Clint Makino, PhD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Clint Makino completed his PhD at Florida State University and postdoctoral studies at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is currently Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. He has published more than 50 journal papers and book chapters and serves on the editorial board of Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience.

Publications

  • Published 1/26/2026

    Wang F, Kolesnikov AV, Sato S, Singh A, Makino CL, Garriga P, Kefalov VJ. Rhodopsin molecular evolution from mouse to human phenylalanine 88 to leucine substitution enhances thermal stability and post-activation decay. Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 26; 16(1):3500. PMID: 41588021.

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  • Published 10/14/2025

    Wang F, Kolesnikov AV, Sato S, Singh A, Makino CL, Garriga P, Kefalov VJ. Insights into rhodopsin molecular evolution from mice with "humanized" Phe-88 to Leu substitution. Res Sq. 2025 Oct 14. PMID: 41282135.

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  • Published 6/27/2025

    Makino CL, Talukder MSU, Kim B, Adhikari RD, Hamm HE, Gurevich VV, Klaus C, Caruso G. The effects of bicarbonate on the aberrant photon response in murine rod photoreceptors. Biophys J. 2025 Jun 27. PMID: 40581815.

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  • Published 4/14/2023

    Adhikari RD, Kossoff AM, Cornwall MC, Makino CL. Bicarbonate boosts flash response amplitude to augment absolute sensitivity and extend dynamic range in murine retinal rods. Front Mol Neurosci. 2023; 16:1125006. PMID: 37122625.

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  • Published 4/12/2023

    Sharma RK, Pandey KN, Duda T, Makino CL. Editorial: Multi-limbed membrane guanylate cyclase cellular signaling pathways. Front Mol Neurosci. 2023; 16:1185637. PMID: 37122624.

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Other Positions

  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

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Education

  • Florida State University - Tallahassee, PhD
  • Duke University, BS

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