Kenton Sanders

Kent Sanders, Ph.D.

Professor, Physiology and Cell Biology

Summary

  • Role of interstitial cells in smooth and cardiac muscles
  • Electrical rhythmicity in gastrointestinal and urogenital muscles
  • Mechanisms of neural regulation in smooth muscles
  • Ion channels required for pacemaker activity and regenerative propagation
  • Ca2+ signaling underlying gastrointestinal motility

Education

  • B.S.  Chemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Ph.D.  Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Post-doc   Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Post-doc   Mayo School of Medicine, Rochester, MN