CSB Research Spotlight: Sanders Lab – New mechanisms that cause irregular heartbeat

Posted by daviskd2 on Monday, March 3, 2025 in News.

In a recent collaboration with researchers at Northwestern University, newly-minted PhD Kathryn Butcher (Brewer) and Professor of Biochemistry and Vice Dean of Basic Sciences Chuck Sanders found that, for people with long QT syndrome, a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat, a more tailored approach to treatment could be more beneficial than the usual one-size-fits all approach.

Read more about the study that moves toward treatments tailored to a patient’s genetic make-up.