Slav and Elena Labs at Yale

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

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Maddy’s paper in the news

Maddy’s paper is featured on Popular Science!

 

Science

Our paper on the mechanism of long-term thirst suppression during hibernation is out in Science!

Junkins MS, Feng NY, Merriman DK, Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO. Suppression of neurons in circumventricular organs enables months-long survival without water in thirteen-lined ground squirrels. Science 2024, 386, 1048–1055.

Rafael gives a talk at Physiology RIPs

Rafael nailed his presentation at Physiology RIP seminar talking about neurophysiology of reproduction during hibernation!

Lab research featured on The Transmitter

Rousing a ‘new era’ of hibernation research” – an article by Shaena Montanari featuring Elena’s lab research is out on The Transmitter!

Rafael presents lab research at Smith Family Symposium

Congrats to Rafael on presenting his research at Smith Family Symposium!

Professors

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

Ke and Rebecca give talks at Pain Symposium

Ke and Rebecca traveled to Boston to give talks at the Northeast Pain Symposium 2024!

 

Shade defends thesis prospectus

Congratulations to Shade on defending her thesis prospectus!

Slav’s lab has moved to a new space

Slav’s lab has moved to a brand-new space at SHB B146. Here is the construction timelapse!

Sophie Pezet seminar

We were so thrilled to host Sophie Pezet for today’s Physiology seminar!

Physiology Retreat 2024

Yale Physiology Retreat 2024 at West Campus! Organized by the Slav and Elena labs!

Retreat logo by Kamila

Posters, science!
Great talks by Maryann and Ke!
Awards!
Congrats to Camille on winning the Grand Prix!

Christine Merlin seminar

It was our great pleasure to host Christine Merlin for the 2024 Physiology Seminar series!

Maryann and Rafael present at Kavli

Maryann and Rafael presented their works at today’s Kavli Institute 20th Anniversary Symposium!

Nisha Charkoudian seminar

Our speaker today was Nisha Charkoudian. Thank you for the wonderful seminar!

Camille joins Slav’s lab

Camille Cauwelier joins Slav’s lab as a Postdoctoral Fellow of The Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF).

Welcome!

Squirrel research highlighted by Kavli

Our research on hibernation is highlighted in the recent article by Pauline Charbogne on the Kavli Foundation Website.

Congrats to Sarah and Maryann!

We’re 12 years old!

Luke Ziolkowski, PhD

Luke Ziolkowski is now a PhD! Corpusculations, Dr. Ziolkowski!

BioRxiv

Our new pre-print on the structure and function of Pacinian corpuscles is out on BioRxiv!

Ziokowski LH*, Nikolaev YA*, Chikamoto A, Oda M, Feketa VV, Monedero-Alonso D, Ardasheva AA, Bae SS, Xu CS, Pang S, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN. Structural and functional dissection of the Pacinian corpuscle reveals an active role of the inner core in touch detection. BioRxiv 2024, https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.08.24.609509

Maryann gives a talk at ASAP meeting

Congratulations to Maryann on giving a terrific talk at today’s Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) meeting!

Maddy and Maryann give talks at Neuroethology Berlin

We went to Berlin to attend the 2024 International Congress Of Neuroethology. Maddy and Maryann gave wonderful talks!

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.

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.

Shade gives a talk at INP

Shade gave a superb talk on neurophysiology of reproduction during hibernation at INP RIP seminar!

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