Meet Phyllis Hanson
Background
Dr. Hanson received her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University studying the Ca2+/calmodulin-activated protein kinase CaMKII together with Dr. Howard Schulman. As a Helen Hay Whitney postdoctoral fellow at Yale University with Dr. Reinhard Jahn, she began her career-long journey exploring the molecular and cellular regulation of organelle structure, function, and trafficking. She launched her independent laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis and was named the Gerty T. Cori Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology in 2016. In November of 2018, she moved to the University of Michigan as Chair of the Biological Chemistry Department. She leads a dynamic research group studying how organelles and membranes that compartmentalize biochemical reactions within the cell are assembled, organized and maintained.
Affiliations
Minor J. Coon Collegiate Professor
Chair, Department of Biological Chemistry
Professor, Department of Neurology
University of Michigan Medical School
Associate Editor, Journal of Biological Chemistry
Member, American Society of Cell Biology
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Articles/Media
https://www.uofmhealth.org/news/archive/201809/phyllis-hanson-md-phd-lead-u-m-department-biological
https://mmheadlines.org/2018/09/phyllis-i-hanson-m-d-ph-d-named-chair-of-department-of-biological-chemistry/
https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people/030119/meet-phyllis-hanson
Honors/Awards
Minor J. Coon Collegiate Professor, University of Michigan, 2018
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2016
Gerty T. Cori Professorship, Washington University School of Medicine, 2016
Distinguished Young Scholar in Medical Research, W.M. Keck Foundation, 1999
Searle Scholar Award, 1999
Sloan Research Fellowship, 1999
McKnight Scholar Award, 1998