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Faculty

The faculty of the Cellular and Molecular Physiology Department is committed to scientific and educational excellence. It is composed of scientists representing a wide variety of interests, including cell biology, molecular biology and biochemistry. Under the leadership of Chair Michael Caplan, M.D., Ph.D., faculty members work in an interactive environment that encourages communication and supports collaborations between research groups.

Primary Faculty

  • Associate Professor of Cellular & Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Biochemistry
    • Biophysics
    • Ducks
    • Electrophysiology
    • Ion Channels
    • Mechanoreceptors
    • Neurosciences
    • Pacinian Corpuscles
    • Sensory Receptor Cells
    • Trigeminal Ganglion
    • Thermoreceptors
    • Potassium Channels
    • Anseriformes
    • Transient Receptor Potential Channels
    • Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
  • Professor of Cellular And Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Central Nervous System
    • Electrophysiology
    • Kidney
    • Nephrology
    • Physiology
    • Epithelial Sodium Channels
  • C. N. H. Long Professor of Cellular And Molecular Physiology and Professor of Cell Biology; Chair, Cellular and Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Cell Biology
    • Epithelial Cells
    • Kidney
    • Polycystic Kidney Diseases
    • Physiology
    • Ion Pumps
  • Assistant Professor in Neuroscience and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Cardiovascular System
    • Cranial Nerves
    • Heart
    • Neural Pathways
    • Physiology
    • Vagus Nerve
    • Peripheral Nervous System
    • Ganglia, Sensory
    • Optogenetics
  • Associate Professor of Cellular & Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Fertility
    • Ion Channels
    • Reproduction
    • Sperm Capacitation
    • Sperm Motility
    • Signal Transduction
    • Membrane Microdomains
  • Ensign Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and Professor of Cellular And Molecular Physiology; Co-Director, Yale Cardiovascular Research Center (YCVRC)

    Research Interests
    • Blood Vessels
    • Cardiology
    • Central Nervous System
    • Endothelium, Vascular
    • Physiology
  • Associate Professor Tenure

    Research Interests
    • Biophysics
    • Exocytosis
    • Membrane Fusion
    • Microscopy, Fluorescence
    • Molecular Biology
    • Synaptic Transmission
    • Neurophysiology
    • Physiology
    • Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
    • Secretory Vesicles
  • Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, of Genetics and of Neuroscience

    Research Interests
    • Behavior, Animal
    • Decision Making
    • Genetics
    • Ion Channels
    • Neuropeptides
    • Neurophysiology
    • Neurotoxins
    • Physiology
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Hyperglycemia
    • Hyperinsulinism
    • Insulin Resistance
    • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Professor of Cellular And Molecular Physiology and of Neuroscience; Fellow, John B. Pierce Laboratory

    Research Interests
    • Anatomy
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Bioprosthesis
    • Biotechnology
    • Brain
    • Central Nervous System
    • Cnidaria
    • Drug Therapy
    • Electrophysiology
    • Epilepsy
    • Neuropharmacology
    • Neurophysiology
    • Neurosciences
    • Spinal Cord
    • Optics and Photonics
    • Organisms
    • Diseases
    • Chemicals and Drugs
    • Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
  • Associate Professor

    Research Interests
    • Biochemistry
    • Biotechnology
    • Hypertension
    • Molecular Biology
    • Phosphoproteins
    • Mass Spectrometry
    • Signal Transduction
    • Proteomics
    • Systems Biology
    • Synthetic Biology
  • Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and of Biomedical Engineering and of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry

    Research Interests
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Electrophysiology
    • Ion Channels
    • Microscopy, Electron
    • Physiology
    • Xenopus
    • Potassium Channels
    • Sodium Channels
    • Patch-Clamp Techniques
    • Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated
    • Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
  • Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and Neuroscience

    Research Interests
    • Biochemistry
    • Brain
    • Electrophysiology
    • Molecular Biology
    • Synaptic Transmission
    • Physiology
  • Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Cellular & Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Biophysics
    • Engineering
    • Microscopy, Electron
    • Neurosciences
    • Physiology
    • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Professor of Cellular And Molecular Physiology, of Ophthalmology and Visual Science and of Neuroscience

    Research Interests
    • Cell Biology
    • Endocytosis
    • Exocytosis
    • Ophthalmology
    • Physiology
    • Presynaptic Terminals
    • Retinal Bipolar Cells

Secondary Faculty

  • Albert E. Kent Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Director of Scientist Diversity and Inclusion, YSM Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    Research Interests
    • Behavioral Sciences
    • Electrochemistry
    • Neurobiology
    • Psychiatry
    • Signal Transduction
    • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Ensign Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Acid-Base Equilibrium
    • Acidosis, Renal Tubular
    • Kidney
    • Nephrology
    • Renal Circulation
    • Urination
    • Membrane Transport Proteins
    • Renal Elimination
  • Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

    Research Interests
    • Antidiarrheals
    • Intestinal Diseases
  • C. N. H. Long Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and Professor of Cellular And Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Acid-Base Imbalance
    • Cell Membrane Permeability
    • Hyperoxaluria
    • Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena
    • Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
    • Nephrolithiasis
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology) and Neurology; Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Cellular & Molecular Physiology; Director, Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic, Pediatrics

    Research Interests
    • Ataxia
    • Chorea
    • Dystonia
    • Tourette Syndrome
    • Motor Skills
    • Movement Disorders
    • Neurology
    • Pediatrics
    • Tremor
    • Parkinsonian Disorders
  • Rothberg Professor of Neurosurgery; Vice Chair of Research, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery

    Research Interests
    • Autistic Disorder
    • Central Nervous System Diseases
    • Nervous System Malformations
    • Nervous System Diseases
    • Neurologic Manifestations
    • Neurosurgery
    • Physiology
    • Stem Cells
    • Diseases
  • C. N. H. Long Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and Professor of Cellular And Molecular Physiology; Vice Chair, Research; Co-director of Education, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation

    Research Interests
    • Epithelial Cells
    • Kidney
    • Macrophages
    • Morphogenesis
    • Nephrology
    • Physiology
  • Professor Adjunct

    Research Interests
    • Anions
    • Organelle Biogenesis
    • Biological Assay
    • Breast Neoplasms
    • Hypothyroidism
    • Kinetics
    • Medical Oncology
    • Neoplasm Metastasis
    • Thyroid Neoplasms
    • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Professor of Surgery (Vascular) and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Principal Investigator, Dardik Laboratory; Chief of Surgery, VA Connecticut, VA Connecticut; Editor-in-Chief, JVS-Vascular Science, Society for Vascular Surgery

    Research Interests
    • Aorta
    • Arterial Occlusive Diseases
    • Arteriosclerosis
    • Arteriovenous Anastomosis
    • Arteriovenous Fistula
    • Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical
    • Cardiovascular System
    • Carotid Arteries
    • Endothelium
    • Endothelium, Vascular
    • Graft Occlusion, Vascular
    • Jugular Veins
    • Molecular Biology
    • Research
    • Stem Cells
    • Vascular Diseases
    • Vascular Surgical Procedures
    • Vena Cava, Inferior
    • Vascular Fistula
    • Peripheral Vascular Diseases
    • Carotid Stenosis
    • Diabetic Foot
    • Surgically-Created Structures
    • Tissue Engineering
    • Receptor, EphB4
    • Ephrin-B2
    • Adult Stem Cells
    • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
    • Vascular Remodeling
  • Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

    Research Interests
    • Adaptation, Physiological
    • Neurophysiology
    • Retinal Ganglion Cells
    • Synapses
    • Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells
    • Retinal Bipolar Cells
  • Professor of Pediatrics (Respiratory) and of Cellular And Molecular Physiology; Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center; Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics

    Research Interests
    • Bacterial Infections
    • Cystic Fibrosis
    • Epithelial Cells
    • Genetic Code
    • Immunity, Innate
    • Inflammation
    • Lung
    • Macrophages
    • Microbiology
    • Pediatrics
    • Physiology
    • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    • Clinical Trial
    • Macrophages, Alveolar
    • Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
    • Peptide Nucleic Acids
    • Nanoparticles
    • Adaptive Immunity
    • Translational Research, Biomedical
    • Airway Management
    • Gene Editing
  • Professor of Pharmacology and of Cellular And Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Calcium
    • Polycystic Kidney Diseases
    • Pharmacology
    • Physiology
    • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
    • Hermeneutics
  • Professor of Laboratory Medicine, of Neurosurgery, and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Vice Chair for Education, Department of Laboratory Medicine; Director of Medical Education, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Thread Leader, Physiology, Office of Education; Associate Director, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Yale-New Haven Hospital

    Research Interests
    • Epilepsy
    • Immunohistochemistry
    • Neurosurgery
    • Mass Spectrometry
    • Medical Laboratory Science
    • Toxicology
    • Clinical Chemistry Tests
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology); Section Chief, Pediatric Nephrology; Fellowship Program Director

    Research Interests
    • Fibrosis
    • Glucocorticoids
    • Hypertension
    • Inflammation
    • Nephrology
    • Nephrotic Syndrome
    • Pediatrics
    • Steroids
    • Sepsis
    • Atherosclerosis
    • Wnt Signaling Pathway
  • Professor of Medicine (Nephrology); Director, Undergraduate Summer Research Program for Nephrology; Director, Research Fellowship; Director for Educational Enrichment, George M. O'Brien Center, Nephrology; Section Chief (Interim), Nephrology

    Research Interests
    • Nephrology
    • Nephrotic Syndrome
    • Physiology
    • Proteinuria
    • Podocytes
    • Glomerular Filtration Barrier

Research Faculty

Emeritus Faculty

  • Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Cellular And Molecular Physiology; Director Medical Studies, Director of Graduate Studies, Cellular and Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Kidney
    • Physiology
  • Professor Emeritus of Cellular And Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Membrane Proteins
    • Physiology
    • Sodium-Potassium-Chloride Symporters
    • Muscle Cells

Postdoctoral Associate

Lab Support Staff

Administrative Staff

  • Jennifer Burt

    Senior Administrative Assistant

  • Melissa Cunningham

    Chair Assistant and Graduate Student Registrar

  • Courtney Grimm, MBA

    Director of Finance & Administration Neuroscience; Lead Administrator, Neuroscience; Lead Administrator, Basic Science: Cellular & Molecular Physiology

  • Ashley Marro

    Pre-Award Grant Manager

  • Renata Musial

    Operations Manager 2

  • Andrea Simeone

    Financial Assistant IV

  • Duncan Wong

    Client Technologies Administrator 2; Computing Support