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