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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
- 2020-Now Professor, Department of Genetic Medicine, 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 Fellows
Rashima Prem
Rashima Prem
Rashima Prem
BS, Life Science (2014),
Delhi University - New Delhi, India
MS, Immunology (2017),
Amity University - Noida, India
PhD, Biochemistry and Biophysics (2024),
National Institute of Immunology - Delhi University - New Delhi, India
Postdoctoral Fellow
John Chan
Rashima Prem
Rashima Prem
BS, Kinesiology (2018),
University of Waterloo, Canada
MS, Kinesiology (2020),
University of Waterloo, Canada
PhD, Kinesiology (2025),
University of Waterloo, Canada
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Students
Zach Irwin
Zach Irwin
Zach Irwin
Chi Xie
Zach Irwin
Zach Irwin
B.S., Pharmacy (2024)
China Pharmaceutical University
JHSPH Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ScM Student
Undergrad
ALUMNI
Nanami Senoo
Macie Sheridan
Macie Sheridan
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD, Food and Nutritional Science (2019),
University of Shizuoka - Shizuoka, Japan
Presently an Assistant Professor at Kumamoto University, Japan
Macie Sheridan
Macie Sheridan
Macie Sheridan
Bradley Wagaman
Mackenzie Primrose
Mackenzie Primrose
Mackenzie Primrose
Mackenzie Primrose
Mackenzie Primrose
Graduate Student
MS, Cellular and Molecular Physiology Program (2025)
Erica Avery
Mackenzie Primrose
Erica Avery
Graduate Student
PhD, Cellular and Molecular Physiology Graduate Program (2023)
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 Director at Boston Strategic Partners
Wenjia Lou
Alex Maya-Romero
Wenjia Lou
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 Biologist at GAP Solutions, Inc.
Michelle Acoba
Elizabeth Calzada
Elizabeth Calzada
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 Project Leader 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 an Assistant Professor at the Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health San Antonio
YaWen Lu
Oluwaseun Ogunbona
Oluwaseun Ogunbona
Graduate Student
PhD, Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Graduate Program (2015)
Presently Associate Director at Nurix Therapeutics
Ouma Onguka
Oluwaseun Ogunbona
Ouma Onguka
Graduate Student
PhD, Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Graduate Program (2016)
Presently a Scientist II at Revolution Medicines
Adam Cornish
Adam Cornish
Adam Cornish
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2012), Michigan State University
Presently a Communications Strategy Lead for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. ehjeh15@gmail.com
Matt Baile
Adam Cornish
Adam Cornish
Graduate Student
PhD, Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Graduate Program (2014)
Thesis awarded the Mette Strand Young Investigator Award
Presently a Principle Scientist at Larimar Therapeutics
Kevin Whited
Theron Gilliland
Theron Gilliland
Research Associate
Presently an agricultural laboratory scientist III working with the Maryland Dept. of Agriculture, Salisbury, MD kevinjwhited@gmail.com
Theron Gilliland
Theron Gilliland
Theron Gilliland
Graduate Student
MS, Cellular and Molecular Physiology Program (2011)
Undergrad Alumni
Sophie Chan
Juliana Marquez
Juliana Marquez
Juliana Marquez
Juliana Marquez
Juliana Marquez
Yllka Valdez
Sean Agbor-Enoh
Yllka Valdez
Undergraduate Student
Yllka was a member of the lab for the Summer of 2022 as a CSM-SIP intern. She is currently a DDP scholar.
Paris Bryant
Sean Agbor-Enoh
Yllka Valdez
Undergraduate Student
Sean Agbor-Enoh
Sean Agbor-Enoh
Abdirahman Diria
Undergraduate Student
Sean, a rising Senior at Howard University, was a member of the lab for the Summer of 2022 as a PCCM-SIP intern.
sean.agbor-enoh@bison.howard.edu
Abdirahman Diria
Abdirahman Diria
Abdirahman Diria
Undergraduate Student
Abdi was a virtual member of the lab for the 2020 Summer as a CSM-SIP intern.
Alex Rodriguez
Abdirahman Diria
Alex Rodriguez
Undergraduate Student
Presently a Senior Software Engineer at EMERGICON .
Teona Munteanu
Abdirahman Diria
Alex Rodriguez
Undergraduate Student
Presently a Neurology Resident, Rush University
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 graduated from the University of Maryland in 2024.
Kiyea Milledge
Kiyea Milledge
Kiyea Milledge
Kiyea was a 2017 SARE scholar in our lab. She graduated from Green Street Academy in 2018 and from Morgan State University in 2023.
Salloni Gill
Kiyea Milledge
Kiyea Milledge
Salloni was a 2022 SARE scholar in our lab where she trained with Alex. Salloni is presently an undergrad at Duke University