Alvin Shrier is

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in the Department of Physiology and holds the Hosmer Chair in Physiology at

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.Alvin Shrier - Professor. Department of Physiology. McGill University. Consulted on 6 Feb. 2019.
/ref> Alvin Shrier has changed board positions at McGill University. Relationship Science LLC. Published on 23 Jan. 2019. Consulted on 7 Feb. 2019.
/ref>Named/Endowed Chair Appointments at McGill University. Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic). McGill University. Consulted on 7 Feb. 2019.
/ref> He obtained a

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(B.Sc.) from

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, followed by a

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(Ph.D.) from

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. He directs the Cardiac Dynamics Research Laboratory at McGill University.Dr. Alvin Shrier's Cardiac Dynamics Laboratory: About Dr. Shrier. Department of Physiology. McGill University. Consulted on 6 Feb. 2019.
/ref> He was named the Hosmer Chair in Applied Physiology in January 1994.

Research

His research focuses mostly on understanding the functioning and localization of

ion channels Ion channels are pore-forming membrane proteins that allow ions to pass through the channel pore. Their functions include establishing a resting membrane potential, shaping action potentials and other electrical signals by gating the flow of ...

as they relate to the

heart The heart is a muscular Organ (biology), organ found in humans and other animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels. The heart and blood vessels together make the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrie ...

, as well as the initiation of complex cardiac rhythms.

References

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