Vásquez’s research highlights importance of pressure-sensing protein in sickle cell disease

Recent research from the lab of Valeria Vásquez, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at McGovern Medical School, shows that PIEZO1, an ion channel that helps regulate red blood cell volume, may be a key…


Vasquez to lead NIH study section

Valeria Vasquez, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, recently was appointed chair of the Biochemistry and Biophysics of Membranes Study Section (external link), Biological Chemistry and Macromolecular Biophysics Integrated Review Group, Center for Scientific Review. Vasquez was appointed…


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