Ward | Biomedical and Molecular Sciences | School of Medicine | Queen's University

Christopher A. Ward PhD

Christopher A. Ward

Position(s)

Associate Professor

Contact Info

wardc@queensu.ca

Faculty Bio

Myocardial electrophysiology and reactive oxygen species My research focuses on the physiological and pathophysiological processes that regulate cardiac function. Using single ventricular myocytes isolated from mouse and rat hearts, we use techniques to measure the electrophysiology (by patch clamp) of various ionic currents, unloaded cell shortening as a measure of contractile performance, and high speed fluorescence imaging. Current research projects include: 1) effects of oxidants on the heart; 2) excitation-contraction coupling; 3) cardiac hypertrophy; 4) role of cardiac Na channels.

Research Interests

The primary focus of my lab is to study how ion channels regulate the function (both electrical and mechanical) of cardiac myocytes under both normal conditions and disease states.

Faculty

Abraham, Sheela, Associate Professor

Adams, Michael A., Professor

Allingham, John, Professor

Andrew, R. David, Professor

Banfield, Bruce W, Professor

Basta, Sam, Professor

Blohm, Gunnar, Professor

Boehnke, Susan, Associate Professor

Brennan, Faith, Assistant Professor

Campbell, Robert L., Associate Professor

Capicciotti, Chantelle, Assistant Professor

Carver, Lisa, Associate Professor

Chan, Edmond, Associate Professor

Colpitts, Che, Assistant Professor

Craig, Andrew, Professor

Davies, Peter L., Professor

De Felice, Fernanda, Associate Professor

Dick, Sarah, Assistant Professor

Domnik, Nicolle, Assistant Professor

Duan, Qingling, Associate Professor

Dumont, Eric C, Associate Professor

Dunham-Snary, Kimberly, Assistant Professor

Ferguson, Alastair V., Professor

Gallivan, Jason, Associate Professor

Gee, Katrina, Professor

Ghasemlou, Nader, Associate Professor

Graham, Charles H., Professor

Hindmarch, Charlie, Assistant Professor

Jia, Zongchao, Professor

Jones, Glenville, Professor

Kan, Frederick W.K., Professor

Kaufmann, Eva, Assistant Professor

Kawaja, Michael D., Professor

Koti, Madhuri, Associate Professor

Lomax, Alan, Professor

MacKenzie, Leslie W., Associate Professor

Magoski, Neil S., Professor

Maurice, Donald H., Professor

Mueller, Christopher R., Professor

Mulder, Jeanne, Assistant Professor

Munoz, Douglas P., Professor

Oby, Emily, Assistant Professor

Ormiston, Mark, Associate Professor

Ozolins, Terence, Associate Professor

Pang, Stephen C., Professor

Pare, Martin, Professor

Petkovich, P. Martin, Professor

Postovit, Lynne-Marie, Professor and Department Head

Reynolds, James N., Professor

Scott, Stephen H., Professor

Simpson, Amber, Associate Professor

Smith, Steven P., Professor

Stroman, Patrick , Professor

Szewczuk, Myron R., Professor

Talbot, Sebastien, Associate Professor

Tayade, Chandrakant , Professor

Ward, Christopher A., Associate Professor

Winn, Louise M., Professor

Zhang, Shetuan, Professor