Membrane Biology Research Group
Faculty in the Department of Physiology are internationally recognized for their research into the cellular and molecular aspects of membrane physiology. Understanding the function of ion channels, transporters and pumps, as well as structural proteins and cell adhesion molecules, lends insight into a variety of physiological processes. Researchers are attempting to understand how membranes maintain chemical gradients, regulate excitability, sustain muscle contraction and mediate signal transduction.
Faculty & Research Interests
- Mordecai Blaustein, Sodium and calcium homeostasis
- Robert J. Bloch, Synaptic structure
- John Hamlyn, Sodium and calcium homeostasis
- Joseph P. Y. Kao, Calcium signaling
- Bruce K. Krueger, Neurotrophin signaling
- W. Jon Lederer, Calcium signaling
- Margaret M. McCarthy, Steroid hormone actions
- Andrea L. Meredith, Ion Channels
- Megan A. Rizzo, Hormone secretion
- Cha-Min Tang, Synaptic transmission
- Scott M. Thompson, Neuro transmitter receptors
- Matthew C. Trudeau, Ion Channels
- James B. Wade, Membrane traffic of epithelial transporters and channels
- W. Gil Wier, Calcium signaling
- Owen Woodward, Urate transporter