Michigan Technological University - Department of Biological Sciences
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Dr. Eric Blough PhD.

Visiting Assistant Professor
Ohio State University, 1997

Research Area:

Molecular basis of mechanical and contractile signal transduction in striated muscle.

Contact:

Phone: (906) 487-2493
E-mail: erblough@mtu.edu
Dr. Eric Blough
Visit the Mechanotransduction web site!

Mechanotransduction

Our research aims to expand our understanding of how organisms sense and respond to mechanical stimulation.

Although the property of mechanotransduction is usually associated with the specialized sensory cells involved in hearing, balance, proprioception and touch, it is in fact a general property exhibited by cells when they are touched, rubbed, flexed, stretched, compressed or...
Learn more, visit the Mechanotransduction web site.

The Lab -

See what we are doing in the lab by selecting a picture from below.
Lauren getting ready to pour a gel
Lauren performing surgical prep
Cell culture facilities for performing in vitro DNA transfections.
DNA Macroarray and gel documentation system.
Protein gel electrophoresis showing multiple muscle proteins.
Immunohisotchemistry of age rat plantaris muscle.
Film from western blot examining alterations in protein phosphorylation during in vitro skeletal muscle loading.
Close up of in vitro muscle chamber. Experimental setup allows introduction of pathway specific inhibitors under controlled conditions of load and stimulation.

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Department of Biological Sciences Correspondence:
MTU
1400 Townsend Drive
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Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: (906) 487-2025
Fax: (906) 487-3167
E-mail: biology@mtu.edu

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