Our pursuit of groundbreaking research in physiology and biophysics complements our department’s commitment to excellence in clinical care and education.
Areas of current research emphasis of our faculty include:
- elucidation of the mechanisms of ligand- and voltage-dependent channel gating
- stretch-activated channel function
- cell signaling and electrophysiological properties of cells within the CNS, heart and epithelial tissues
- adaptive responses of the body, including skeletal muscle, to environmental stress
- retinal function and development of visual systems
- neurodegenerative disorders (e.g, Juvenile Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease)
- protein-protein interactions, protein folding and design
- calcium signaling within heart cells
- vascular biology
