Research Topic

Senses including touch and pain are an important starting point for our understanding of and interacting with the internal and external environment. We are studying the somatosensory mechanisms in the context of neurobiology. Particularly, we are focusing on the identities and functions of interface molecules located in the nerves and skin, transducing environmental changes into neural signals that eventually arrive at the brain. We are also trying to find chemical modulators of the functions of these sensory molecules that may modify our sensations or alleviate pain