Dr. James Rothman

Biography

James Rothman is a Sterling Professor of Cell Biology at Yale University with a concurrent appointment as a Professor of Chemistry. He has served on the Yale faculty since 2008 and is the Director of the Nanobiology Institute. His research focuses on elucidating the mechanisms underlying vesicular transport in cells and protein secretion, employing an interdisciplinary approach that combines biochemistry, biophysics, and high-resolution optical imaging. Rothman’s extensive research includes studying vesicle budding and fusion, as well as how cellular systems regulate these processes, particularly in synaptic transmission. He is a prominent figure in high-throughput functional genomics and actively encourages new lab members with diverse academic backgrounds in chemistry, physics, and engineering to join his research efforts. Rothman earned his B.A. from Yale University in 1971 and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1976, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1976 to 1978. Throughout his career, he has received multiple prestigious awards including the Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 2002 and the King Faisal International Prize for Science in 1996.

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