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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

  • Professor

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

    Research Interests
    • Nephrology
    • Physiology
    • Kidney
    • Central Nervous System
    • Electrophysiology
    • 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
    • Ion Pumps
    • Kidney
    • Physiology
    • Polycystic Kidney Diseases
  • Assistant Professor in Neuroscience and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology

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

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

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

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

    Research Interests
    • Decision Making
    • Behavior, Animal
    • Genetics
    • Physiology
    • Neurophysiology
    • Neurotoxins
    • Neuropeptides
    • Ion Channels
  • Professor of Cellular And Molecular Physiology and of Neuroscience; Fellow, John B. Pierce Laboratory

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

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

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

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

    Research Interests
    • Biophysics
    • Engineering
    • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
    • Microscopy, Electron
    • Neurosciences
    • Physiology
  • 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
    • Substance-Related Disorders
    • Psychiatry
    • Signal Transduction
    • Neurobiology
    • Electrochemistry
    • Behavioral Sciences
  • Ensign Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Acid-Base Equilibrium
    • Acidosis, Renal Tubular
    • Membrane Transport Proteins
    • Kidney
    • Nephrology
    • Renal Circulation
    • Renal Elimination
    • Urination
  • 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
    • Tremor
    • Tourette Syndrome
    • Parkinsonian Disorders
    • Pediatrics
    • Movement Disorders
    • Motor Skills
    • Neurology
    • Chorea
    • Ataxia
    • Dystonia
  • Rothberg Professor of Neurosurgery; Vice Chair of Research, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery

    Research Interests
    • Diseases
    • Central Nervous System Diseases
    • Autistic Disorder
    • Neurosurgery
    • Physiology
    • Nervous System Diseases
    • Nervous System Malformations
    • Neurologic Manifestations
    • Stem Cells
  • 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
    • Physiology
    • Nephrology
    • Morphogenesis
  • Professor Adjunct

    Research Interests
    • Breast Neoplasms
    • Amino Acid Substitution
    • Biological Assay
    • Anions
    • Hypothyroidism
    • Kinetics
    • Medical Oncology
    • Neoplasm Metastasis
    • Organelle Biogenesis
    • Thyroid Neoplasms
  • 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
    • Cardiovascular System
    • Carotid Arteries
    • Carotid Stenosis
    • Aorta
    • Arterial Occlusive Diseases
    • Arteriosclerosis
    • Arteriovenous Anastomosis
    • Arteriovenous Fistula
    • Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical
    • Adult Stem Cells
    • Graft Occlusion, Vascular
    • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
    • Endothelium
    • Endothelium, Vascular
    • Ephrin-B2
    • Diabetic Foot
    • Peripheral Vascular Diseases
    • Molecular Biology
    • Jugular Veins
    • Research
    • Stem Cells
    • Surgically-Created Structures
    • Receptor, EphB4
    • Vascular Remodeling
    • Vascular Surgical Procedures
    • Vena Cava, Inferior
    • Tissue Engineering
    • Vascular Diseases
    • Vascular Fistula
  • Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

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

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

    Research Interests
    • Calcium
    • Hermeneutics
    • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
    • Pharmacology
    • Physiology
    • Polycystic Kidney Diseases
  • 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
    • Neurosurgery
    • Immunohistochemistry
    • Mass Spectrometry
    • Medical Laboratory Science
    • Epilepsy
    • Clinical Chemistry Tests
    • Toxicology
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology); Section Chief, Pediatric Nephrology; Fellowship Program Director

    Research Interests
    • Pediatrics
    • Nephrology
    • Nephrotic Syndrome
    • Hypertension
    • Inflammation
    • Glucocorticoids
    • Atherosclerosis
    • Fibrosis
    • Sepsis
    • Wnt Signaling Pathway
    • Steroids
  • 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
    • Proteinuria
    • Podocytes
    • Physiology
    • Glomerular Filtration Barrier
    • Nephrology
    • Nephrotic Syndrome

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
    • Muscle Cells
    • Physiology
    • Sodium-Potassium-Chloride Symporters

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