Hundreds of thousands of nerve endings lie under our skin, relaying sensory information to the central nervous system. These sensory neurons and their downstream neural circuits allow you to feel a gentle breeze or the lightest touch and they alert you if you accidentally step on a nail or touch a hot pan. Our lab studies how these neural circuits operate.
How do these circuits guide protective responses that are rapid yet appropriate? How are they transformed in disease and become non-protective?
We use optogenetics, two-photon microscopy, electrophysiology and other techniques to address these questions.
How do these circuits guide protective responses that are rapid yet appropriate? How are they transformed in disease and become non-protective?
We use optogenetics, two-photon microscopy, electrophysiology and other techniques to address these questions.
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Elisa Clemente
PhD Student Jonathan Seaman
MSc Student Denis Duagi
MSci Student Kath Mazur
Summer Student (BSc Edinburgh) Alumni
Flora Takacs
Sainsbury Wellcome Centre PhD Programme, UCL |
NewsSeptember 2019: Jonathan wins "Best Project Prize" for his MSc - congratulations!
June 2019: Denis and Kath join the lab October 2018: Jonathan joins the lab from UCSD for his MSc project September 2018: Flora returns to start her MSci project in the lab August 2018: Elisa joins the lab for her PhD funded by the BBSRC February 2018: Flora is accepted into the Janelia Undergraduate Scholars Program - congratulations! October 2017: Liam speaks at Oxford's Sherrington Society July 2017: Paper published in Cell Reports revealing the complexity of fast protective behaviors (also see PRF coverage) June 2017: Flora and George join the lab as summer students September 2016: Ara joins the lab from Paris July 2016: Liam invited to reception at Buckingham Palace Funding
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