Voluntary work is also possible.
My laboratory is concerned with the mechanisms by which hormones and growth factors regulate the growth and functional properties of kidney tubule epithelial cells. Both molecular biology and cell biology is involved in our research efforts. Primary cell cultures and established cell clines are utilized to study regulatory mechanisms. We have found that hormones and growth factors regulate growth and membrane transport by means of different signaling pathways. We are utilizing the genetic approach in order to map out differences in signaling mechanisms.