Megan King PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development: Cytoskeleton and Cell Morphogenesis | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology: DNA Dynamics; Membrane Biology and MotionRadiobiology & Radiotherapy Research
Cell Biology
Research Interests
microtubules; nucleus; nuclear envelope; DNA repair; cellular mechanics; telomere biology
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Education
- B.A., Brandeis University , 1997
- Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Medical School , 2004
Selected Publication
- Megan C. King, Theodore G. Drivas, and Günter Blobel. A network of nuclear envelope membrane proteins linking centromeres to microtubules. Cell. 134, 427-38 (2008).
Latest Honor and Recognition
- New Innovator Award(2011) , National Institutes of Health
Articles
July/August 2011
Megan King
Megan C. King, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell biology, has been named one of fifteen Searle Scholars for 2011. The...
Sept/Oct 2011
Four School of Medicine scientists receive NIH Director’s Awards
Four School of Medicine faculty members have been named recipients of this year’s National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
Medicine@Yale, the bimonthly newsletter of Yale School of Medicine (YSM), chronicles achievements
of YSM in basic and clinical research, medical education, and health care. Read More...
