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The overall objective of our research is to better understand how both normal and diseased hearts generate electrical signals and how these signals modulate contraction. Such knowledge provides a basis for more effective treatment of arrhythmias and other disease states that affect ion movements across heart cell membranes. Our multidisciplinary team of investigators includes physicians, bioengineers, physiologists, biochemists, and computational modelers who approach these goals from the molecular, cellular and whole heart levels.

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Nora Eccles Harrison Presidential Endowed Chair in Cardiology

Dr. Michael C. Sanguinetti, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division) is the recent recipient of the Nora Eccles Harrison Presidential Endowed Chair in Cardiology. Dr. Sanguinetti’s research focuses on the biophysical and molecular properties of ion channels, especially those in the heart. His work is widely cited and has resulted in landmark discoveries concerning the channels involved in life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. Dr. Sanguinetti is a senior investigator at the Nora Eccles Cardiovascular Research and Training Insti...
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