Lab News

6/12/17

Congratulations Sujay and Eric for publishing "Pore polarity and charge determine differential block of Kir1.1 and Kir7.1 potassium channels by the small-molecule inhibitor VU590" in Molecular Pharmacology!

5/17

Congratulations Eric and Nathan for landing slots on the Pharmacology training grant!

6/1/17

Excited to have R21 grant funded to support optimization of Kir channel inhibitor mosquito insecticides!

7/8/17

Congratulations Sydney Mathious on completing a 6-week research fellowship as part of the Vanderbilt Aspirnaut program. We hope to see you again next summer!

Sydney Mathious

8/10/17

Denton and Kharade publish an invited review in the journal Channels entitled "Plight of the Pore Polar Bar(rier),” a commentary on Sujay's recent Molecular Pharmacology paper "Pore polarity and charge determine differential block of Kir1.1 and Kir7.1 potassium channels by the small-molecule inhibitor VU590 (2017)."

8/11/2017

Congratulations Eric Figueroa for passing your Phase I Qualifying Exam in the Department of Pharmacology!

Eric Figueroa

9/14/2017

New NIH grant entitled "SLO3 K Channel: A Novel Target for Contraception" funded. Goal is to develop non-hormal female and possible male contraceptives targeting sperm-specific SLO3 potassium channels.

July, 2018

Congratulations Meghan Kramer for getting into Med School at UTHSC. You will be missed!

Meghan Kramer

July, 2018

Shiloh Goecke presenting her Aspirnaut project poster at Harvard

Shiloh Goecke

8/27/18

Congratulations Eric on getting your F31 funded by NIDDK!!

Eric awarded F31 from NIDDK

11/9/2018

Lab reunion at the TN Physiological Society meeting in Memphis reunion

TPS

Left to right: Eric Figueroa, Meghan Kramer, Bryson McCarthey