Michael Zeitz, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Dr. Michael Zeitz is a research scientist in the laboratory of Dr. James Smyth. His research focuses on the role of cis acting RNA elements in gene regulation and their contribution to protein translation. He is specifically interested in understanding how pathological alteration of these elements influences intercellular communication in cardiac disease.
Education and Training
- State University of New York at Buffalo: PhD , Cell and Molecular Biology
- State University of New York at Buffalo: BA , Biological Sciences
Previous Positions
Research Associate II, Stanford University, School of Medicine, 2013Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, School of Medicine, 2009-13
Project Manager, IntGenome Biotechnology Inc., 2012-2013
Graduate Research Assistant, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2004-2008
Selected Publications
James CC, Zeitz MJ, Calhoun PJ, Lamouille S, Smyth JW. (2018). Altered translation initiation of Gja1 limits gap junction formation during epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Molecular Biology of the Cell 29(7): 773-880.