Kenneth H. Moberg
PhD
Dr. Moberg's laboratory uses the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to model fundamental aspects of metazoan development and disease, with a main focus on cancer cell biology and an emerging interest in development of the central nervous system.
Titles and Roles
- Professor, Department of Cell Biology
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Research Program
- Cell and Molecular Biology
Biography
Kenneth H. Moberg, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Cell Biology at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Moberg is a member of the Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute.
Education
Dr. Moberg earned his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed his postdoctoral training at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
Research
Dr. Moberg's laboratory uses the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to model fundamental aspects of metazoan development and disease, with a main focus on cancer cell biology and an emerging interest in development of the central nervous system. His lab team study (i) the roles of conserved growth regulatory proteins Archipelago/Fbw7, Crumbs/Crb3 and Taiman/AIB1 in the growth, morphogenesis, and motility of epithelial cells and (ii) the neurological role of the conserved poly(A) RNA binding protein dNab2/ZC3H14, which is mutated in a heritable form of autosomal recessive intellectual disability in humans.
Publications
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Awards
In 2017, Dr. Molberg was recognized with the Dean Teaching Award by Emory University School of Medicine. Awardees are nominated by colleagues and students and chosen by the Teaching Awards Committee for their dedication to medical student education and their contributions as course directors and mentors.