Prof. Lynne A. Fieber
RSMAS/MBF
University of Miami
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
Telephone: 305.421.4906
Fax: 305.421.4600
lfieber@rsmas.miami.edu

My laboratory is devoted to studies of comparative physiology of single cells from the nervous systems of fish and invertebrates. In particular, I study the role of ion channels on cell membranes in cellular communication. The molecules that compose these ion channels are remarkably similar in eukaryotes, but they are combined in different ways to accomplish their function within the design of each animal's nervous system. Marine animals historically have served as good models of mammalian physiology in this regard. Although their nervous systems are less complex than those of higher vertebrates, this relative simplicity becomes an advantage when the aim is to elucidate basic mechanisms of nervous system function.