Biochemistry and Biophysics
Areas of Research
Structural Biology
Allosteric mechanisms of ligand-gated ion channels- Structure and function of the t-tubule L-type Ca2+ channel and the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release channel
- Molecular and biophysical mechanisms of ion channel gating
Cellular Biophysics
Understanding molecular force sensors- Actin cytoskeletal dynamics and cell motility
- Inducible Protein Allele Technology
Developmental Biophysics
- Biophysics of Cardiac and Vessel Formation
Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)- Photon Microscopy
- Ultrasound
Faculty
- Joseph H. Bayle
- Mary Dickinson
- Susan Hamilton
- Frank Horrigan
- Jeannette Kunz
- Ellen Lumpkin
- Robia G. Pautler
- Steen E. Pederesen
- Xander Wehrens