Pietro De Camilli, MD
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Biography
A native of Italy, De Camilli studied at the Liceo Manzoni in Milan, earned his M.D. degree from the University of Milano in 1972 and obtained a postgraduate degree in medical endocrinology from the University of Pavia in Italy. He was a postdoctoral fellow (1978-79) with Paul Greengard in the Department of Pharmacology at Yale, and subsequently an assistant professor in the Yale Section of Cell Biology. Following a return of a few years to Milan, he moved back to Yale in the late 1980s, where he is now John Klingenstein Professor of Neuroscience. He became an Investigator in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 1992. From 1997 to 2000 he served as Chair of the Department of Cell Biology and since 2005 he is Founding Director of the Yale Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair (CNNR). He also served as Chair of the Department of Neuroscience from 2015 to 2021, and as Director of the Kavli Institute for Neuroscience from 2015 to 2022.
The De Camilli lab is interested in the cell biology of neuronal synapses. His studies on synaptic vesicle dynamics have contributed to the general fields of exocytosis and endocytosis. His research has provided insight into mechanisms of membrane fission and has revealed ways through which membrane-associated proteins can generate, sense and stabilize lipid bilayer curvature. His discovery and characterization of the role of phosphoinositide metabolism in the control of endocytosis have broad implications in the fields of phospholipid signaling and of membrane traffic. Building on this work, he has recently become interested in the role of membrane contact sites in the control of the homeostasis of bilayer lipids. His studies of synapses have also contributed to the elucidation of pathogenetic mechanisms of human diseases, with recent emphasis on Parkinson's disease.
Education & Training
- MDUniversity of Milan (1972)
Activities
- Advisory Council, Aligning Science Across Parkinson'sSanta Monica, CA, United States (2017-2019)Advisory Council, Aligning Science Across Parkinson's
- President, American Society of Cell BiologyBethesda, MD, United States 2017President, American Society of Cell Biology
- Scientific Advisory Board, Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical ResearchNew Haven, CT, United States (2013-2016)Scientific Advisory Board, Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research
- Italian Scholarship Advisory Committee, Armenise-Harvard FoundationRome, Lazio, Italy (2013-2016)Italian Scholarship Advisory Committee, Armenise-Harvard Foundation
- Chair of Section 24 of National Academy of SciencesWashington, DC, United States (2009-2012)Chair of Section 24 of National Academy of Sciences
- Scientific Advisory Board; Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular BiosciencesGottingen, Lower Saxony, Germany (2008-2016)Scientific Advisory Board; Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular Biosciences
- Italian Scholarship Advisory Committee, Armenise-Harvard FoundationArmeno, Piedmont, Italy (2006-2009)Italian Scholarship Advisory Committee, Armenise-Harvard Foundation
- Scientific Advisory Board, Telethon FoundationMilan, Lombardy, Italy (2005-2011)Scientific Advisory Board, Telethon Foundation
- Scholars Awards Committee, Mcknight Endowment Fund for NeuroscienceMinneapolis, MN, United States (2004-2009)Scholars Awards Committee, Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience
- NIH Study Section SYN (formerly MCDN1)Washington, DC, United States (2001-2006)Chair, 2005-2006
- Scientific Advisory Board, The Pew Scholars Program in Biological SciencesPhiladelphia, PA, United States (1997-2004)Scientific Advisory Board, The Pew Scholars Program in Biological Sciences
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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van Deenen Medal | Institute of Biomembranes at Utrecht University | 2023 |
E.B.Wilson Medal | American Society for Cell Biology | 2021 |
Ernst Jung Gold Medal for Medicine | Jung Foundation for Science and Research (Jung-Stiftung) | 2019 |
Julius Axelrod Prize | Society for Neuroscience (SfN) | 2015 |
Elected Foreign Member | Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei | 2013 |
Fellow | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | 2012 |
Elected Member | Institute of Medicine | 2005 |
Elected Member | American Academy of Arts & Sciences | 2001 |
Elected Member | National Academy of Sciences | 2001 |
Elected Member | EMBO | 1987 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Yale University School of Medicine | Chair of the Department of Neuroscience | 2015 - 2021 |
Kavli Institute for Neuroscience | Director | 2015 - 2022 |
Yale Program for Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair (CNNR) | Director | 2005 - Present |
Yale University School of Medicines | Chair of the Department of Cell Biology | 1997 - 2000 |
Departments & Organizations
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC)
- Cell Biology
- De Camilli Lab
- Developmental Cell Biology and Genetics
- Diabetes Research Center
- Fellowship Training
- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
- Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
- Membrane Traffic
- Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
- Neuroscience
- Neuroscience Track
- NIDA Neuroproteomics Center
- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair
- Wu Tsai Institute
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Ventures