
Professor of Biochemistry
Phone:
(646) 962-2759 Email:
Affiliated Graduate Program :

The Maxfield laboratory studies basic cell biology of membrane traffic and its application to understanding and treating diseases. Current interests include cholesterol transport, control of lysosomal pH and extracellular degradation of large objects (e.g., amyloid, dead adipocytes, or deposits of lipoproteins) by macrophages. These studies are related to atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and a rare lysosomal storage disease (Niemann-Pick C disease).
Lab Members

Islam Elsaid
Research Technician

Rudy Jacquet
Graduate Student

Jonathan Ma
Postdoctoral Associate

Raksha Narendra
Research Technician

Nina Pipalia
Research Associate

Syed Saad
Graduate Student

Santiago Solé-Domenech
Research Associate

Noah Steinfeld
Postdoctoral Associate

Alvin Wang
Research Technician