Council Dates: October 2010 - May 2011
Independent Position: Ghent University, Belgium
Dr. Frank Bosmans was a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Kenton Swartz at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. His research was focused on studying voltage-activated sodium (Nav) channel signaling complex components and uncovering their mechanisms of action at the molecular level. This research contributed to the understanding of Nav channel function in normal and pathological states and may offer novel strategies for developing therapeutic drugs. He earned his Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Leuven, Belgium. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences at the Ghent University, Belgium.