Contact Information
(267) 519-4794
Samsudeen Ponissery Saidu
Postdoctoral Fellow
Education
Ph.D., Biology; University of Vermont
Research Summary
My research focuses on the signal transduction proteins in olfactory receptor neuron
cilia and their interaction with the lipid environment, the ciliary membrane.
Specifically, I am interested in knowing how the organization and lipid composition of
the ciliary membrane affects the function of signal transduction proteins like the CNG
channel and calcium-activated chloride channel and what effect it has on olfaction. I
am also interested in the maintenance of calcium homeostasis in olfactory receptor
neurons by the sodium-calcium exchanger and plasma membrane calcium pumps
Keywords
olfaction, odor, transduction, ion channels, electrophysiology, neurophysiology, calcium regulation
Recent Publications
Saidu SP, Weeraratne SD, Valentine M, Delay R, Van Houten JL. 2009. Role of plasma membrane calcium ATPases in calcium clearance from olfactory sensory neurons. Chemical Senses. 34(4):349-358.
