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Clinical Conditions
Equipment & Techniques
Science Culture
Senior Scientist, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Molecular and circuit basis of mechanosensation; the molecules responsible (innexins, degenerin/epithelial Na+ channels (DEG/ENaCs)) and protein interactions that modulate their function. Channel properties and cellular and behavioural functions of DEG/ENaCs, particularly with respect to the role of protons in cell signalling and plasticity. Outreach activities: "Worms are cleverer than you think" science festival/primary school activity (https://www3.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/sites/cambridgefestival/worms/); Science/Dance collaboration; hosting work experience students. FOR A FULL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=69tm2zwAAAAJ