Dr. Abderemane is from Comoros. He attended the University of Nantes (France) where he received a B.S in Physiology, a M.S. in Biology, Biotechnology & Therapeutic Research, and a Ph.D. in Biomolecules, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics. Dr. Abderemane’s graduate studies in Dr. Gildas Loussouarn’s Laboratory at l’institut du thorax (France) focused on deciphering the molecular cues underlying voltage-gated ion channel modulation by the membrane signaling phospholipid PIP2 and by the membrane potential. His graduate work was rewarded by a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue his research at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at UCSF first as a graduate trainee, then as an American Heart Association postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Dan Minor. As a postdoctoral trainee, Dr. Abderemane used a combination of biophysical, structural, and pharmacological approaches to 1) define the molecular mechanisms underlying voltage-gated potassium channel modulation by Calmodulin, 2) identify the voltage-gated calcium channel inactivation gate, and 3) elucidate the molecular strategy used by poisonous animals to resist environmental toxins targeting voltage-gated sodium channels. Dr. Abderemane also received extensive training in cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) at the Stanford-SLAC Cryo-EM Center and used this powerful technique to study how ion channels work and interact with small molecule modulators and chaperones at the atomic level. Dr. Abderemane joined UCLA's faculty in January 2023.