Carolyn Walch Slayman PhD
Sterling Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Deputy Dean for Academic & Scientific Affairs

Departments & Organizations
Kavli Institute for NeuroscienceCellular & Molecular Physiology: Membrane Proteins - Pumps and Transporters | Membrane Protein Sorting and Trafficking | Physiology and Integrative Medical Biology Track | Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Genetics
Research Interests
Genetics of Ion Transport
Education
- Ph.D., Rockefeller University , 1963
Selected Publication
- Lecchi, S., Nelson, C.J., Allen, K.E., Swaney, D.L., Thompson, K.L., Coon, J.J., Sussman, M.R., and Slayman, C.W. (2007) Tandem phosphorylation of Ser-911 and Thr-912 at the C-terminus of yeast plasma membrane H+-ATPase leads to glucose-dependent activation. J.Biol.Chem. 282:35471-35481. (PMID: 17932035)
Articles

July/August 2011
Study finds key player in polycystic diseases of both kidney and liver
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common form of polycystic kidney disease, is an...

Sept/Oct 2008
Petri dishes, power chords
Outside on this humid July afternoon, an oppressive heat combines with the noise of road traffic and an Amtrak...

March/April 2011
Taking it in stride
Many awards and mementos, collected over decades in science and academia, line the office shelves of Carolyn W....

July/August 2008
Leading scientist is appointed new chair of Cell Biology
James E. Rothman, Ph.D., one of the world’s foremost experts on membrane trafficking, the means by which proteins and...

Sept/Oct 2007
$23 million grant enables fresh look at stress and addiction
People are much more likely to stick their hand in a cookie jar, smoke a cigarette, or gulp cocktails when they’re...

Nov/Dec 2012
Levin leaves indelible mark on Yale medicine
In 2004, when Yale President Richard Levin was hoping to recruit Robert J. Alpern, M.D., as the 16th dean of the School...

May/June 2009
Alpern reappointed to new term as dean of medical school
Robert J. Alpern, M.D., who has led the School of Medicine through a period of sustained growth and increased stature...

Aug/Sept 2005
Fund will honor mentor, aid students
This spring, when Applera Corp. of Foster City, Calif., asked members of its board of directors to suggest worthy...


