David W. Piston
David W. Piston | |
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| Alma mater | Grinnell College (BA); University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (MS, PhD) |
| Known for | Pancreatic beta cell and alpha cell research; advanced microscopy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics; Cell biology; Physiology |
| Workplaces | Vanderbilt University; Washington University School of Medicine |
| Thesis | (1989) |
David W. Piston is an American physicist. He is the Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Professor and Head of Cell Biology and Physiology at Washington University School of Medicine.[1]
Education
Piston completed a bachelor of arts in physics at Grinnell College in 1984. In 1986, he completed a master of science in physics at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He earned his doctor of philosophy in physics from the same institution in 1989.[2] He was a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Watt W. Webb at Cornell University from 1989 to 1992.[2][3]
Career
In 1992, Piston joined the faculty of Vanderbilt University where his laboratory worked on pancreatic beta cells and then later alpha cells.[3] In 2010, he became president of the Microscopy Society of America.[4] In 2015, he was recruited to Washington University in St. Louis to serve as head of the department of cell biology and physiology.[3]
References
- ↑ "David W. Piston". alleninstitute.org. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- 1 2 "David W. Piston, Ph.D." cellbiology.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- 1 2 3 "Profiles in Biophysics - David W. Piston". The Biophysical Society. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ "MSA Past Presidents". Microscopy Society of America. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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