Slav and Elena Labs at Yale

Collaborative projects between Slav Bagriantsev and Elena Gracheva Laboratories at Yale University

Month: July 2024

Haoran and Rafael present at GRC Hypothalamus

Rafael and Haoran presented their research at the 2024 Hypothalamus Gordon Research Conference!

Slav and Elena labs 2024

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Outreach

Our labs had a blast during the two weeks of Sensory Physiology Club with New Haven high schoolers!

Kamila’s talk at INP RIP

Kamilla nailed her first talk from the lab at the INP RIP seminar!

Nature Communications

Our paper on the neurophysiological mechanism of long-term anorexia during hibernation is out in Nature Communications!

Mohr SM, Dai Pra R, Platt MP, Feketa VV, Shanabrough M, Varela L, Kristant A, Cao H, Merriman DK, Horvath TL, Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO. Hypothalamic thyroid hormone deficiency underlies reversible anorexia in ground squirrels during hibernation. Nature Communications 2024, 15:5803.

Professors

After almost 12 years at Yale, Slav and Elena are promoted to Full Professors!

npj Biologial Timing and Sleep

Our collaborative paper with Yoshifumi Yamaguchi, Gen Kurosawa and others on the timing of hibernation is out in npj Biological Timing and Sleep!

Gibo S, Yamaguchi Y, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN, Tokuda IT, Kurosawa G. Frequency-modulated timer regulates torpor-arousal cycles during hibernation in distinct small mammalian hibernators. npj Biol Timing Sleep 2024, 1:3.

Kellen joins Elena’s lab

Kellen Rinehart from Guilford High Schol joins Elena’s lab for a summer project. Welcome!

Lab research highlighted by The Kavli Foundation

Our research on hibernation is highlighted in the recent article by Lindsay Borthwick on The Kavli Foundation website.

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