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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Steven Claypool, Ph.D.

Professor Department of Physiology
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

sclaypo1@jhmi.edu


Complete List of Publications


  • 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

nsenoo1@jhmi.edu 

Graduate Student

Erica Avery

 B.S., Biochemistry (2016), Minor in Journalism - 

Rowan University, Honors Program

5th year CMP Graduate Student 

 eavery3@jhmi.edu 

Post-Bac Scholar

Abdirahman Diria

DDP Post-Bac Scholar (2022-2024)

 BS (2022), University of Maryland Eastern Shore

abdirahmanjoydiria@gmail.com

Undergrads

Juliana Marquez

Juliana Marquez

Juliana Marquez

Sophomore, The Johns Hopkins University

jmarqu18@jhu.edu 

Paris Bryant

Juliana Marquez

Juliana Marquez

Sophomore, The Johns Hopkins University

pbryant8@jhu.edu 

High School

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   

 alex_maya-romero@berkeley.edu 

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   

hhyatt3@jhmi.edu

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

wenjialouwsu@gmail.com 

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

calzada.elizabeth@gmail.com 

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

 mgacoba@gmail.com  

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

psam1@jhmi.edu   

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

 oluwaseun.ogunbona@emory.edu

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

 mbaile04@gmail.com     

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

Undergraduate Student

Presently a  Bioinformatics Engineer at GeneDX. 

 arodri48@jhu.edu

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. 

abdirahmanjoydiria@gmail.com

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. 

sean.agbor-enoh@bison.howard.edu

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. 

zacatecas0202@gmail.com

High School Alumni

James was our 2016

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.

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