Main Research Areas

  • Biochemistry and cell biology of pannexins. Post-translational modifications and interacting proteins that regulate channel function

  • Physiological role of pannexin channels in mammalian skin development, aging and wound healing

  • The role of pannexins in fat metabolism and obesity

  • Pannexin dysregulation in melanoma and other cancers

  • Pannexin function in diseases of the musculoskeletal system