Kirk Hamilton
Senior Lecturer
 Physiology
University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences
New Zealand
Biography
Dr. Kirk Hamilton is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physiology, University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences , New Zealand. His research interests includes Ion channels and transport. He is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Kirk Hamilton is the member of many international affiliations. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He has authored of many research articles/books related to Ion channels and transport.
Research Interest
Dr. Kirk Hamilton's research interest is the molecular regulation, physiology and function of ion channels of epithelial tissues. His research is focused on the molecular regulation and trafficking of K+ channels, in particular, the human intermediate-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel, KCa3.1 and the one transmembrane domain K+ channels β-subunits KCNE1 and KCNE3. They are using biotin-ligase acceptor peptide (BLAP) technology to tagged K+ channels in order to examine their cellular and membrane fate.
Publications
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Bertuccio CA, Lee SL, Wu G, Butterworth MB, Hamilton KL, Devor DC. Anterograde trafficking of KCa3. 1 in polarized epithelia is Rab1-and Rab8-dependent and recycling endosome-independent. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 14;9(3):e92013.
