Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. Ryan Hibbs (right) and Claudio Morales-Perez, a student in the UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, work with an electrophysiology instrument that measures electrical currents through nicotinic receptors. Dr. Hibbs’ team of researchers grew crystals of nicotinic receptors, a breakthrough that scientists expect will help them develop new treatments by understanding nicotine’s molecular effects.