Area of research
Molecular Biology · Immunology
Research interest
Research interests include Muscle Physiology and Disorders, Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.
Standardized practices for RNA diagnostics using clinically accessible specimens reclassifies 75% of putative splicing variants
Loss of calpains-1 and -2 prevents repair of plasma membrane scrape injuries, but not small pores, and induces a severe muscular dystrophy
Lack of MG53 in human heart precludes utility as a biomarker of myocardial injury or endogenous cardioprotective factor
Calpain cleavage within dysferlin exon 40a releases a synaptotagmin-like module for membrane repair
Calpains, Cleaved Mini-Dysferlin<sub>C72</sub>, and L-Type Channels Underpin Calcium-Dependent Muscle Membrane Repair