Christopher V Kelly (fh4414)
University information
Title: Associate Professor
Unit: Physics & Astronomy
Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science
ORCID iD:
0000-0003-0886-8691
Contact information
313-577-8471
666 W. Hancock St.
Room # 283 Physics Bldg.
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Detroit, 48201
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department:
Title:
Associate Professor
Secondary Title:
Director of the Richard Barber Interdisciplinary Research Program
Phone:
313-312-0423
Email:
cvkelly@wayne.edu
Office:
283 Physics Research Building
2412 Integrative Biosciences Center
Website:
https://cvkelly.wayne.edu
Social Media:
https://twitter.com/CVKellyLab
Research interest(s)/area of expertise:
Biophysics
Cell membranes
Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications:
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:
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)
Selected publications:
