Carolyn Walch Slayman, PhD
Sterling Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Deputy Dean for Academic & Scientific Affairs
Departments & Organizations
Cellular & Molecular Physiology: Membrane Proteins - Pumps and Transporters | Membrane Protein Sorting and Trafficking | Physiology and Integrative Medical Biology Track | Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular PhysiologyGenetics
Research Interests
Genetics of Ion Transport
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Education
- Ph.D., Rockefeller University, 1963
Selected Publication
- Lecchi, S., Nelson, C.J., Allen, K.E., Swaney, D.L., Thompson, K.L., Coon, J.J., Sussman, M.R., and Slayman, C.W. (2007) Tandem phosphorylation of Ser-911 and Thr-912 at the C-terminus of yeast plasma membrane H+-ATPase leads to glucose-dependent activation. J.Biol.Chem. 282:35471-35481. (PMID: 17932035)
Articles
March/April 2011
Taking it in stride
Many awards and mementos, collected over decades in science and academia, line the office shelves of Carolyn W....
July/August 2011
Study finds key player in polycystic diseases of both kidney and liver
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common form of polycystic kidney disease, is an...
May/June 2009
Alpern reappointed to new term as dean of medical school
Robert J. Alpern, M.D., who has led the School of Medicine through a period of sustained growth and increased stature...
Sept/Oct 2008
Petri dishes, power chords
Outside on this humid July afternoon, an oppressive heat combines with the noise of road traffic and an Amtrak...
July/August 2008
Leading scientist is appointed new chair of Cell Biology
James E. Rothman, Ph.D., one of the world’s foremost experts on membrane trafficking, the means by which proteins and...
Sept/Oct 2007
$23 million grant enables fresh look at stress and addiction
People are much more likely to stick their hand in a cookie jar, smoke a cigarette, or gulp cocktails when they’re...
Aug/Sept 2005
Fund will honor mentor, aid students
This spring, when Applera Corp. of Foster City, Calif., asked members of its board of directors to suggest worthy...
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