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Elizabeth Ransey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, affiliated with the Mellon College of Science. Her research focuses on gap junctions, intercellular pores critical for tissue homeostasis and disease mechanisms. She employs cellular assays, imaging, and electrophysiology to study connexin proteins and their roles in health and disease.
Education: PhD from Harvard University; Postdoctoral research at Duke University's Dzirasa Lab.
Research Interests: The Ransey Lab investigates gap junction complexity, including isoform-specific channel properties and their influence on intercellular signaling. Key topics include metabolic exchange, stress adaptation, and implications for epilepsy, neurodegeneration, and cancer.
Publications: Recent work includes precision editing of neural circuits and high-throughput quantification platforms for hemichannel docking.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Ransey Lab, dedicated to advancing understanding of gap junction dynamics and their biomedical applications.
