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Dirksen Lab

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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Robert Dirksen
Robert T. Dirksen, Ph.D.
MC
Phone: (585) 275-4824
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Research Interest: Molecular Mechanisms of Calcium Signaling in Striated Muscle

Faculty

Sundeep Malik
Sundeep Malik, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
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Takahiro Takano
Takahiro Takano, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
MC
Phone: (585) 275-3469
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Research Interest:

Purinergic signaling in peripheral nociceptive nerve, neurovascular coupling, stroke injury and astrocytic communication

Renjia Zhong
Renjia Zhong, MBBS, M.D.
Visiting Research Senior Instructor
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Research Staff

Linda Groom
Linda Groom
Senior Technical Associate
Jennifer Leigh
Jennifer Leigh
Laboratory Technician

Graduate Students

Miao He
Miao He, M.S.
CMPP - Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Research Interest:

Pathophysiology and treatment of malignant hyperthermia and environmental heat stroke

Nidhi Shah
Nidhi Shah, M.S.
PWD - PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of Disease
Nan Zhao
Nan Zhao, M.S.
CMPP - Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program
Research Interest:

Pathophysiological mechanisms of Tubular Aggregate Myopathy (TAM) in Orai1 G100S mice

Research Assistants

Marina Kern
Marina Kern
Undergraduate Student