Category: Channels and Arrhythmias


William F Degrado, Ph.D.

Degrado

Research Interests:

De novo protein design, drug design, protein structure/function, membrane protein structure, integrins, antivirals, antibiotics.

Summary:
DeGrado’s group works on the design of molecules that inform our understanding of biological processes. They also have developed small molecules drugs for various as potential pharmaceuticals, including antithrombotics, heparin reversal agents, antibacterials, and antiviral agents.

 

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Benoit G Bruneau, B.Sc., Ph.D.

Bruneau

Research Interests:
Heart development, congenital heart disease, chromatin, embryogenesis, transcription

Summary:
Our laboratory studies the genes that direct a cell to become a heart cell, focusing on the machinery within each cell that turns genes on or off. Many of these factors are implicated in human congenital heart disease, and our studies also focus on understanding the basis of these diseases.

 

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