Kambiz Alavian, PhD
Associate Professor Adjunct, Endocrinology
Biography
Research & Publications
Appointments
Education & Training
- MEdImperial College London, Higher Education (2021)
- Postdoctoral AssociateYale University School of Medicine (2010)
- Postdoctoral FellowHarvard University (2009)
- PhDUniversity of Heidelberg, Neuroscience (2006)
- MScIllinois Institute of Technology, Biology (2003)
- BScUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Biology (2001)
Activities
- Whitman FellowshipFalmouth, MA, United States 2018Whitman Fellowship
- Whitman Center Research FellowFalmouth, MA, United States 2017Whitman Center Research Fellow
- Modulation of neuronal bioenergetic efficiency in neurodegenerative disorders and brain tumoursSouthampton, England, United Kingdom 2016University of Southampton Life Technologies Seminar
- Modulation of neuronal bioenergetic efficiency in neurodegenerative disordersLondon, England, United Kingdom 2015King's College Lonon
- Regulation of metabolic efficiency and cell death by the c-subunit ring of the F1Fo ATP synthaseSan Diego, CA, United States 2012Biophysical Society Annual Meeting
- The anti-proliferative effect of P53 in human embryonic stem cellsNew Haven, CT, United States 2008Yale University Pharmacology Dept
- Differentiation of midbrain dopaminergic neurons from embryonic stem cellsNew York, NY, United States 2008Rockefeller University
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fellos of the Linnean Society of London (FLS) | Linnean Society of London | 2022 |
| Fellow of the Royal Socieity of Biology (FRSB) | Royal Society of Biology | 2020 |
| Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy | SFHEA | 2019 |
| Whitman Center Research Fellow, Marine Biological Laboratory | University of Chicago | 2018 |
| Whitman Center Research Fellow, Marine Biological Laboratory | University of Chicago | 2017 |
| Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) | Higher Education Academy | 2016 |
| Young Bioenergeticist Award | Biophysical Society | 2012 |
| NIH/Harvard Medical School Molecular Biology of Neurodegeneration Fellowship | NIH | 2007 |
| AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science | American Association for the Advancement of Science | 2007 |
| Dean’s Scholarship | Illinois Institute of Technology | 2002 |
| Member of Honors College | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1999 |
| Member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society | Phi Theta Kappa | 1998 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Brain Disorders (Elsevier) | Editor in Chief | 2020 - Present |
| Translational Oncology (Elsevier) | Editor | 2020 - Present |
| Neuroscience | Reviewer | 2019 - Present |
| Oncotarget | Reviewer | 2019 - Present |
| The FASEB Journal | Editor | 2019 - Present |
| Aging | Reviewer | 2019 - Present |
| Matters (Science Matters) | Reviewer | 2018 - Present |
| Matters (Science Matters) | Editor | 2016 - Present |
| Febbs Letters | Reviewer | 2015 - Present |
| European Journal of Neuroscience | Reviewer | 2014 - Present |
| Biomedicine and Biotechnology | Editor | 2014 - Present |
| Journal of Neurochemistry | Reviewer | 2013 - Present |
| Scientific Reports | Reviewer | 2013 - Present |
| Frontiers in Clinical Medicine | Editor | 2013 - Present |
| Scientific Reports | Editor | 2013 - Present |
| Frontiers in Bioscience | Editor | 2012 - Present |
| Advances in Parkinson's Disease (APS) | Editor | 2012 - Present |
| Brain Research | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |