Professional Bio
Elena Pokidysheva, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hyptension within the the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Originally trained as a biophysicist, Dr. Pokidysheva has always been fascinated by the complexity of living biological systems. She gained training in a number of structural techniques (NMR and Cryo EM reconstructions), as well as experience in mouse models. Her major research interests are extracellular matrix (ECM) organization and ECM alterations in the disease process, particularly in collagen and its posttranslational modifications.
Education
PhD - Biophysics - University of Basel, 2004
Contact
Email
Kimryn.Rathmell@Vumc.Org
Address
777 Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232-6307