We are interested in the neural and molecular mechanisms of mechanosensation and thermosensation.
How are mechanical and thermal stimuli transduced into electrical signals?
Having identified a sensory mechanotransduction channel, we want to know how it works--that is, how does mechanical energy open the channel?
How do single, identified neurons process thermal and mechanical information to drive relevant behavioral responses?
We are addressing these questions in the nematode C. elegans.

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