4730
Aliashkevich, Alena; Cava, Felipe
mBio, American Society for Microbiology 2022, Vol. 13, (5)
Bueno, Emilio; Pinedo, Victor; Shinde, Dhananjay D.; et al.
mBio, American Society for Microbiology 2022, Vol. 13, (5)
Chan, Helena; Taib, Najwa; Gilmore, Michael C.; et al.
Developmental Cell, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 57, (3) : 344-360
Delerue, Thomas; Anantharaman, Vivek; Gilmore, Michael C.; et al.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology 2022, Vol. 88, (12)
Figueroa-Cuilan, Wanda M.; Howell, Matthew; Richards, Christopher; et al.
Microbiology Spectrum, American Society for Microbiology 2022, Vol. 10, (1)
Giacomucci, Sean; Alvarez, Laura; Rodrigues, Christopher D.A.; et al.
Nature Communications, Nature Publishing Group 2022, Vol. 13, (1)
Gilmore, Michael C.; Cava, Felipe
PLoS Pathogens, Public Library of Science 2022, Vol. 18, (1)
Hernández, Sara B.; Castanheira, Sónia; Graciela Pucciarelli, M.; et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 13
Mena-Bueno, Sara; Poveda-Urkixo, Irati; Irazoki, Oihane; et al.
Nature Communications, Springer Nature 2022, Vol. 13, (1)
Nyongesa, Sammy; Weber, Philipp M.; Bernet, Ève; et al.
eLIFE, eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2022, Vol. 11
Weaver, Anna; Alvarez, Laura; Rosch, Kelly; et al.
Environmental Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 23, (10) : 5823-5836
Aliashkevich, Alena; Howell, Matthew; Brown, Pamela J. B.; et al.
Annual Review of Microbiology, ANNUAL REVIEWS 2021, Vol. 75 : 151-174
Alvarez, Laura; Hernandez, Sara B.; Cava, Felipe
mBio, American Society for Microbiology 2021, Vol. 12, (3)
Campbell, Christopher; Fingleton, Claire; Zeden, Merve S.; et al.
mBio, American Society for Microbiology 2021, Vol. 12, (6)
Dai, Yunfei; Pinedo, Victor; Tang, Amy Y.; et al.
eLIFE, eLife Sciences Publications Ltd. 2021, Vol. 10
del Peso Santos, Teresa; Alvarez, Laura; Sit, Brandon; et al.
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 19 : 1119-1126
Espaillat, Akbar; Carrasco-López, Cesar; Bernardo-García, Noelia; et al.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology 2021, Vol. 87, (5)
Espinosa, Elena; Daniel, Sandra; Hernández, Sara B.; et al.
Current Opinion in Microbiology, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 60 : 88-95
Hernandez, Sara B.; Cava, Felipe
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, National Academy of Science 2021, Vol. 118, (40)
Le, Nguyen-Hung; Pinedo, Victor; Lopez, Juvenal; et al.
mBio, American Society for Microbiology 2021, Vol. 12, (2)
Murphy, Shannon G.; Murtha, Andrew N.; Zhao, Ziyi; et al.
Cell Chemical Biology, Cell Press 2021, Vol. 28, (2) : 213-e4
Rivera, Sylvia L.; Espaillat, Akbar; Aditham, Arjun K.; et al.
mBio, American Society for Microbiology 2021, Vol. 12, (6)
Simpson, Brent W.; Nieckarz, Marta; Pinedo, Victor; et al.
Antibiotics, MDPI 2021, Vol. 10, (3) : 1-17
Wang, Jinglan; Alvarez, Laura; Bulgheresi, Silvia; et al.
mBio, ASM International 2021, Vol. 12, (5)
Williams, Michelle A.; Aliashkevich, Alena; Krol, Elizaveta; et al.
Bio-protocol, Bio-protocol 2020, Vol. 10, (19)
Alvarez, Laura; Cordier, Baptiste; van Teeffelen, Sven; et al.
Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology 2020, Vol. 202, (6)
Amon, Jeremy D.; Yadav, Akhilesh K.; Ramirez-Guadiana, Fernando H.; et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2020, Vol. 11
Bueno, Emilio; Pinedo, Victor; Cava, Felipe
Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology 2020, Vol. 202, (24)
Bueno, Emilio; Sit, Brandon; Waldor, Matthew K.; et al.
Cell Reports, Cell Press 2020, Vol. 31, (4)
Hernandez, Sara B.; Dorr, Tobias; Waldor, Matthew K.; et al.

Research groups

Head of research
Felipe Cava lab
The aim is to develop new antibiotics

Felipe Cava wants to learn more about the small and complex microbes.