Ana Fernández-Mariño and Baron Chanda published a paper in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Volume 25, pages 320–326 (2018). Their paper, titled “Gating interaction maps reveal a noncanonical electromechanical coupling mode in the Shaker K+ …
Year: 2018
Gail Robertson Receives the Kellett Mid-Career Award
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 …
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 …
Chapman Lab and Chanda Lab Featured in Nature Vol 554
Research findings from the Chapman Lab in collaboration with the Chanda lab are featured in Nature Volume 554, pages 260–263 (February 08, 2018) Huan Bao, Debasis Das, Nicholas A. Courtney, Yihao Jiang, Joseph S. Briguglio, …
Biswas and Kalil Illustrate the Cover of the Journal of Neuroscience
Sayantanee Biswas and Kate Kalil illustrate the cover of the Journal of Neuroscience The cover of the January 10, 2018, Vol. 38, Issue 2 of the Journal of Neuroscience is the work of Sayantanee Biswas …