David Drubin

Professor, Ernette Comby Chair in Microbiology
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, UC Berkeley

Prof. David Drubin has served on the UC Berkeley faculty for 36 years. His research combines live cell imaging, molecular and cell biology, genetics, biochemistry, and mathematical modeling. It focuses on the cytoskeleton and membrane trafficking in budding yeast, human stem cells, and zebrafish.  David served as Editor in Chief of Molecular Biology of the Cell for 10 years. He received the Searle Scholar Award, the American Cancer Society Faculty Research Award, and the Ira Herskowitz Award. He was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Association for Advancement to Science.