Christopher V Kelly
Associate Professor
Director of the Richard Barber Interdisciplinary Research Program
313-312-0423
283 Physics Research Bldg.
2412 Integrative Biosciences Center
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Christopher V Kelly
Research interest(s)/area of expertise
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Biophysics
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Cell membranes
Education
- B.A. in Physics, Oberlin College, Advised by Yumi Ijiri, 2003
- M.S.E. in Electrical Engineering, Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2007
- Ph.D. in Applied Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Advised by Mark Banaszak Holl and Brad Orr, 2009
- Postdoc, in Applied & Engineering Physics and Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Advised by Harold Craighead and Barbara Baird, 2010-2013
Awards and grants
- 2017: Richard J. Barber Faculty Recognition Award
- 2017-2022: NSF CAREER Award - The nanoscale dynamics of molecular sorting, membrane curvature, and endocytosis (DMR1652316)
- 2018: Sultana N. Nahar Prize for Distinction in Teaching Physics and Astronomy
- 2019: Excellence in Mentoring and Teaching Award, WSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- 2022 - 2027: NIH NIDDK R01 - Analysis of Lipolytic Trafficking in Adipocytes (R01-DK076629)
- 2024 - 2029: NIH NICHD R01 - The mechanisms of MEIG1 complex in mammalian spermiogenesis and fertilization (R01-HD114311)