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Andy Hudmon is an Associate Professor in the Borch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Purdue University. His research specializes in neuropharmacology, focusing on cellular signaling, macromolecular machines, and ion channels. Hudmon's laboratory aims to elucidate the functions of protein kinases and their roles in signaling modules in excitable cells, including neurons and myocytes. His work addresses the clinical implications of aberrant calcium signaling, which is a significant factor in neurodegeneration, excitotoxicity, and heart failure. Currently, his research investigates the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), a serine/threonine kinase that is pivotal in mediating synaptic plasticity and learning and memory processes. The laboratory is dedicated to understanding how CaMKII contributes to arrhythmogenesis in heart failure and regulating voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels, with ongoing studies to develop small-molecule therapeutics to modulate CaMKII activity in various disease states.
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