Sherwood Casjens

University of Utah

Full Professor(heuristic)

Bacteriophages and microbial interactions · Ecology

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h-index71
i10-index170
Publications229
Citations18,662

Grants

14 total · 0 active

NIH #R01GM114817

DNA packaging and delivery by dsDNA viruses

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2008-03-01 → 2018-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

NIH #R01AI074825

DNA packaging and delivery by dsDNA viruses

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2008-03-01 → 2013-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

NIH #R56AI074825

DNA packaging and delivery by dsDNA viruses

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2007-09-15 → 2008-02-29
PIs
1

Awarded at UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

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All Grants

14 total · 0 active

NIH #R01GM114817

DNA packaging and delivery by dsDNA viruses

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2008-03-01 → 2018-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

NIH #R01AI074825

DNA packaging and delivery by dsDNA viruses

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2008-03-01 → 2013-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

NIH #R56AI074825

DNA packaging and delivery by dsDNA viruses

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2007-09-15 → 2008-02-29
PIs
1

Awarded at UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

NIH #R01AI049003

Comparative Genomics of Lyme Disease Spirochetes

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2002-09-01 → 2007-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

NSF #9900526

dsDNA Packaging by Viruses

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
1999-09-01 → 2003-08-31
PIs
1

NIH #P41RR001777

SCAFFOLDING PROTEIN IN BACTERIOPHAGE P22 ASSEMBLY

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2001-04-01 → 2002-09-29
PIs
1

Awarded at BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOC-BROOKHAVEN LAB

NSF #9600574

dsDNA Packaging by Viruses

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
1996-09-01 → 2000-02-29
PIs
1

NIH #T32GM007464

TRAINING PROGRAM IN GENETICS

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1977-07-01 → 1997-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

NSF #9219155

dsDNA Packaging by Viruses

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
1993-04-01 → 1996-09-30
PIs
1

NIH #R01GM036529

TRANSLATIONAL CONTROL OF THE PHAGE LAMBDA LATE GENES

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1986-04-01 → 1992-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

NIH #R01GM021975

GENETIC CONTROL OF BACTERIOPHAGE P22 ASSEMBLY

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1979-02-01 → 1990-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

NSF #8017177

Dna Packaging By Bacteriophage P22

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1981-06-01 → 1984-11-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Utah College of Medicine

NSF #7813723

Bacteriophage P22 Morphogenesis

Amount
<$100K
Period
1978-11-15 → 1981-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Utah College of Medicine

NSF #7680467

Purchase of an Electron Microscope

Amount
<$100K
Period
1977-04-01 → 1978-09-30
PIs
4

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Active removal of inhibitory components drives the flagellar type 3 secretion-specificity switch (mBio)2026-06-09
  2. New preprint: Active removal of inhibitory components drives the flagellar Type III Secretion Specificity Switch2026-03-10

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