Integrated Biosciences Graduate Program

Lester DrewesrLester R. Drewes, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Medical School Duluth

ldrewes@d.umn.edu


Research Interests
  • Cerebral vascular biology (CVB)
    • blood-brain transport (kinetics, mechanisms, regulation and development)
  • CVB genomics and proteomics
  • Strategies for neuroprotection against hypoxia/ischemia
  • Strategies for drug delivery to CNS tissues
  • Isolation, expression and characterization of membrane transport proteins

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