Professor Dr. Frederick Sigworth

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Biography

Fred Sigworth studied applied physics at Caltech and worked as a graduate student at Yale in the neuroscience laboratory of Charles F. Stevens. He received his PhD in physiology from Yale in 1979 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany. Sigworth joined the Yale faculty in 1984. His current research focuses on structural biology of ion-channel proteins, utilizing novel cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) methods. His work explores the structure and function of ion channels and membrane proteins, which selectively control the passage of ions through cell membranes, and are crucial for physiological processes such as synaptic transmission and cardiac function.

Research Interests

Biomedical Engineering Electrophysiology Ion Channels Electron Microscopy Patch-Clamp Techniques Physiology Potassium Channels Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels Sodium Channels Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels

Experience

Professor Emeritus

— Present

Yale School of Medicine • New Haven, CT

Research in structural biology and ion-channel proteins.

Awards

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Fellow

2023-12-29
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Member

2016-05-02
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Bohmfalk Teaching Prize

2002-01-01
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K. C. Cole Award

1997-01-01
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Yale Science and Engineering Award

1996-01-01

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program

Requirements

GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7

Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics

Application Checklist

  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV

Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.