Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Name Area Department Start Year Stop Year Advisor
Daniel BasilioBiophysics of Membrane Transport20042005 Michael V. Bennett (research assistant)
Joshua ZimmerbergThe fundamental membrane mechanisms of enveloped viral infection, parasitic diseases, neurotransmitter release, apoptosis, and cell-cell fusion. Tissue mechanisms of pathogenesis and regeneration by stem cell fusion. Alan Finkelstein (grad student)
Fredric S. CohenMembrane fusion from a biophysical and cell biological perspective Alan Finkelstein (post-doc)
Bruce L. Kagan Channel forming toxins/ Amyloid/Planar lipid bilayers Alan Finkelstein (grad student)
Gary J. BassellmRNA transport, local protein synthesis Robert H. Singer (grad student)
Martin W. AdlerPharmacology, substance abuse Murray Jarvik (grad student)
David C. Reevesion channel Myles H. Akabas (post-doc)
Marco ColombiniMembrane Transport Phenomena Alan Finkelstein (post-doc)
Paul K. Kienker Alan Finkelstein (post-doc)
Karen S. JakesMolecular biology of Colicin channels Alan Finkelstein (research scientist)
Jeffrey L. SalisburyCentrosome biology, Cancer biology Peter Satir (post-doc)
George Orr Jeremy R. Knowles (post-doc)
Gourisankar Ghoshtranscription, signaling, pre-mRNA splicing, mRNA transport, protein-protein, protein-DNA and protein-RNA interactions1991 LaDonne Heaton Schulman (grad student)
Elvin Harper1966 Sam Seifter (grad student)
John L. McCrackenBiophysical chemistry, magnetic resonance Jack Peisach (post-doc)
Ronald A. DePinhomolecular and biological processes governing the development of cancer, the basis for aging and degenerative diseases, and the maintenance of normal and cancer stem cells.19841985 Matthew D. Scharff (post-doc)
Lucy Shapirocell cycle progression and cell differentiation1966 J. Thomas August (grad student)
David BaltimoreVirology, Oncogenes, Immunology, Gene Regulation19641965 Jerard Hurwitz (post-doc)
Zhen WangEnzyme Catalysis; Protein Dynamics; Transition State Analysis2013 Vern L. Schramm (post-doc)
Malcolm L. Gefter1967 Jerard Hurwitz (grad student)
Ora M. Rosenhuman insulin receptor1966 Bernard L. Horecker (post-doc)
Sue WicknerMolecular Chaperones1973 Jerard Hurwitz (grad student)
Tim Hunt1966 Irving London (research assistant)
Reed B. Wicknerinfectious proteins (prions) of the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae1972 Jerard Hurwitz (post-doc)
Stanley N. Cohenantibiotic resistance1968 Jerard Hurwitz (post-doc)
Umadas Maitra molecular mechanisms and control of initiation of protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells19631965 Jerard Hurwitz (post-doc)
Sankar Ghoshtranscription factor NF-κB1988 Umadas Maitra (grad student)
Kamran KhodakhahIP3 receptors, cell signalling, biophysics
LaDonne Heaton Schulmantransfer RNA
Sam Seiftercollagen
Mariana Figuera-Losadabiochemistry
David Simpson
Hersh Cohen19651969 Samuel H. Barondes (post-doc)
Gary Dutton
Howard Feit1969 Samuel H. Barondes (grad student)
Allan L. GoldsteinThymosins, Immunology19641970 Abraham White (collaborator)
Abraham Whiteprotein hormones of the pituitary
Deyou ZhengBiochemistry, General Biophysics2003 Gaetano T. Montelione (grad student)
Yinghao WuComputational Biophysics
Carmen Chowbiochemistry, enzymology Biochemistry20112015 John S. Blanchard (grad student)
Jerome Karp David Cowburn (grad student)
Samuel Sparks David Cowburn (grad student)
Deniz B. TemelNMR, kinases David Cowburn (post-doc)
David Cowburn
Dongsheng Liu David Cowburn (post-doc)
Rong Xu David Cowburn (research scientist)
Giridhar Sekar David Cowburn (post-doc)
Jack ErlichmanBiochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology1974 Ora M. Rosen (grad student)
Laurel A. EckhardtMolecular Biology19801984 Barbara K. Birshtein (post-doc)
Joseph Dybas
Cheng-Wen WuMolecular Biology
Phillip A. SchwartzMechanisms of enzyme and coenzyme action; stereochemistry and mechanisms of phospho- and nucleotidyl transferase action; structure and function of multienzyme complexes Vern L. Schramm (post-doc)
B Edward H. Madenmapping of the RNA methyl groups19671969 Jonathan Warner (post-doc), James E. Darnell (post-doc)
Mathew J. Vetticattorganic, organometallic, and bioorganic reaction mechanisms20112013 Vern L. Schramm (post-doc)
