MylesHughAkabasMDPhD

Nephrology

Prof. of Physiology & Biophysics, Neuroscience and Medicine

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Office
1300 Morris Park Ave
Dept of Physiology Biophysics
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone+1 718-430-3360

Fax+1 718-430-8819

Dr. Myles Akabas is a physician-scientist in Bronx, NY. He received his MD and PhD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. His laboratory develops drugs targeting membrane transport proteins as novel antimalarial drugs. He is Director of the dual degree MD-PhD Medical Scientist Training Program at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine since 2004. He has more than 100 publications that have been cited over 8000 times.

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Nephrology, 1985 - 1986
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1985
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1983

PubMed

393 citations
Emerging molecular mechanisms of general anesthetic action
Hugh C. Hemmings, Myles H. Akabas, Peter A. Goldstein, James R. Trudell, Beverley A. Orser
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 2005-10-01
47 citations
The national MD-PhD program outcomes study: Relationships between medical specialty, training duration, research effort, and career paths
Lawrence F. Brass, Myles H. Akabas
JCI Insight. 2019-10-03
348 citations
Open Source Drug Discovery with the Malaria Box Compound Collection for Neglected Diseases and Beyond.
Wesley C. Van Voorhis, John H. Adams, Roberto Adelfio, Vida Ahyong, Myles H. Akabas
Plos Pathogens. 2016-07-28

Journal Articles

Yeast-based High-Throughput Screen Identifies Plasmodium falciparum Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1 Inhibitors That Kill Malaria Parasites
Frame IJ, Deniskin R, Rinderspacher A, Katz F, Deng SX, Moir RD, Adjalley SH, Coburn-Flynn O, Fidock DA, Willis IM, Landry DW, Akabas MH., ACS Chem Biol., 1/30/2015

Novel Technique for Finding Drugs to Combat Malaria DevelopedFebruary 10th, 2015

Inhibitors of Purine Import into Plasmodium falciparum Kill Malaria ParasitesNIAID2015–Present
Structure Of GABA-A Receptor Anion-Selective ChannelNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2004–2011
Medical Scientist Training ProgramNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2004–2011
Propofol Interactions With GABA-A ReceptorsNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2006–2009
Malaria Pfcrt Transporter: Structure, Function, SortingNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2006
Structure Of GABA-A Receptor Anion-Selective ChannelNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2003
General Anesthetic Interactions With GABA-A ReceptorsNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2000–2002
Anesthetic Mechanisms And GABA-A Receptor StructureNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2000–2001
CFTR Anion Selective Channel--Structure And FunctionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2000
CFTR Anion Selective Channel--Structure And FunctionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1997–2000
Structure Of GABA-A Receptor Anion-Selective ChannelNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1995–2000
Structure Of GABA-A Receptor Anion-Selective ChannelNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1994
Molecular Cloning Of The Human Sweet Taste ReceptorNational Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders1991–1992