The overall goal of my project is to understand how the molecular chaperone Lhs1 facilitates the degradation of the Epithelial Sodium Channel (ENaC), an ion channel on the cell membrane that plays an important role in sodium reabsorption in the kidney and lungs. Specifically, I am studying how mutations in different domains of Lhs1 affect…

During my freshman year, I first became interested in research. At the time, I was taking Honors Foundations of Biology 1, and a few times throughout the semester we watched lectures from a series called “Meet the Faculty”. Each video focused on a different faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences and described the…

Hello! My name is Emma Perrault, and I am a junior studying Biochemistry, with a minor in Chemistry. I am an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Brodsky’s lab in the Department of Biological Sciences, and Dr. Brodsky is my research mentor. Something unique about me is that I tap danced for over ten years! My project…