Edmund C. JenkinsGeneral Biology, Human Development, Biochemistry Paraic A. Kenny (post-doc)
Isaac Krasnopolsky2022 David M Shechter (grad student)
Emmanuel Burgos20142021 David M Shechter (research scientist)
Humaira Ilyas2021 David M Shechter (post-doc)
Patrick A. Frantomcatalytic and regulatory mechanisms of enzymes John S. Blanchard (post-doc)
Gabriel T BedardChemistry, Biochemistry, Medicine Biochemistry20182026 Vern L. Schramm (grad student)
Isabella BrewBiochemistry Biochemistry Vern L. Schramm (research assistant)
Andrew George WagnerPyrimidine salvage enzymes Biochemistry Vern L. Schramm (post-doc)
Ashleigh S PaparellaEnzymology, Enzyme Transition States, Enzyme Inhibitors, Antibiotics Biochemistry Vern L. Schramm (post-doc)
Carly Farmer20182020 Yoel Ohayon (research scientist)
Jeetayu BiswasRNA Binding Proteins Anatomy and Structural Biology2015 Robert H. Singer (grad student)
Vern L. Schrammenzymatic mechanisms and transition state structure
John S. BlanchardEnzymology
Jonathan R. LaiBiochemistry, Chemical Biology, Protein Chemistry
James C. ErreyBiochemistry, enzymology, membrane protein, GPCR, carbohydrates Biochemistry20032006 John S. Blanchard (post-doc)
Erika A. Taylorstructure/function relationships and inhibitor design for enzyme-catalyzed reactions Biochemistry20042007 Vern L. Schramm (post-doc)
Yong Zhang Biochemistry20062011 Vern L. Schramm (grad student)
Nicole A. HorensteinOrganic Chemistry, Enzymology, Bioorganic Chemistry Biochemistry19891993 Vern L. Schramm (post-doc)
Takashi Onikubo Biochemistry20102015 David M Shechter (grad student)
Christopher Warren Biochemistry20122018 David M Shechter (grad student)
Carola Wilczek Biochemistry20102013 David M Shechter (post-doc)
Wei-lin Wang Biochemistry20112014 David M Shechter (post-doc)
Benjamin Lorton Biochemistry20152021 David M Shechter (grad student)
Maxim Maron Biochemistry20172021 David M Shechter (grad student)
Rafael Guimaraes da Silva Biochemistry20082012 Vern L. Schramm (post-doc)
Roozbeh EskandariChemical Biology Biochemistry2022 Vern L. Schramm (research scientist)
Joseph DeAngelo biochemistry2020 David M Shechter (grad student)
Jacob Roth Biochemistry2021 David M Shechter (grad student)
Andrew S. MurkinStudies on novel enzyme mechanisms; epimerases and racemases; sugar nucleotide-modifying enzymes; isotope effects; inhibitor design; site-directed mutagenesis Biochemistry20042009 Vern L. Schramm (post-doc)
David M ShechterMolecular Biology, Biochemistry
Arpita TawaniNMR, Protein Biochemistry, G-quadruplex, Biochemistry2022 David Cowburn (post-doc)
Subray Hegde Biochemistry2020 David M Shechter (research scientist)
Hongshan Chen Biochemistry20142016 David M Shechter (research scientist)
Izumi Ishigami Biochemistry Denis L. Rousseau (post-doc)
Stavros Caratzoulas
Matthew D. Scharffmolecular and biochemical mechanisms of antibody variable region hypermutation and class switch recombination
Jeff W. Pollardtumor progression and metastasis
Lynwood R YarbroughBiochemistry and biophysics of microtubules, RNA polymerase, and phosphatidyinositol transfer protein Developmental Biology and Cancer19731975 Jerard Hurwitz (post-doc), Cheng-Wen Wu (research scientist)
Richard Alan BernsteinTranscription, DNA replication, Metabolism, Neuroscience Developmental Biology and Cancer19821983 Jerard Hurwitz (research assistant)
Jin K. Montclareprotein engineering, biomaterials, biocatalysis Genetics19951997 Raju S Kucherlapati (research assistant)
Barry Bloom
Walter Newman Immunology19751978 Barry Bloom (post-doc)
Pooja Aroraprotein folding, protein translocation, bacterial infection, ribonucleoprotein assembly and cellular signaling
Daniel E. MorseBiochemistry Molecular Biology1967 Bernard L. Horecker (grad student)
Richard L. Soffer
Bernard L. Horeckercytochrome c
Dongsheng CaiNF-kB IN HYPOTHALAMIC DYSREGULATION OF ENERGY BALANCE, Aging
Chi-Wing Chowtranscription factors and signaling pathway
Davide ReatoNeural circuits, Electrical stimulation
Jerry O Stern Pharmacology19701977 Jack Peisach (grad student)
Eshwar B. Udho
Jack Peisach
Joel M. Friedman
Alan FinkelsteinIon-Conducting Channels Incorporated into Planar Lipid Bilayer Membranes