Welcome to the De Camilli Lab!

We study mechanisms underlying the development and function of neuronal synapses. Synapses are specialized contact sites between neurons, or between neurons and muscle, where electrical signals are propagated from cell to cell via chemical intermediates called neurotransmitters. Our long-term goal is to advance the understanding of nervous system function in health and disease. In addition, we exploit the unique structural and functional features of synapses to learn about general principles in cell biology. More...

Pietro De Camilli, M.D.

Eugene Higgins Professor of Cell Biology and Neurobiology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Director, Yale Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair (CNNR)

Dr. De Camilli received his M.D. degree from the University of Milano in 1972, and a postgraduate degree in Endocrinology from the University of Pavia, Italy.  He became interested in neurobiology during his postdoctoral studies at Yale University in Paul Greengard' s laboratory (1978-79), prior to being recruited as a faculty member to the Yale Section of Cell Biology by George Palade.  Following a return of a few years to Milano, he moved back permanently to Yale in the late 1980s.  He became an Investigator in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 1992.  From 1997 to 2000 he served as the Chair of the Deparment of Cell Biology and in 2005 he was the co-founder of the Yale Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair. 

Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization, since 1987
National Academy of Sciences, since 2001
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, since 2001
Institute of Medicine, since 2005