Research Projects
Ongoing projects currently active in the laboratory inlcude:
- Identifying the ion channel mechanisms through which peptide hormones change animal communication signals ona moment-to-moment basis
- Working to understand the evolutionary forces that determine exactly which ion channels are used in electric organ cells across species
- Investigating the energetic requirements of electric signal generation at the cellular level
- Investigating the effects of dietary energy restriction on the amplitude of the electric signal
- Identifying the role of sodium-activated potassium channels in making generation of the electric signal more energy efficient