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Peter Zylbergold
PhD student |
Upon realization that life
as a firefighter would be far too dangerous, I chose the
next best option and began my scientific career as an
undergraduate student in the department of Anatomy and Cell
Biology at McGill University. After completing my bachelor
of science in 2007, which included a minor in psychology, I
wisely decided to join Terry’s lab at McGill. What began as
a pursuit of a Masters degree quickly evolved into a quest
for a PhD, in which I’m focusing on the ability of cells to
regulate their excitability through surface targeting of
inwardly rectifying potassium channels (Kir3) which are
coupled to GPCRs. I’m specifically interested in determining
the post-internalization trafficking of Kir3 channels in
complex with their cognate receptors and G proteins in
addition to studying the role of G proteins in the
maturation of Kir3 channels after synthesis in the ER. After
all is said and done I hope to have gained the expertise and
fortitude required to defeat my supervisor in a match of
squash, and of course, to advance the frontiers of science.
