Michaela Jansen, Ph.D.

K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
Photo of Michaela Jansen, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – May 2007
Institution
Yeshiva University, New York City, NY
Awarded Project
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Structure, Thermal Motion, and Gating

Council Dates: October 2006 - May 2007
Independent Position: Department of Cellular Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Michaela Jansen was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In the lab of Dr. Myles Akabas, Michaela studied the structure and function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor to provide new avenues for treatment of neurological diseases. Michaela earned her Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry and her Pharm D. from the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz. Currently, Dr. Jansen is an Associate Professor of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.