Michael P Rout | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Molecular and cellular biologist |
| Awards | Max Perutz Student Prize, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (1989) Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellowship,Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (1990) Irma T. Hirschl Career Scientist Award, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (1999) Rita Allen Foundation Scholarship, Rita Allen Foundation (2000) Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, National Science and Technology Council (2001) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA MA (Cantab) PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | The Structure and Function of the Spindle Pole Body of the Yeast, Saccharomyces |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | The Rockefeller University National Center for Dynamic Interactome Research (NCDIR) |
Michael P Rout is a molecular and cellular biologist. He is the George and Ruby deStevens Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Cellular and Structural Biology at The Rockefeller University,[1] as well as the Director of the National Center for Dynamic Interactome Research (NCDIR).[2]
Rout's research focuses on the assembly and interactions of protein complexes in cells and their disease-related alterations. His particular focus is on the nuclear pore complex (NPC); collectively, his work and that of his colleagues have rationalized the architecture, transport mechanisms, and evolutionary origins of the NPC, and have helped explain why defects in the NPC contribute to the etiology of several diseases.[3] Expanding the scope of his research, he established the NCDIR with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).[4] He has received several awards for his work including the Max Perutz Student Prize by MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in 1989,[5] Irma T. Hirschl Career Scientist Award by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 1999,[6] Rita Allen Foundation Scholarship by the Rita Allen Foundation in 2000,[7] Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) in 2001,[8] Distinguished Teaching Award by The Rockefeller University in 2018,[9] and the Emerging Leader Award by Bay Area Lyme Foundation in 2021.[10]
Rout has been part of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology in Edinburgh.[11]