1.0Department of Cell Biology and Physiologyhttps://www.med.unc.edu/cellbiophysioTiffany Garbutthttps://www.med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/author/tgarbutt/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BelDuae2KW"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/directory/samuel-m-young-jr-phd/">Samuel M. Young, Jr., PhD</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/directory/samuel-m-young-jr-phd/embed/#?secret=BelDuae2KW" width="600" height="338" title="“Samuel M. Young, Jr., PhD” — Department of Cell Biology and Physiology" data-secret="BelDuae2KW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/wp-content/uploads/sites/734/2026/02/Sam-Young-scaled-1.jpg20482560Professor of Pediatrics Roper Investigator Director, Center for Molecular Medicine About Dr. Young is a research scientist specializing in the field of Genetics and Metabolism. Dr. Young completed his initial postdoctoral work at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California. This work focused on the mechanisms of synaptic vesicle … Read more