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Michael Schlame, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Cell Biology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Director of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia. With a medical degree from Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg, he completed his residency in Anesthesiology at NYU Medical Center and at New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center. His clinical specialties include Cardiac Anesthesiology, providing care for adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Schlame's research focuses on Barth syndrome, a hereditary cardiomyopathy affecting skeletal muscles and growth. He investigates the mutated gene tafazzin, which impacts mitochondrial phospholipid metabolism. Through his studies, he aims to discover the enzymatic functions of tafazzin, its intracellular localization, and how it alters lipid composition and mitochondrial function, contributing to cardiac-related myopathies. His academic work includes developing Drosophila models to explore lipid metabolism and muscle physiology in relation to tafazzin mutations. This research has the potential to inform new therapeutic strategies for cardiac and skeletal muscle diseases.
Open Program in Biomedical Sciences (Vilcek Institute) covers departments like Biochemistry, Pathology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc.