Cordero-Vásquez Lab
@cvlab.bsky.social
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UTHealth Houston has an open search for a tenure-track faculty position. If you are ready (or know someone that is) to start looking for positions, this will be a great opportunity to join the Texas Medical Center. See flyer below. 1/2
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UTHealth Houston has an open search for a tenure-track faculty position. If you are ready (or know someone that is) to start looking for positions, this will be a great opportunity to join the Texas Medical Center. See flyer below. 1/2
PIEZO1 is abnormally overactive in sickle red blood cells (humans and mice). In mice, an EPA-enriched diet normalized PIEZO1 and reduced hemolysis, hypoxia-induced sickling, and downstream inflammation, suggesting a potential dietary strategy to support people living with sickle cell disease. 2/3
October 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
PIEZO1 is abnormally overactive in sickle red blood cells (humans and mice). In mice, an EPA-enriched diet normalized PIEZO1 and reduced hemolysis, hypoxia-induced sickling, and downstream inflammation, suggesting a potential dietary strategy to support people living with sickle cell disease. 2/3
In response to numerous requests from our community, we (Art Beyder and Valeria Vásquez) have extended the submission deadline for the Biophysical Journal
@biophysj.bsky.social Special Issue: Advances in Mechanotransduction, Dedicated to Frederick Sachs to January 31, 2025. (1/2)
@biophysj.bsky.social Special Issue: Advances in Mechanotransduction, Dedicated to Frederick Sachs to January 31, 2025. (1/2)
December 5, 2024 at 1:35 PM
In response to numerous requests from our community, we (Art Beyder and Valeria Vásquez) have extended the submission deadline for the Biophysical Journal
@biophysj.bsky.social Special Issue: Advances in Mechanotransduction, Dedicated to Frederick Sachs to January 31, 2025. (1/2)
@biophysj.bsky.social Special Issue: Advances in Mechanotransduction, Dedicated to Frederick Sachs to January 31, 2025. (1/2)
We’d like to reintroduce our lab! We are based at UTHealth Houston, where we focus on understanding how membrane lipids modulate the function of sensory ion channels. Happy to reconnect!
November 17, 2024 at 4:03 PM
We’d like to reintroduce our lab! We are based at UTHealth Houston, where we focus on understanding how membrane lipids modulate the function of sensory ion channels. Happy to reconnect!