Bradley McConnell, professor of pharmacology at University of Houston College of Pharmacy (IMAGE)

University of Houston

Bradley McConnell, professor of pharmacology at University of Houston College of Pharmacy

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Bradley McConnell, professor of pharmacology at University of Houston College of Pharmacy, is the first to report reprogramming heart cells into Purkinje cells, which are specialized cells from the cardiac conduction system responsible for electrical signals that enable the heart to contract and relax synchronously.

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