Current collaborators

Dr. Melissa Rolls, Penn State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

We collaborate with the Rolls lab on projects exploring the evolution of neuronal polarity in flies and sea anemones.

Dr. Sally Assmann, Penn State University, Department of Biology

We collaborate with Sally to study the structure, evolution and physiological modulation of plant voltage-gated potassium channels.

Will Hancock, Penn State University, Department of Bioengineering

We collaborate with Will’s lab to examine the assembly and subunit composition of ion channels.

Joe Ryan, Univeristy of Florida, The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience

We work with Joe to figure out the evolutionary history of ion channels in ctenophores and cnidarians.