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Research The main goal of my research is to identify and characterize ion transport mechanisms of aquatic organisms, both invertebrate and vertebrate, that inhabit challenging environments. I utilize both gene and protein expression assays to identify candidate transporters and determine how they are regulated under chemically disparate environments.
Current projects:
· Identification and characterization of sodium and chloride excretion in the exceptionally salt-tolerant mosquito larvae (Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus).
· Identification and characterization of sodium uptake in an acid-tolerant fish, the blackskirt tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi).
· Characterization of the osmoconforming response in the euryhaline mosquito larvae Culex tarsalis |
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Dr. Marjorie L. Patrick, Ph.D |
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Department of Biology |
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Assistant Professor |
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(Confcoal image of the Malpighian tubules of larval mosquito Culex tarsalis showing the location of NaK ATPase (red) in the stellate cells.) |