Janis Burt, PhD

Professor Emerita, Physiology

Research InterestsRole of gap junctions in vascular functionContribution of gap junctions to growth control, vascular remodeling, and response to injury and diseaseMechanisms underlying acute regulation of gap junction function by second messenger signaling cascadesBiophysics of gap junction channelsGap Junctions in vascular smooth muscle: Growth controlFunctional consequences of connexin interactions in blood vessels