Aaron Ring
Academic Appointments
- MD Student, expected graduation Spring 2014
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Ph.D. Student in Structural Biology, admitted Spring 2011
- MSTP Student
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Professional Overview
Lab Affiliations
- Chris Garcia (5/13/2010 )
Education History
| Master of Science: | Yale University, Molecular Biophysics & Biochem (2008) |
| Bachelor of Science: | Yale University, Molecular Biophysics & Biochem (2008) |
Honors and Awards
- Barry M Goldwater Scholarship, Barry M. Goldwater Foundation (2007-2008)
- Beckman Scholar, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation (2006-2007)
- Paul Sigler Memorial Award, Yale Dept. of Molecular Biophysics and Biochem (2008)
- Phi Beta Kappa, Yale University (2008)
Scientific Focus
Publications
- Exploiting a natural conformational switch to engineer an interleukin-2 'superkine'. Nature. 2012; (7395): 529-33
- Mechanistic and structural insight into the functional dichotomy between IL-2 and IL-15. Nat Immunol. 2012; (12): 1187-95
- WNK2 kinase is a novel regulator of essential neuronal cation-chloride cotransporters. J Biol Chem. 2011; (34): 30171-80
- Angiotensin II signaling increases activity of the renal Na-Cl cotransporter through a WNK4-SPAK-dependent pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009; (11): 4384-9
- Molecular physiology of the WNK kinases. Annu Rev Physiol. 2008: 329-55
- An SGK1 site in WNK4 regulates Na+ channel and K+ channel activity and has implications for aldosterone signaling and K+ homeostasis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007; (10): 4025-9
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