Advanced Search

Contact:

gci@uaslp.mx
Búsqueda Investigador

Researcher profile


Ulises Meza Villanueva

Personal Data:
Academic Degree:  PhD Degree
SNI Level:  I
ORBIS ID: n70517
Institutional Data:
Affiliation: Faculty of Medicine

Office address: Av. Venustiano Carranza 2405 Los Filtros CP. 78210 San Luis Potosí
Phone number: (+52) 4448262342
Ext.: 6646
Email: umeza@uaslp.mx
  1. PhD Degree in Physiology
    Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  2. Master's Degree in Physiology
    Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  3. Bachelor's Degree in Biology
    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

The goal of my laboratory is to study the functional and structural basis of ionic channels in the plasma membrane. These transmembrane proteins allow the flux of ions ( Ca2 , Na , K or Cl-) involved in important physiological processes such as electrical excitability, hormone and neurotransmitter release, excitation-contraction coupling and gene expression regulation. The activity of ion channels is modulated by interactions with other membrane proteins or lipids, or by external and intracellular signaling molecules. Our main goal is to identify and characterize the molecular elements and mechanisms involved in both the basal activity and modulation of ion channels. To this end, we use a variety of experimental approaches, including cell isolation and culture, biochemical and molecular biology techniques, and patch-clamp recording.

Personal Researchs Interest
  1. Functional and structural aspect of voltage-dependent calcium channels modulation
  2. Effect of cholesterol on biophysical properties of plasma membrane
  3. Modulation of voltage-dependent calcium channels by membrane receptors
  4. Ionic channels modulation by plasma membrane lipids
Research Interests of Research Group
  1. Biofísica estructural y funcional de las membranas biológicas
    15/07/2015 - 15/07/2025
    CONACyT
  2. Caracterización funcional y molecular de variantes del canal de calcio CaV2.1 asociadas con enfermedades neurodegenerativas.
    06/01/2020 - 12/08/2024
    UASLP
  3. Interacciones entre canales iónicos y lípidos en la membrana plasmática
    03/03/2017 - 03/03/2020
    CONACyT