Pietro De Camilli
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Pietro De Camilli is an Italian-American biologist and Eugene Higgins Professor of Cell Biology at Yale University
School of Medicine. He is also an Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute
.
De Camilli completed his M.D. degree from the University of Milan
in Italy. He then went to the United States
and did his postdoctoral studies at Yale University
.
De Camilli is known for contributions that has been to demonstrate the crucial role of protein-lipid interactions and phosphoinositide metabolism in the control of membrane traffic at the synapse.
He has received several awards and honors for his work. He was elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization in 1987. In 2001, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1990 he received the Max-Planck-Forschungspreis together with Reinhard Jahn (at this time at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
).
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
School of Medicine. He is also an Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a United States non-profit medical research organization based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It was founded by the American businessman Howard Hughes in 1953. It is one of the largest private funding organizations for biological and medical research in the United...
.
De Camilli completed his M.D. degree from the University of Milan
University of Milan
The University of Milan is a higher education institution in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 62,801 students, a teaching and research staff of 2,455 and a non-teaching staff of 2,200....
in Italy. He then went to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and did his postdoctoral studies at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
.
De Camilli is known for contributions that has been to demonstrate the crucial role of protein-lipid interactions and phosphoinositide metabolism in the control of membrane traffic at the synapse.
He has received several awards and honors for his work. He was elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization in 1987. In 2001, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1990 he received the Max-Planck-Forschungspreis together with Reinhard Jahn (at this time at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
The Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry is a psychiatric institute in Munich, Germany. It is a part of the Max Planck Society.-History:The Institute was founded as Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Psychiatrie by King Ludwig III of Bavaria in Munich on February 13, 1917. The main force behind the...
).