Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
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2023 - Present
Biochemistry,
Basic Science Departments
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
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2022 - Present
Cell Biology,
Basic Science Departments
Associate Professor in Medicine
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2024 - Present
Medicine, Hematology,
Medicine
Associate Professor in Neurobiology
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2024 - Present
Neurobiology,
Basic Science Departments
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
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2019 - Present
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Calcium-activated ion channels drive atypical inhibition in medial habenula neurons.
Journal Article Sci Adv · March 21, 2025 Nicotine is an addictive substance that poses substantial health and societal challenges. Despite the known links between the medial habenula (MHb) and nicotine avoidance, the ionic mechanisms underlying MHb neuronal responses to nicotine remain unclear. H ... Full text Link to item CiteTMEM16 and OSCA/TMEM63 proteins share a conserved potential to permeate ions and phospholipids.
Preprint · November 4, 2024 Full text Link to item CiteTMEM16 and OSCA/TMEM63 proteins share a conserved potential to permeate ions and phospholipids
Journal Article eLife · November 4, 2024 The calcium-activated TMEM16 proteins and the mechanosensitive/osmolarity-activated OSCA/TMEM63 proteins belong to the Transmembrane Channel/Scramblase (TCS) superfamily. Within the superfamily, OSCA/TMEM63 proteins, as well as TMEM16A and TMEM16B, ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Neurobiology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Advancing mechanistic understanding of membrane ion and lipid transport
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Identification and validation of LPA/LPAR signaling in temporomandibular disorder pain
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Washington University in St. Louis ·
2008
Ph.D.