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Research Summary<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

My research seeks to understand how animals regulate physiological function in order to acclimate to changes in their environment.\u00a0 More specifically, my research focuses on understanding the physiological mechanisms of internal salt balance in vertebrates (from fish to humans).\u00a0 To do this, I use a multi-level approach, investigating questions at the molecular, organismal, and population levels.\u00a0 For example, I am interested in ion (or salt) transport proteins, how these proteins function in an organism, and how evolution may have shaped the characteristics of these proteins over time.\u00a0 The importance of my research is two-fold:\u00a0 First, my investigations address fundamental questions relevant to highly conserved mechanisms of salt balance in vertebrates and the understanding of these processes in comparative systems may aid in the treatment of human diseases.\u00a0 Second, determining how natural and human-driven perturbations in our environment affect physiological function of aquatic vertebrates is critical to the proper management\/conservation of endangered or economically important species.\u00a0 I currently have ongoing research projects working with Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar<\/em>) and Threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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