Posts by Thomas J. Gardella, PhD
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Novel Mouse Model Allows Comparison of Candidate Parathyroid Hormone Ligand Analogs
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have engineered a novel strain of mice that express the human parathyroid hormone 1 receptor (PTH1R) instead of the murine equivalent. These mice represent a potentially powerful new tool for developing PTH ligand analogs to treat bone and mineral ion metabolism diseases.
Biography
Thomas J. Gardella, PhD, is an associate investigator in the Endocrine Unit of the Mass General Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.