Livin with NCX and Lovin it: A 45 Year Romance

摘要

This conference commemorates, almost to the day, the 45^th anniversary of the discovery of the Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger (NCX). The discovery was serendipitous, as is so often the case with scientific breakthroughs. Indeed, that is what is so fascinating and romantic about scientific research. I will describe the discovery of NCX, but will begin by explaining how I got there, and will then discuss how the discovery altered my career path.