Our protocol for intra-spinal injections is now out @starprotocols! It’s got step-by-step videos featuring mice and the lead author, Shrivas Chaterji, who optimized the surgeries and led the effort – hoping they are helpful! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Dear @HamillHimself, my close friend and colleague Ardem Patapoutian just won the The Nobel Prize for helping uncover how we sense the force. I'd be forever grateful if you might send him and all of us scientists out there studying mechanosensation, touch and pain a shout out.

I spent a lot of time on this in the hopes that graduate students find it to be a helpful resource. A guide for finding, applying for, and choosing a postdoc. Things to think about. ubadahsabbagh.com/guide-to-postd…

Happy holidays from Chesler lab. DRG in situ image by Ruby Lam.

Hi Philososcientists! Sorry we will not be streaming tonight while we deal with some exciting PhD things. See ya'll next week for an episode on Neuroaesthetics. Meanwhile, some of our old streams in podcast form is available here! anchor.fm/philscienceing

When you have a 'gut feeling' it might be mechanosensation! Your gut is in constant motion and these movements are sensed by neurons and regulate GI motility. We describe the role of sensory neuron PIEZO2 in regulating gut function in mice and in humans: cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

Alexander Chesler Ruby Lam Rocio Servin Ardem Patapoutian Cell Pumping up the balloon! Congrats Ruby Lam :D

Super exciting study from Alexander Chesler lab and featuring Ruby Lam: highlighting the potency of using both human and mouse genetics to get a mechanistic insight into a fundamental biological question.

Great study and fruitful collaboration with the Chesler lab. We continue learning new roles of mechanosensation via Piezo2!

A new report in Science Magazine from Alexander Chesler and colleagues at NCCIH, Brown University, @NIDCR, Scripps Research, & @NINDSnews shows that the protein PIEZO2, which is involved in mechanical sensation, plays a key role in reproductive health. nccih.nih.gov/research/resea…

Off to #SFN2023! See my sexy poster from work done in Alexander Chesler Lab Monday afternoon AA12 /PSTR272.12

Just out our new research paper! We identify PIEZO2-dependent rapid pain system in humans and mice. The work led jointly by Otmane Bouchatta and Marek Brodzki in a close-knit joint effort of Saad Nagi and Szczot Lab groups. 🧵 1/10 👇doi.org/10.1101/2023.1…

4 people in the group moving on to better places: postbac got into multiple grad schools (including some school in Boston), grad student defended & started her postdoc at MIT, and 2 postdocs just got job offers! Looks like it’s time to start recruiting. Postdoc ad coming soon.

Please share: We are seeking new postdoctoral fellows. NIH is a fabulous place to do science and I'd like to think our group is doing exciting work in somatosensation, Interoception and pain. training.nih.gov/jobs/pdf-04012… nccih.nih.gov/about/jobs/pos…

Ad is now live: nccih.nih.gov/about/jobs/pos…

A new Science study in mice identifies a novel non-synaptic signaling mechanism between the brain and peripheral sensory system important for migraine. Learn more ⬇️ 📄: scim.ag/7Ba #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/7B9

The Sur Lab at MIT is looking for a technical associate to join our team! careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/clie…

Guess what! We're back and streaming again this Thursday at 9:30 Eastern time! twitch.tv/philososcience…