Itzel Palacio-Jara (2024-2026)

Home Research

Mentor/s: 

José E. Lizardi, Ph.D. &  Carlos Jiménez, Ph.D.

Project Title: 

Understanding the Interaction between the Extracellular Domain of the α10 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit with the Cone Snail Toxin α-RgIA 

Project Description: 

This study focuses on determining the interaction between the extracellular domain (ECD) of the α10 nAChR subunit with the cone snail toxin α-RgIA

Summer Research

Mentor/s: 

José E. Lizardi, Ph.D. &  Carlos Jiménez, Ph.D.

Project Title: 

Design and synthesis of α10 nAChR-AChBP Chimera

Project Description: 

In this project, we designed and synthesized an α10-ECD nAChR-AChBP chimera using the α7–AChBP chimera as a template.