The Ion Channels and Transporters in Immunity (ICTI) Research Program at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine (NYUGSoM) is dedicated to research of ion channels and transporters (ICTs) in immunity. The program, directed by Dr. Stefan Feske, builds on existing institutional strengths in areas including ion channel physiology and structure as well as broad expertise in immunological research areas including autoimmunity, inflammation, and antitumor immunity.
Our goal is to understand the basic mechanisms by which ICTs regulate the function of immune cell, their roles in immune responses in health and disease and their translational potential as drug targets to modulate immune responses to infections, to tumors, and in autoimmune disorders. A deeper mechanistic understanding of ICTs is the basis for the development of new therapeutics for immune-related diseases.
The ICTI program aims to achieve these goals by fostering research collaborations and interactions between scientists in the ICTI field through seminars, a graduate course on ICTs, a core facility providing electrophysiology support services and seed funding for ICTI research.
