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Kathryn Medler

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Kathryn Medler

Professor                                                                                  School of Animal Sciences

 

Physiology of signal transduction pathways 

 

We study the physiology of signal transduction pathways and the regulation of these pathways in neurnal systems specifically we focus on the peripheral taste system. The peripheral taste system is made up of multiple cell types that depend on different signaling pathways to detect stimuli. As characterization of these cellular mechanisms continues, we can begin understanding how the brain gathers information about its surroundings.