Donald M. Bers
Electrophysiology
University of California, Davis
About
Donald M. Bers works in Electrophysiology affiliated with University of California, Davis.
Donald M. Bers is a Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. He serves as the Director of the UC Davis Cardiovascular Research Institute and holds the Joseph Silva Endowed Chair for Cardiovascular Research. His research investigates cellular and molecular mechanisms of cardiac muscle contraction, focusing on calcium signaling and its implications in arrhythmias and heart failure.
Research focus
Cardiac Calcium SignalingExcitation-Contraction CouplingCardiac ArrhythmiasCaMKII Signaling in Heart FailureSarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Handling
Impact
837 pubs · 60,662 cites · h-index 127
Training
PhD in Physiology
University of California, Los Angeles
1978
BA in Biology
University of Colorado, Boulder
1974
Affiliations
Work Experience
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
2008 - Present
Loyola University Medical School
1992 - 2008
University of California, Riverside
1989 - 1992
University of California, Riverside
1986 - 1989
University of California, Riverside
1982 - 1986