Curriculum Vitae

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Education

• PhD in Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, California Institute of Technology — Expected 2025
• BA in Physics (minor in Biology), Colgate University — 2019

Research Interests

• Mitochondrial quality control and mitophagy
• Ion channel biophysics (VDAC2)
• Neurodegeneration: Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s pathways
• Single-molecule electrophysiology and protein–membrane interactions

Recent Publications

• Conformational plasticity of mitochondrial VDAC2, Sci Adv (2025)
• VDAC regulation of calcium flux, Cell Calcium (2021)
• Mitophagy mechanisms and TNIP1, Thesis research (Caltech)

Professional Experience

• Graduate Researcher, Caltech — 2020–Present
• Postbac Fellow, NIH (VDAC and single-molecule research) — 2019–2020

Skills

• Single-molecule biophysics
• Confocal microscopy, fluorescence imaging
• Python, MATLAB, ImageJ, Prism
• Scientific writing and data visualization

Contact

• Email: wmrosencrans [at] caltech.edu
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