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FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES
Dr. Edward Stuenkel (PhD)
Founding Dean
College of Health and Life Sciences
- Phone44541944
- Office locationA571 LAS Building
Biography
Edward Stuenkel received a PhD based in Neuroscience from the University of Hawaii and conducted postdoctoral research at University of California, San Francisco and University of Michigan. Dr. Stuenkel advanced to Professor of Physiology within the Medical School at the University of Michigan. He is now Dean of the College of Health and Life Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University.
At the University of Michigan Dr Stuenkel also served as Director of the Neuroscience Doctoral Program. He was director of NIH supported educational training programs in neuroscience and in targeting success for students of diversity in graduate education. Dr. Stuenkel received an award for Outstanding Faculty Service in Neuroscience. He was Director of an International Graduate Education Initiative and key to leadership of a NSF supported program directed at Advancement of Neurotechnology.
NIH awards have funded Dr. Stuenkel’s research in neuroscience since 1993, with additional funding received from ADA, NSF, and AHA. He served as a regular member of a NIH study section and served as editorial board member of the Biophysical Journal. His research appears in more than 85 published articles and 6 book chapters. For his contributions to Molecular Neuroscience, he is an elected Fellow of the AAAS.
Research Interests
Delineate molecular pathways that regulate the electrophysiological and biophysical properties of excitable membranes and relate these to dynamic modulation of neuronal excitability and neurotransmitter release. Understand the molecular components and mechanisms that operate to regulate cellular secretion of hormones and/or neurotransmitters in physiological and pathophysiological circumstances. Develop a functional map of molecular mechanisms that participate in different forms of synaptic plasticity to ultimately enable an understanding of cognition and promote effective development of therapeutics that address the myriad of mental health or neuropathological conditions where plasticity is compromised.Experience
Dean
College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
2018 - presentProfessor
Department of Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
2002 - 2018Director, Education/Outreach
NSF PIRE, International Program for the Advancement of Neurotechnology
2015 - 2018Director
Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan
2012 - 2018Director
Global Engagement of Doctoral Education Program, Medical School
2011 - 2018Chair
Exocytosis and Endocytosis Subgroup, Biophysical Society
2011-2012
Chair
Biomedical Research Council, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
2008Associate Professor
Department of Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1996-2002Neuroscience Graduate Program Faculty Affiliation
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1991-2018Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1990-1996
Education
Ph.D., Zoology (Neuroscience)
University of Hawaii
1978-1983M.S., Biological Sciences
University of Nevada
1976-1978
B.S., Biological Sciences
South Dakota State University
1973-1976
Selected Publications
The Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Functionally Links Neuronal Tomosyn-1 to Dendritic Morphology
JBC, Feb 16;293(7):2232-2246, PubMed PMID 29269412 Saldate, J.J., Shiau, J., Cazares, V.A., and E. L. Stuenkel 2018A unique homeostatic signaling pathway links synaptic inactivity to postsynaptic mTORC1
J. Neurosci. Feb 28;38(9):2207-2225, PubMed PMID:29311141 Henry, F., Wang, X., Serrano, D., Perez, A., Carruthers, C., Stuenkel. E., and M. Sutton 2018Dynamic partitioning of synaptic vesicle pools by the SNARE-binding protein tomosyn
J. Neuroscience 2016 36(44):11208-11222; PubMed PMID: 27807164 PMCID :PMC5148239 Cazares V.A., Njus M M., Manly A., Saldate J.J., Subramani A. et al 2016A combined optogenetic-knockdown strategy reveals a major role of tomosyn in mossy fiber synaptic plasticity
Cell Reports 12, 1-9. PMCID: PMC 4423933 Ben-Simon, Y., Rodenas-Ruano, A., Alviña, K., Lam, A.D., Stuenkel, E.L., Castillo, P.E., and U. Ashery 2015Distinct actions of Rab3 and Rab27 GTPases on late stages of exocytosis of insulin
Traffic. 2014 Sep;15(9):997-1015. PMCID: PMC4140954 Cazares VA, Subramani A, Saldate JJ, Hoerauf W, Stuenkel EL 2014Structural and functional analysis of tomosyn identifies domains important in exocytotic regulation
J Biol Chem. 2011 Apr 22;286(16):14542-53. PMCID: PMC3077652 Williams AL, Bielopolski N, Meroz D, Lam AD, Passmore DR, et al 2011Mapping dynamic protein interactions to insulin secretory granule behavior with TIRF-FRET
Biophys J. 2010 Aug 9;99(4):1311-20. PMCID: PMC2920663 Lam AD, Ismail S, Wu R, Yizhar O, Passmore DR, et al 2010SNARE-catalyzed fusion events are regulated by Syntaxin1A-lipid interactions
Mol Biol Cell. 2008 Feb;19(2):485-97. PMCID: PMC2230580 Lam AD, Tryoen-Toth P, Tsai B, Vitale N, Stuenkel EL 2008Single channels and ionic currents in peptidergic nerve terminals
Nature. 1986 Jan 30-Feb 5;319(6052):410-2. PMID: 2418363 Lemos JR, Nordmann JJ, Cooke IM, Stuenkel EL 1986
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