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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.

Faculty Listing

  • 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
  • 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