Episode 207 -- Ajay Dhaka PhD

Thursday, November 7, 2019 Ajay Dhaka (UW) talks about distinctions in itch (pruritis) and pain (nociception) somatosensation, and his discovery of overlapping mechanisms for these sensations via direct activation of different populations of TRP channel-expressing somatosensory neurons in zebrafish.  He also talks to us about developing zebrafish larvae as a behavioral screening tool for analgesic drug discovery. Duration: 35 minutes Discussants:(in alphabetical order) Salma Quraishi (Res Asst Prof, UTSA) Lindsey Macpherson (Asst Prof, UTSA) acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music. Thursday, November 7, 2019