Pooja Sapkota

Post-Doctoral Fellow

University of Iowa

Thesis Title:
Discovery of Positive Allosteric Modulators of alpha9/alpha 10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors for the treatment of hearing loss.

Research Interests:
Our lab specializes in neuroscience research, primarily focusing on the investigation of ligand-gated ion channels, with a particular emphasis on nicotinic receptors. My study is directed towards examining modulators of these receptors, aiming to identify potential therapeutic targets, in conditions such as Hearing Loss and Alzheimer’s Disease. My areas involve electrophysiology, binding assays, and protein extraction.