William Kobertz, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology

Research Focus: The Kobertz Lab develops new tools to study the roles of glycosylation in ion channel localization and function. 

Scientific Training: Professor Kobertz received his Ph.D. from the Department of Chemistry at MIT. He was a Howard Hughes postdoctoral fellow with Christopher Miller at Brandeis University and was also a recipient of a Burroughs Wellcome Career Award in the Biomedical Sciences. His past research has investigated how potassium channels in the body play a role in various afflictions, from heart attacks to hearing loss. Currently, his laboratory focuses on N- and O-glycosylation of ion channels and developing novel tools to visualize extracellular fluxes from cells and living animals for which he was awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar to study in Chile.  

Office Location: LRB 804
Lab Location: LRB 804 C
Phone: 508-856-8861