Yunus Ozekin, PhD, MS

Assistant Research Professor, Medicine-Renal Med Diseases/Hypertension


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Graduate Schools
  • MS, Colorado State University (2018)
  • PhD, University of Colorado Denver (2023)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Colorado State University (CO) (2017)
Languages
English, Turkish
Department
Medicine-Renal Med Diseases/Hypertension

Publications

  • Ozekin YH, Saal ML, Pineda RH, Moehn K, Ordonez-Erives MA, Delgado Figueroa MF, Frazier C, Korth KM, Königshoff M, Bates EA, Vladar EK. Intrauterine exposure to nicotine through maternal vaping disrupts embryonic lung and skeletal development via the Kcnj2 potassium channel. Dev Biol. 2023 Sep;501:111-123. PubMed PMID: 37353105
  • Ozekin YH, O'Rourke R, Bates EA. Single cell sequencing of the mouse anterior palate reveals mesenchymal heterogeneity. Dev Dyn. 2023 Jun;252(6):713-727. PubMed PMID: 36734036
  • Ozekin YH, Isner T, Bates EA. Ion Channel Contributions to Morphological Development: Insights From the Role of Kir2.1 in Bone Development. Front Mol Neurosci. 2020 Jun 9;13:99. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2020.00099. PMID: 32581710; PMCID: PMC7296152.
  • George LF, Follmer ML, Fontenoy E, Moran HR, Brown JR, Ozekin YH, Bates EA. Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Mediates Drosophila Wing Development. Bioelectricity. 2023 Dec 1;5(4):290-306. PubMed PMID: 38143873
  • Follmer, M.L.*, Isner, T.J.*, Ozekin, Y.H*. et al. Depolarization induces calcium-dependent BMP4 release from mouse embryonic palate mesenchymal cells. Nat Commun 15, 9806 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53642-2

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Psychology