The Molecular Bioelectricity Lab Jianmin Cui, Principal Investigator

Updated News

Congratulations to Mark Zaydman to pass his thesis defense on 04/11/2014!
Congratulations to Roxanne Glazier for entering the graduate school of Georgia Tech!
Mark Zaydman was awarded Best Predoctoral Poster, Cardiovascular Research Day, School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis December 2013

Yang Li was named as a Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellow by the Washington University Medical Scientist Training Program. Olin Fellows are "recognized for past achievement and the promise of a distinguished career in the biomedical sciences". The Olin Fellowship is the highest award accorded a student by the Division.
Zach Beller is awarded a 2014 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) supported by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The research project is "Modulation of KCNQ1 gating by drugs". Please also add Zach's picture and a brief description to "Lab People".


Biochemistry Retreat

October 26 , 2013

Today Mark Zaydman received the "Best Student Poster Award" and Yang Li received the "Best speaker award" at the "20th annual retreat of Biochemistry and Computational & Molecular Biophysics". A photo of the two students will be sent to you as well.


Yang Li Graduation

October 10 , 2013

Yang Li graduated from the lab and obtained his Ph.D. He is on his way to Boston for a Scientist position at Novartis. We wish him the best in his new job.

Yangyang Lin's Wedding

October 4 , 2013


Hsingchun Lee's Wedding

May 4 , 2013



The Biophysical Society 57th Annual Meeting

February 2-6, 2013 Philadelphia,PA

Talk:

Yang Li "THE MECHANISM BY WHICH ATP BINDING OPENS IKS CHANNELS"
Mark Alan Zaydman "PIP2IS REQUIRED TO COUPLE THE VOLTAGE-SENSING DOMAIN TO THE PORE FOR THE ACTIVATION OF Kv7.1 BY VOLTAGE"

Poster:

Yang Li "BINDING OF ATP IS REQUIRED FOR OPENING OF IKS CHANNELS.
Guohui Zhang  "ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTION BETWEEN THE S4-S5 LINKER AND THE CYTOPLASMIC END OF S6 REGULATES BK CHANNEL GATING"