Luis Beltran-Parrazal

Institution:

Universidad Veracruzana. , Alto Lucero, Veracruz, Mexico

Department:

"Programa de Neurobiologia"

Area:

Calcium homeostasis, mitochondrial movement,ionic channels

Website:

http://www.uv.mx/personal/lubeltran

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"Luis Beltran-Parrazal"

Bio:

Luis Beltran-Parrazal is a full professor in the University Veracruzana in Mexico. Luis received his Ph.D. from the National University Autonomous of Mexico with Dr. Martinez de la Escalera at the Neurobiology Institute for his studies examining the role GABA on immortalized GnRHhergic hypothalamic neurons. Luis did his post-doctoral studies with Dr. Andrew Charles in Neurology and subsequently in Surgery department with Dr. Ivan Lopez at UCLA. Luis's current research is focused on identifying the role of mitochondrial movement in health and disease in the nervous system. He is also dedicated to study ion channels, a class of proteins which mediate the flow of ions into and out of the cell. This regulation of ionic flow underlies many important physiological events, including the contraction of muscles, release of hormone, and the conduction of neural impulses. Luis uses patch clamp and confocal imaging in combination with pharmacological and genetic manipulations technics, to study the role of ion channels in the physiological processes of both neuronal and endocrine tissues. In particular, he investigates how ion channels modulate and are modulated by key protein signaling cascades associated with electrical excitability.
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