September 2024 News and Publications

September 2024

Appointments

Robert Bloch, PhD, Professor, in the Department of Physiology, began his appointment as an Honorary Professor in the Developmental Neuroscience Department at University College in London, UK.  

Presentations, Events, Lectures & Workshops

Robert Bloch, PhD, Professor, in the Department of Physiology, gave a talk entitled "Calcium Signaling in Dysferlin-Null Skeletal Muscle" at the Jain Foundation's biannual meeting in Houston, TX, on May 10, 2024.  

Robert Bloch, PhD, Professor, in the Department of Physiology, gave a talk entitled “SLC34A2: A Biomarker for FSHD in situ" at the FSHD Society’s meeting in Denver, CO, on June 13, 2024.

Matt Trudeau, PhD gave a talk at the Ion Channels Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Mt. Holyoke College on July 10, 2024, entitled  "Mechanisms of PAS domain regulation in hERG K channels". 

Grants & Contracts

Robert Bloch, PhD, Professor, in the Department of Physiology, received a $130,800 grant from the Association Francaise contre les Myopathies, thru a subcontract with University College London, for “Therapeutic approaches for FSHD using a xenograft model".

Thomas Longden, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, received a five-year, $2.17 million R01 grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for “A pericyte Cl- clamp controls capillary electrical signaling and brain blood flow.” 

Honors & Awards

Robert Bloch, PhD, Professor, in the Department of Physiology, was presented an "Award for Research Contributions" from the Jain Foundation on May 10, 2024. 

Publications

Andrea Meredith, PhD, Professor and Hans Moldenhauer, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, both from the Department of Physiology, published the study entitled “Structural mapping of patient-associated KCNMA1 gene variants” and an image from the study was featured on the cover of the Jul 16, 2024 issue of Biophysical Journal.