Electrical excitability coordinates contraction of the heart, control of muscles, and signaling between neurons. Dr. Robertson’s research concerns voltage-gated ion channels. After demonstrating how important ion channels are as targets for drugs, her most recent …
Month: February 2018
Erik Dent receives H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
Much of the work neurons do takes place along axonal and dendritic processes and dendrites, raising the question how the substrates for those functions get there. Dr. Erik Dent’s work explores how neurons regulate the …