Major Research Areas

Membrane Biology and Biophysics

Membranes and membrane proteins play central roles in signaling, compartmentalization, motility, and energy conversion in all cells, and many diseases are linked to dysfunction of membrane proteins. SUNY Upstate boasts some of the leaders in the field of proton pumps, energy conversion and cell motility. Approaches range from high-resolution structural studies of membrane proteins through X-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy to in vivo genetic approaches in model systems such as E. coli and yeast.

Robert Barlow, Ph.D. Professor Neural basis of visual behavior; computational models of neural coding; circadian and metabolic modulation of human visual sensitivity.	Patricia Kane, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Vacuolar H+ATPases (structure, function, assembly and regulation), cellular pH homeostasis, cellular stress responses, protein sorting, genomics, yeast as a model system
Edward Berry, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Biological energy transduction by membrane protein complexes, with emphasis on oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis.	Barry Knox, Ph.D. Professor Visual transduction, Gene Expression, Membrane proteins
Xin Jie Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor Mitochondrial biogenesis and inheritance, aging and aging-related degenerative diseases.	Arkadii Perzov, Ph.D. Professor Biophysical mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias; fluorescence imaging.
Richard Cross, Ph.D. SUNY Distinguished Professor Bioenergetics, enzymology, structural biology, membrane protein function	Vladimir Sirotkin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Mechanisms of the actin cytoskeleton assembly and role of myosin-1 during endocytosis in fission yeast.
Thomas Duncan, Ph.D. Associate Professor Bioenergetics, enzymology, structural biology, membrane protein function.	Joseph Spadaro, Ph.D. Professor Electromagnetic and mechanical regulation of bone physiology, skeletal growth and bone density.
Steven Goodman, Ph.D. Professor Proteomic assessment of sickle cell severity.	Stephan Wilkens, Ph.D. Associate Professor Structure and Mechanism of Membrane Bound Transport Proteins

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Steven Goodman, PhD, Dean,
College of Graduate Studies,
Vice President for Research

SUNY Upstate Medical University has a strong base of scientific researchers and a relevant clinical setting which provides students with an excellent environment to learn and grow. More>

Steven L. Youngentob, PhD, Associate Dean,
College of Graduate Studies
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