Jonathan Widdicombe
Professor of Human Physiology
jhwiddicombe@ucdavis.edu

Human Physiology-Medicine

Office
4135 Tupper hall




 
Degrees:
1975 PhD Oxford, England D. Phil.
1971 BA Oxford, England
Research Interests:

Epithelial biology, ion transport, cystic fibrosis
Department and Center Affiliations:
Human Physiology
Professional Societies:
Am. Physiol Soc
The Physiological Society
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology  
Graduate Groups not Housed in CBS:
Comparative Pathology (Vet Med)  
Publications:
  • Uyekubo SN, Fischer H, Maminishkis A, Illek B, Miller SS, and Widdicombe JH. 1998. cAMP-dependent absorption of chloride across airway epithelium. Am. J. Physiol.. 275:L1219-L1227
  • Zabner J, Smith JJ, Karp PH, Widdicombe JH, and Welsh MJ. 1998. Loss of CFTR chloride channels alter salt absorption by cystic fibrosis airway epithelia in vitro. Mol. Cell. 2:397-403
  • Johnson, M. D., J. H. Widdicombe, L. Allen, P. Barbry and L. G. Dobbs. 2002. Alveolar epithelial type I cells actively transport sodium and are likely to play a role in mediating lung liquid homeostasis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 99: 1966-1971
  • Serikov, V. B., Y. J Jang and J. H.Widdicombe. 2002. An estimate of the subepithelial hydrostatic pressure that drives inflammatory transudate into the airway lumen. J. Applied Physiol. 92: 1702-1708
Laboratory Personnel:
Tupper hall, Room 4118

Lorne Sachs Jacob Haight Margaret Dale

Teaching Interests:
Pulmonary. Cardiovascular. Renal.
Courses:
HPH 400A Human Physiology
HPH 418 Endocrinology
HPH 210A Advanced Physiology
BCM 410A biochemistry