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Daniel Levic

Assistant Research Professor of Cell Biology
Cell Biology

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Research Professor of Cell Biology · 2022 - Present Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments

Recent Publications


Pro-ferroptotic lipids as key control points for caveola formation and disassembly.

Journal Article Cell Rep · June 24, 2025 Caveolae are specialized plasma membrane domains with a unique lipid composition. Lipid peroxidation has recently been implicated in triggering caveola disassembly, releasing cavin proteins to regulate oxidative-stress-associated cellular processes, partic ... Full text Link to item Cite

Rediscovering the rete ovarii, a secreting auxiliary structure to the ovary

Journal Article eLife · March 19, 2025 The rete ovarii (RO) is an appendage of the ovary that has been given little attention. Although the RO appears in drawings of the ovary in early versions of Gray’s Anatomy, it disappeared from recent textbooks, and is of ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Investigating Endocytic Mechanisms in Lysosome Rich Enterocytes

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2024 - 2029

Regulation of notochord vacuole biogenesis: investigating its role in spine formation and IVD Biology

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2024 - 2028

Developmental regulation of epithelial polarization by pre-mRNA splicing

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2023 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Vanderbilt University · 2015 Ph.D.