Our investigators
Who we are
We are a multidisciplinary team at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, who are focused on the study of intramembrane proteins in health and disease. We provide a collaborative network to train the next generation of researchers in membrane protein research.
Dr. Joanne Lemieux (Director), Ph.D, New York University
Department fo Biochemistry, University of Alberta
Structural studies of viral and intramembrane peptidases
Dr. Emmanuelle Cordat (Associate Director), Ph.D, Nice/Sophia Antipolis University
Department of Physiology, University of Alberta
Dr. Todd Alexander, MD, Ph.D, Hospital for Sick Children
Department of Medicine, Paediatrics
Department of Physiology, University of Alberta
Regulated reabsorption of sodium, bicarbonate and water in the renal proximal tubule
Dr. Joe Casey, Ph.D, University of Toronto
Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta
Molecular Physiology of Bicarbonate Transport
Dr. Xing-Zhen Chen, Ph.D, University of Montreal
Department of Physiology, University of Alberta
Function and regulation of TRP polycystins and other TRP channels
Dr. Larry Fliegel, Ph.D, University of Calgary
Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta
Regulation of intracellular pH via the Na+/H+ exchanger
Dr. Harley T Kurata, Ph.D, University of British Columbia
Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta
Function and pharmacology of ion channel proteins
Dr. Elaine Leslie, Ph.D, Queen’s University
Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta
The role of transport proteins in toxicology
Dr. Marek Michalak, Ph.D, Nencki Institute
Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta
Structure, function and role of the ER membrane system in the control of intracellular signalling
Dr. Michael Overduin, Ph.D, The Rockefeller University
Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta
Proteins involved in membrane recognition, genetic diseases, oncoproteins and microbial pathogenesis
Department fo Cell Biology, University of Alberta
Dr. Nicolas Touret, Ph.D, Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis France
Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta
Cell Biology of Pattern Recognition Receptors
Dr. Howard Young, Ph.D, University of Connecticut
Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta
Regulation of calcium transport in heart disease