When:
Monday, October 10, 2022
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Hughes Auditorium , 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Melissa Daley
Group: Department of Pharmacology Seminars
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Eric Gouaux, PhD
Professor, Vollum Institute
Senior Scientist, Vollum Institute
Jennifer and Bernard Lacroute Endowed Chair in Neuroscience Research, Vollum Institute
Neuroscience Graduate Program, School of Medicine
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, School of Medicine
Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, School of Medicine
"Harnessing native membrane protein complexes to illuminate architecture and mechanism of neurotransmission and mechanosensory transduction"
Dr. Eric Gouaux is interested in the molecular mechanism of signal transduction at the chemical synapses of the nervous system and the molecular underpinnings of mechanosensory transduction in the auditory and vestibular systems. Using biochemical, biophysical, and electrophysiological methods, and via the development of new methods and molecular tools, Gouaux and his team investigate the atomic structure and biological function of synaptic receptors and transporters, as well as mechanosensory ion channels. Their work provides insight into the molecular working of the nervous system and lays the foundation for the development of new therapeutic agents.