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Refugio García-Villegas, Ph.D.

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TitleInvestigator
DepartmentDepartment of Physiology, Biophysics & Neuroscience
InstitutionCenter for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV)
 National Polytechnic Institute
AddressAv. I.P.N. No. 2508
 Col. San Pedro Zacatenco
City, State, ZipMexico City
CountryMexico
E-Mailfisio.cinvestav.mx
Websitewww.fisio.cinvestav.mx/…/index.html
Award Year1997
Country of OriginMexico
FellowshipState University of New York at Stony Brook
MentorGail 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.

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