
| Title | Investigator |
| Department | Department of Physiology, Biophysics & Neuroscience |
| Institution | Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) |
| National Polytechnic Institute | |
| Address | Av. I.P.N. No. 2508 |
| Col. San Pedro Zacatenco | |
| City, State, Zip | Mexico City |
| Country | Mexico |
| fisio.cinvestav.mx | |
| Website | www.fisio.cinvestav.mx/…/index.html |
| Award Year | 1997 |
| Country of Origin | Mexico |
| Fellowship | State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| Mentor | Gail Mandel, Ph.D. |
Research
The main theme of my research is to understand the regulation of sodium channel expression in neurons of the peripheral nervous system. Specifically, we are 1) Characterizing the transcriptional promoters of Nax sodium channels from human and mouse. 2) Searching for the transcriptional regulators (enhancers) required for neuronal expression. 3) Exploring the molecular evolution of the Nax sodium channels In addition we are identifying potassium channels and other ion channels in corneal epithelial cells and analyzing their possible role in proliferation and differentiation.
Keywords
1997 Fellows
- Ceriani, María Fernanda
- Yamada, Elizabeth Sumi
- Cano, Maria Isabel Nogueira
- Sperandio, Vanessa
- Inacio Ramos, Carlos Henrique
- Antonelli Anativia, Juan Marcello
- Werner, Erica
- García-Villegas, Refugio
- Reynaud Garza, Enrique Alejandro
- Fernandez, Thalia
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