Jorge Contreras

Graduate Student

Personal Statement:

Program:
IBMS Physiology and Pharmacology Discipline

Lab Association:
Jun Hee Kim, Ph.D.

Hobbies and Interests:
Soccer, music, hiking, and cooking.

Education

B.S. in Cellular & Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Research

I am interested in learning more about auditory circuits to study the neuronal connections and mechanisms involved in hearing deficits using patch-clamp electrophysiology, ABR, and other molecular methods.

Publications

Soares, A.G.; Contreras, J.; Archer, C.R.; Mironova, E.; Berdeaux, R.; Stockand, J.D.; Abd El-Aziz, T.M. “Stimulation of The Epithelial Na+ Channel In Renal Principal Cells By Gs-Coupled Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated By Designer Drugs”. Frontiers In Physiology 2021, 12 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.725782

Soares, A.G.; Mironova, E.; Archer, C.R.; Contreras, J.; Stockand, J.D.; Abd El-Aziz, T.M. “Cisplatin Decreases ENaC Activity Contributing to Renal Salt Wasting Syndrome.” Cancers 2020, 12, 2140 https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12082140