Timothy McGraw, Ph.D.

Timothy McGraw, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
Phone: 
(212) 746-4982

The McGraw laboratory uses quantitative optical microscopy to study insulin-regulated membrane trafficking. The main objectives of lab work are to characterize the GLUT4 trafficking pathway in the presence and absence of insulin, and to identify how the insulin-signal transduction regulates the movement of GLUT4 vesicles. In addition to studies of GLUT4 trafficking, we are also interested in more basic questions of membrane trafficking, specifically a more detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms of clathrin-mediated internalization from the cell surface and the mechanisms for return of endocytosed proteins back to the plasma membrane.

Lab Members

Isabella Parida

Postdoctoral Associate

Lucie Yammine

Postdoctoral Associate

Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Biochemistry 1300 York Avenue,
Box #63 Room A-108
New York, NY 10065 Phone: (646) 962-2759