Michael Harris Nathanson MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases) and of Cell Biology; Section Chief, Digestive Diseases; Director, Yale Liver Center; Director, Center for Cell and Molecular Imaging
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and PhysiologyYale Medical Group
Transplantation Center, Yale-New Haven
Cell Biology: Center for Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Internal Medicine: Digestive Diseases: Hepatology: Liver Center | Gastrointestinal Procedure Center
Research Interests
Mechanisms and effects of calcium signals in polarized epithelia; effect of spatial organization of calcium signals on organ function regulation; factors that organize Ca2+ waves in hepatocytes; organization and effects of Ca2+ waves in cholangiocytes; mechanisms and effects of Ca2+ signals in the nucleus
Clinical Interests
Inpatient care related to hepatology; end stage liver disease, and gastroenterology; Advanced endoscopic imaging techniques; endomicroscopy.
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Education
- B.S., University of California, Berkeley , 1976
- M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 1977
- Ph.D., Case Western Reserve Univ , 1983
- M.D., Case Western Reserve Univ , 1985
Selected Publication
- Mennone, A., and Nathanson, M.H.: Needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy to assess liver histology in vivo. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, in press.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- FAPESP Fullbright Scholar(2007)
Articles
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