Joel L. Rosenbaum, Ph.D.

Joel L. Rosenbaum, Ph.D., professor of cellular and molecular biology, received an honorary degree from the University of Siena in Italy, in May. Rosenbaum has been studying the ultra-structure of the intraflagellar transport (IFT) process at the University of Siena with his colleagues there. IFT was discovered in the Rosenbaum laboratory in 1992 and was shown to be responsible for the formation and maintenance of almost all cilia and flagella. Analysis of the genes underlying the IFT process have led to new insights into the role of cilia and flagella in polycystic kidney disease and other human diseases.