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Slav and Elena Labs at Yale
Collaborative projects between Slav Bagriantsev and Elena Gracheva Laboratories at Yale University
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Rafael’s review is published in Current Biology!
Dai Pra R, Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO. Quick guide: Ground squirrels. Curr Biol 2022, 32,R589-683.
Our recent review on the sense of touch is on the cover of the latest issue of Current Opinion in Neurobiology!
Luke pulls out the last stop towards his PhD – thesis prospectus defended! Congratulations!
Another great talk by Rebecca, this time at Physiology Research-In-Progress Seminar!
Congratulations to Rafael on passing his thesis prospectus. One step closer to PhD!
Rebecca nailed her talk at the INP RIP seminar!
After a two year hiatus, an in-person annual retreat is back to Physiology Department!
Retreat logo designed by Ke:
Ke is giving a talk on the sense of touch in Elephant Nose Fish:
Maddy’s talking about molecular mechanisms of thirst suppression during hibernation:
Winners of the poster competition (L to R): Luke, Qian (Chang lab), Rafael, Ke and Elena (didn’t win anything):
A grand prize (final Quiz) winner – Maryann!
Rafael and Yury gave spectacular talks at a Physiology Research-In-Progress Seminar!
Joanna Haoran Cao, a PhD student from the Neuroscience track, joins Elena’s lab. Welcome!
Rebecca successfully defends her thesis prospectus (in an in-person meeting!). Congratulations!!
Our review on mechanosensitivity from the perspective of tactile specialist birds is out in Current Opinion in Neurobiology!
Ziolkowski LH, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN. Tactile sensation in birds: Physiological insights from avian mechanoreceptors. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2022, 74: 102548.
Ke gave a superb talk at INP Research-In-Progress seminar!
Elena gave an interview on hibernation to KCBS!
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Our Current Biology paper is now supplemented with a video Abstract featuring all the authors!
An article in Pesquisa features Rafael’s interview on his recent paper in Current Biology!
An article in Knowable MAGAZINE publishes an interview with Elena and features Sarah’s review on hibernation!
Congratulations to Maryann on receiving a postdoctoral fellowship from Kavli Institute for Neuroscience!
Maddy gave a spectacular talk at Physiology RIP seminar!
Rafael gave a great talk on his recent study at a Neuroscience Seminar!
A great talk on mechanosensation by Luke at INP RIP seminar!
Our new study on sexual maturation during hibernation is out in Current Biology!
Dai Pra R, Mohr SM, Merriman DK, Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO. Ground squirrels initiate sexual maturation during hibernation. Curr Biol 2022, e-pub 3/3/2022.
Maddy nails her talk at INP Research-In-Progress Seminar!
Sarah gave an interview about hibernation to American Chemical Society YouTube channel ! Outreach!
UPD: Now featured on NPR:
How climate change plays havoc on hibernating animals
A great talk by Sarah at a Neuroscience RIP seminar!
Our recent review on the neural origins of hibernation is on the cover of J Exp Biol!
All that’s known about neural origins of hibernation is in our new review!
Junkins MS, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN. Towards understanding the neural origin of hibernation. J Exp Biol 2022, 225 (1): jeb229542.
Artwork by Ke Tan
Our lab’s highlight of the great discoveries by David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian that earned them the Nobel Prize in 2021 is out in Cell!
Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN. Sensational Channels. Cell 2021, 184(26): 6213-16.
Ke nailed her RIP talk at Physiology Research-In-Progress seminar series!
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