MEET OUR TEAM
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Steven Claypool, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Physiology
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 1991-1995 BA, Biological Sciences, UC Santa Barbara (UCSB)
- 1995-1996 MA, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, UCSB
- 1996-2003 Ph.D., Immunology, Harvard Medical School
- 2003-2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Los Angeles (UCLA)
- 2008-2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2014-2020 Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2014-Now Director of the Cellular and Molecular Physiology graduate program
- 2020-Now Professor, Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Steven Claypool is a product of California’s public education system having received both his BA and MA from UCSB. Steven’s PhD thesis focused on the trafficking of the neonatal Fc Receptor in polarized epithelial cells, work that was performed under the tutelage of Dr. Richard S. Blumberg at Harvard Medical School. For his postdoctoral studies, Steven switched gears and joined the laboratory of Dr. Carla Koehler at UCLA. There, he began his investigation of mitochondrial phospholipid metabolism, work that is the foundation for the numerous studies ongoing in the CLAYPOOL Lab at Hopkins.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Nanami Senoo
BS, Food and Nutritional Science (2014),
University of Shizuoka- Shizuoka, Japan
MS, Food and Nutritional Science (2016),
University of Shizuoka- Shizuoka, Japan
PhD, Food and Nutritional Science (2019),
University of Shizuoka- Shizuoka, Japan
4th year, Postdoctoral Fellow
Uehara Memorial Foundation (2019-2020); AHA/BSF Postdoctoral Fellowship
Graduate Student
Erica Avery
B.S., Biochemistry (2016), Minor in Journalism -
Rowan University, Honors Program
5th year CMP Graduate Student
Post-Bac Scholar
Abdirahman Diria
DDP Post-Bac Scholar (2022-2024)
BS (2022), University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Undergrads
Juliana Marquez
Juliana Marquez
Juliana Marquez
Sophomore, The Johns Hopkins University
ALUMNI
Alex Maya-Romero
Alex Maya-Romero
Alex Maya-Romero
DDP Post-Bac Scholar (2020-2022)
Presently a graduate student in the Molecular and Cell Biology graduate program at UC Berkeley
Hayden Hyatt
Alex Maya-Romero
Alex Maya-Romero
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD, Exercise Science (2017),
Auburn University, AL
Presently a Medical Communications Consultant for Boston Strategic Partners
Wenjia Lou
Alex Maya-Romero
Elizabeth Calzada
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (2017), Wayne State University, MI
Presently a Scientist at Hansoh Bio
Elizabeth Calzada
Elizabeth Calzada
Elizabeth Calzada
Graduate Student
PhD, Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Graduate Program (2018)
Presently a post-doctoral fellow in Chris Ramsden's Lab at the National Institute of Aging
Michelle Acoba
Elizabeth Calzada
Pingdewinde Sam
Graduate Student
PhD, Cellular and Molecular Physiology Graduate Program (2020)
Presently a post-doctoral fellow in Benjamin Tu's Lab at UT Southwestern
Pingdewinde Sam
Elizabeth Calzada
Pingdewinde Sam
Graduate Student
PhD, Cellular and Molecular Physiology Graduate Program (2021)
Presently a global health care consultant with the Boston Consulting Group
Oluwaseun Ogunbona
Oluwaseun Ogunbona
Oluwaseun Ogunbona
Graduate Student
PhD, Cellular and Molecular Physiology Graduate Program (2018)
Thesis awarded the Alicia Showalter Reynolds Young Investigator Award
Presently a Neuropathology Fellow at Houston Methodist
YaWen Lu
Oluwaseun Ogunbona
Oluwaseun Ogunbona
Graduate Student
PhD, Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Graduate Program (2015)
Presently a Scientist II at Nurix Therapeutics yawenlu@gmail.com
Ouma Onguka
Oluwaseun Ogunbona
Ouma Onguka
Graduate Student
PhD, Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Graduate Program (2016)
Presently a Scientist I at Codexis oonguka1@stanford.edu
Adam Cornish
Theron Gilliland
Adam Cornish
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2012), Michigan State University
Presently an Agricultural Advisor at the US Department of State. ehjeh15@gmail.com
Matt Baile
Theron Gilliland
Adam Cornish
Graduate Student
PhD, Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Graduate Program (2014)
Thesis awarded the Mette Strand Young Investigator Award
Presently a Research Investigator at Larimar Therapeutics
Theron Gilliland
Theron Gilliland
Theron Gilliland
Graduate Student
MA, Cellular and Molecular Physiology Program (2011)
Teona Munteanu
Teona Munteanu
Teona Munteanu
Undergraduate Student
Presently a Neurology Resident, Rush University
Kevin Whited
Teona Munteanu
Teona Munteanu
Research Associate
Presently an agricultural laboratory scientist III working with the Maryland Dept. of Agriculture, Salisbury, MD kevinjwhited@gmail.com
Alex Rodriguez
Teona Munteanu
Abdirahman Diria
Abdirahman Diria
Abdirahman Diria
Abdirahman Diria
Undergraduate Student
Just graduated from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Abdi was a virtual member of the lab for the 2020 Summer as a CSM-SIP intern.
Sean Agbor-Enoh
Abdirahman Diria
Sean Agbor-Enoh
Undergraduate Student
Sean, a rising Sophomore at Howard University, was a member of the lab for the Summer of 2022 as a PCCM-SIP intern.
Yllka Valdez
Abdirahman Diria
Sean Agbor-Enoh
Undergraduate Student
Yllka, a rising Junior at New York Institute of Technology, was a member of the lab for the Summer of 2022 as a CSM-SIP intern.
High School Alumni
James Arrington
James Arrington
James Arrington
James was a 2016 scholar in the SARE (Summer Academic Research Experience) program, the High School branch of the Johns Hopkins Initiative for Careers in Science and Medicine.
Hawa Sidy
James Arrington
James Arrington
Hawa was a 2018 SARE scholar in our lab. In addition, she completed her Senior Research Practicum, sponsored by the
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Science Department, working with PSam. She currently attends the University of Maryland.
Kiyea Milledge
Kiyea Milledge
Kiyea Milledge
Kiyea was a 2017 SARE scholar in our lab. She graduated from Green Street Academy, and currently attends Morgan State University.
Salloni Gill
Kiyea Milledge
Kiyea Milledge
Salloni was a 2022 SARE scholar in our lab where she trained with Alex. Salloni is presently a Sophomore at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.