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Joseph H. Szurszewski, Ph.D.
 Joseph H. Szurszewski, Ph.D.
Location:
Minnesota
SummaryThere are three major research programs in my laboratory. The first is on the cellular and molecular basis of excitability and neurohumoral regulation of smooth muscle cells and pacemaker cells of the human gastrointestinal tract. The second program is focused on the molecular basis of mechanosensitivity of intestinal afferent nerves as well as on the molecular basis of visceral nociception (pain). In the third program, research is focused on the causes of motility disorders of the gastrointestinal tract seen in some diabetic patients. State of the art techniques are used including laser scanning confocal microscopy, laser capture microscopy, single ion channel recordings, electrophoresis, microarrays, real time PCK and 3D volume reconstruction of single neurons and their receptors. This interdisciplinary research program is part of the Enteric NeuroScience Program based in the Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering and the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Recent publicationsSee a listing of my publications Education
BSc
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Pharmacology
Research Fellowship
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Physiology and Biophysics; Dr. C.F. Code
Fellowship
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Physiology and Biophysics; Prof. F.R. Steggerda and Prof. C.L. Prosser
Ph.D.
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Physiology
Fellowship
Fellowship
B.S.
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Zoology
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