Alvin Shrier | |
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Alma mater |
Concordia University, Dalhousie University |
Occupation(s) | Professor, Researcher |
Alvin Shrier is Professor in the Department of Physiology and holds the Hosmer Chair in Physiology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [1] [2] [3]
He obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from Concordia University, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Dalhousie University. [1] [2]
He directs the Cardiac Dynamics Research Laboratory at McGill University. [4]
He was named the Hosmer Chair in Applied Physiology in January 1994. [3]
His research focuses mostly on understanding the functioning and localization of ion channels as they relate to the heart, as well as the initiation of complex cardiac rhythms. [1] [4]