jean-pierre benitah 1993 Ph.D. of Biology-Electrophysiology (Doctorat d'université d’électrophysiologie), University of Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand I (France)
Course and current status
1991-93 PhD thesis: Electrophysiological studies of repolarizing currents in single cells isolated from human atria and ventricular heart, and from normal and hypertrophied rat ventricles by whole-cell patch-clamp techniques - U195 INSERM Clermont-Ferrand, France Dr. Paco Lorente
1994-97 Post-Doc: Molecular basis of permeability of ionic channel: Effect of external pH on expressed sodium current and mutagenesis of the pore of the potassium and sodium channel - Section of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Division of Cardiology / Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore-USA, Dr. Eduardo Marban
1997-98 Post-Doc: Structure-function of plant potassium channels: Molecular basis of ionic selectivity, of activation and of regulation of KAT and AKT type channels - ENSA-M/INRA/ CNRS URA 2133 M2. Montpellier, France, Pr. Claude Grignon.
1998-2001 Post-doc: Specific and inductive expression of ion channel genes during cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure - U390 INSERM Montpellier, France Dr. G. Vassort
2001-til now Research Scientist (CR1 INSERM)
Scientific summary
Regulation of functional expression of cardiac ionic channel – Implications in pathophysiology of heart failure.
