People
Primary Faculty
Meir Aridor Ph.D. Associate Professor - Mechanisms of biosynthetic secretion and roles in fibrosis
![Photo of Michael Butterworth, Ph.D. [University of Pittsburgh, CBP]](/sites/default/files/styles/person_image/public/assets/primary/butterworth-michael-b.jpg?h=833c6702&itok=MUNM7Qkc)
Michael B. Butterworth Ph.D. Associate Professor - Role of microRNAs in kidney health and disease
Professor - Adverse events in CF therapeutics - role of potassium channels
Associate Professor - Granule K-ATP channel in insulin secretion
![A photo of Gerry Hammond, Ph.D. [University of Pittsburgh, CBP]](/sites/default/files/styles/person_image/public/assets/primary/hammond-gerry.jpg?h=e3c8a63c&itok=goJaBkhT)
Gerry Hammond Ph.D. Associate Professor - Lipid Signaling in Health and Disease
Associate Professor - Cell polarity and membrane lipid dynamics
Neil Hukriede Ph.D. Professor - Investigating renal repair mechanisms for developing improved therapies
Adam Kwiatkowski Ph.D. Associate Professor - Cardiomyocyte adhesion and cytoskeletal organization
Associate Professor - Regulation of gene expression
![Photo of Guang Li, Ph.D. [Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh]](/sites/default/files/styles/person_image/public/assets/primary/li-guang.jpg?h=e3c8a63c&itok=Kzcp4LEO)
Guang Li Ph.D. Assistant Professor- Organoid, iPSC, Single cell sequencing, Heart development
Professor - Mechanisms of gap junction protein trafficking & intercellular communication
![A photo of Shiori Sekine, PhD [University of Pittsburgh, Aging Institute]](/sites/default/files/styles/person_image/public/assets/primary/sekine-shiori-full.png?h=8d0c03d9&itok=jthA2dbk)
Shiori Sekine PhD Assistant Professor - Mitochondria/Organelle stress response and signaling
![Photo of Donghun Shin, Ph.D. [Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh]](/sites/default/files/styles/person_image/public/assets/primary/shin-donghun_0.jpg?h=bb6cd29b&itok=pFSftyCO)
Donghun Shin Ph.D. Professor - Plasticity-mediated liver regeneration using zebrafish
Alexander Sorkin Ph.D. Professor and Chair - Regulation of receptors and transporters by endocytic trafficking
![A photo of Claudette M. St. Croix, Ph.D. [University of Pittsburgh, CBP]](/sites/default/files/styles/person_image/public/assets/primary/st-croix-claudette-2024-680.png?h=14b4a3ee&itok=FshjrZyL)
Claudette M. St. Croix Ph.D. Professor - Optical Imaging Technologies for Vascular Signaling
![A photo of Donna Beer Stolz Ph.D. [Dept of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh]](/sites/default/files/styles/person_image/public/assets/primary/20240104_AO_Donna_Stoltz_0013-2024.png?h=1a8816c2&itok=8bjasZ3-)
Donna Beer Stolz Ph.D. ![A photo of Jay Tan, Ph.D. [University of Pittsburgh, Aging Institute]](/sites/default/files/styles/person_image/public/assets/primary/tan-jay-2024.jpg?h=5cbf3541&itok=dDwFnsUf)
Jay Tan Ph.D. Assistant Professor - Lysosomal quality control in aging and disease
Michael Tsang Ph.D. Professor - Deciphering molecular mechanisms of heart development and regeneration
![A photo of Karina J Vargas, Ph.D. [University of Pittsburgh, CBP]](/sites/default/files/styles/person_image/public/assets/primary/vargas-karina-2024-sm.jpg?h=41116fb7&itok=DAYzMY0N)
Karina J. Vargas Ph.D. Assistant Professor - Function of alpha-synuclein in synaptic physiology and neurodegenerative disease
![A photo of Deepika Vasudevan, Ph.D. [University of Pittsburgh, CBP]](/sites/default/files/styles/person_image/public/assets/primary/vasudevan-deepika-2024.jpg?h=a3eb30ac&itok=7VoagMoM)
Deepika Vasudevan Ph.D. Assistant Professor - mRNA translation regulation during stress and homeostasis
Simon C. Watkins Ph.D. Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair - I do microscopes and imaging
![A photo of Alan Watson, Ph.D. [University of Pittsburgh, CBP]](/sites/default/files/styles/person_image/public/assets/watson-alan-2024.jpg?h=83ca25c7&itok=Ov8hPECk)
Alan Watson Ph.D. Assistant Professor - Tool development for imaging large biologic systems
Matthew Wohlever Ph.D. Assistant Professor - Biogenesis and quality control of membrane proteins