Ron Kopito

Ron Kopito is a Lecturer in the Department of Biology at Stanford University. His research focuses on protein quality control and molecular mechanisms of disease. Kopito holds a B.A. from Bowdoin College and a Ph.D. from MIT in Biochemistry. He is affiliated with the Kopito Lab and maintains an external profile page at https://biology.stanford.edu/people/ron-kopito. His work explores the biological processes underlying disease mechanisms.

Ron Kopito is a Professor of Biology at Stanford University, specializing in cell biology. His research focuses on the mechanisms of protein misfolding, aggregation, and degradation within cells, particularly in the context of neurodegenerative diseases and cystic fibrosis. Kopito's work explores how misfolded proteins are handled by cellular quality control systems, including the ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy. His studies have uncovered the role of aggresomes in managing protein aggregates and the involvement of HDAC6 and microtubules in autophagic degradation. His research also addresses the transmission of protein aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases and the impact of protein misfolding on cellular function.