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Binyam Mogessie, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Contact Information

Binyam Mogessie, PhD

Mailing Address

  • Yale University

    Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, 266 Whitney Avenue

    New Haven, CT 06511

    United States

Appointments

Education & Training

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (2017)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (2015)
  • PhD
    University of London, Institute of Cancer Research, Cell Biology (2011)
  • BSc
    Jacobs University Bremen, Biochemistry and Cell Biology (2007)

Activities

  • Nuclear F-actin and genome stability in mammalian oocytes
    Freiburg im Breisgau, BW, Germany 2020
    Nuclear F-actin and genome stability in mammalian oocytes
  • Actin-based mechanisms of chromosome segregation in mammalian eggs
    Villefranche-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France 2019
    Actin-based mechanisms of chromosome segregation in mammalian eggs
  • Actin-dependent mechanisms of chromosome segregation in mammalian eggs
    Paris, IDF, France 2019
    Actin-dependent mechanisms of chromosome segregation in mammalian eggs
  • Actin-dependent mechanisms of chromosome segregation in mammalian eggs and embryos
    Manchester, England, United Kingdom 2018
    Actin-dependent mechanisms of chromosome segregation in mammalian eggs and embryos

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Emerging Investigator AwardSociety for Reproduction and Fertility (SRF)2023
Young InvestigatorHuman Frontier Science Program2021
Cell Scientist to WatchCompany of Biologists, Journal of Cell Science2021
Sir Henry Dale FellowWellcome Trust and Royal Society2019

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
American Society for Cell Biology Minisymposium - Spindle Assembly and Chromosome SegregationCo-Chair2021
eLifeReviewing Editor2020 - Present
British Society for Cell Biology and Biochemical Society Dynamic CellCo-Organizer2020
American Society for Cell Biology Subgroup - Cytoskeletal Ensembles Across ScalesCo-Organizer2020
Molecular Human ReproductionAssociate Editor2019 - Present

Departments & Organizations