The group’s target of interest is a sodium channel called Nav1.7. It’s particularly interesting in the context of pain,” Dussor said. “This edit would change what is normally a sodium channel to a sodium and potassium channel,” Dussor said. To learn more about how UT Dallas is enhancing lives through transformative research, explore New Dimensions: The Campaign for UT Dallas. It could have been three separate grants, but the synergy of everything is part of the attraction of the project,” Dussor said.