theses/dissertations advising Studying K+ channels in native tissues and heterologous expression systems ION CHANNELS IN NATIVE ENVIRONMENT: CHARACTERIZATION OF ION CHANNELS IN DENDRITIC AND ENDOTHELIAL CELLS Investigation of the inactivation and pharmacology of the human T lymphocyte Kv1.3 channel ION CHANNELS IN NATIVE ENVIRONMENT: CHARACTERIZATION OF ION CHANNELS IN DENDRITIC AND ENDOTHELIAL CELLS Characterization of Kv1.3 K+ ion channel expression and gating in T lymphocytes Investigation of the cell surface topology and pharmacology of the human T lymphocyte Kv1.3 channel Immune pharmacology of voltage-gated K+ channels studied using peptided toxins ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF VOLTAGE-GATED ION CHANNELS The role of purinerg signaling and Deiters cells in the inner ear