LucianaAndrade is at Federal University de Minas Gerais, Brazil Christopher Kushmerick is a biophysicist and neurophysiologist specialized in cellular electrophysiology and synaptic transmission. He currently serves as a Professor of Pharmacology in the Department of Physiology at the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS) in Brazil, having previously held a long-term professorship at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). His research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release and the modulation of ion channels. Key areas of investigation include short-term synaptic plasticity and neuromodulation by G-protein coupled receptors.

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• CTM 98: Ion channels in cellular pathophysiology part BPrefaceChristopher Kushmerick1. Nerve electrophysiological alterations in experimental diabetic neuropathy2. Possible therapeutic effects of essential oils on voltage dependent Na+ channels in experimental diabetic neuropathy3. Voltage gated ion channels and breast cancerAndreia Laura Prates Rodrigues4. Cardioprotective Effect of Natural Products on Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity and Cardiac Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: A Focus on Ion Channels ModulationSANDRA LAUTON-SANTOS, Sandra Lauton, Andreia Laura Prates Rodrigues, Lucas Andrade de Sá, Lorrane Nere de Lima, Douglas Costa-Andrade, Jocsã Hérmany Cândido-Santos and Bernardo Rocha-Melo