Harley Kurata
Professor University of Alberta
Dr. Kurata is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He received his Ph.D. in Physiology at University of British Columbia, and post-doctoral training at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. His primary expertise relates to function and pharmacology of voltage-gated potassium channels, with a significant focus on the detailed mechanisms of action of Kv7-targeted activator drugs.
Seminars
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Lipid-dependence of Kv7 Activator Drugs: Insights for Selective & Effective Potassium Channel Therapeutics
10:00 am
- Defining how Kv7 activators modulate voltage-gated potassium channels to improve mechanistic understanding of ion channel pharmacology
- Revealing how membrane lipid composition influences drug activity, specificity, and channel regulation across Kv7 subtypes
- Applying molecular-level insights to understand selectivity, potency, and efficacy of potassium channel targeted therapeutics for epilepsy and pain disorders
