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Randy Schekman
University of California, Berkeley
· Biology
vesicular traffic in eukaryotic cells. Basic principles
approaches that we developed from studies on a simple eukaryote
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
the biogenesis
function of extracellular vesicles (exosomes) in
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Randy Schekman is a Professor of Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. His research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of membrane assembly and vesicular traffic in eukaryotic cells, with particular emphasis on intracellular vesicular transport and the biogenesis and function of extracellular vesicles. His work utilizes Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model system to study these processes and applies findings to human cells. Schekman's research includes investigations into the COPII coat complex, unconventional secretion mechanisms, and the role of extracellular vesicles in intercellular communication.