Emile Louis Jean Bapti Boulpaep MD
Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Director Medical Studies, Director of Graduate Studies, Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
Cellular & Molecular Physiology: Membrane Proteins - Pumps and Transporters | Membrane Proteins - Ion Channels | Membrane Biophysics | Epithelial Transport of Ions and Solutes | Organ Physiology | Physiology of Human Disease | Physiology and Integrative Medical Biology Track | Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Research Interests
Electrical properties of membrane proteins in plasma membranes and junctions of renal tubule cells more...
Education
- M.D., University of Louvain, Belgium, 1962
Selected Publications
- Lu M, Leng Q, Egan ME, Caplan MJ, Boulpaep EL, Giebisch GH, Hebert SC. CFTR is required for PKA-regulated ATP sensitivity of Kir1.1 potassium channels in mouse kidney. J Clin Invest, 116:797-807, 2006.
- Kahle KT, Macgregor GG, Wilson FH, Van Hoek AN, Brown D, Ardito T, Kashgarian M, Giebisch G, Hebert SC, Boulpaep EL, Lifton RP. Paracellular Cl- permeability is regulated by WNK4 kinase: Insight into normal physiology and hypertension. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 101:14877-82, 2004.
