Luke Pearce
Intercalated PhD (commenced 2020)
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Luke Pearce is a MD-PhD student in the Launikonis Muscle Research Laboratory at The University of Queensland, Australia. He started his research investigating how ryanodine receptor Ca2+ leak drives redistribution compartmentalised cellular Ca2+ in skeletal muscle.His long-term goals are to practice medicine with a focus on cardiac and skeletal muscle disciplines, combining his research experience into his patient interactions.