Post-doctoral and Ph.D positions available in the lab! Click here for more information.
Lab receives Wellcome Trust funding!
This 8-year award will support efforts to identify and characterise novel sensory receptor molecules via thhe unique targeted cellular evolution screening platform. The lab has already identified new receptor molecules, and will be recruiting several new members for this exciting project! See available opportunities to join our team!
Congratulations to newly minted Assistant Professor: Julia Gala De Pablo!!!
Julia joins the faculty ranks of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leeds! Be on the lookout for fantastic opportunities in this new and exciting group, and watch this space!
Fully funded Ph.D. position available!
For more information, see Opportunities or view advert on FindaPhD.com!
Welcome to the lab, Eshita Sengupta and Ben Haworth!
Rising star Eshita has been awarded placement in the competitive White Rose Mechanistic Biology Doctoral Training Programme. She joins our lab in October, 2022 after finishing her masters training at the University of Groningen. Congratulations and welcome to the lab, Eshita!
As the conclusion of a stellar combined undergraduate – masters degree, young scientist-in-training extraordinaire Ben joins the lab starting in October, 2022 for a productive year of hands-on research and tech development. Welcome to the lab, Ben!
The lab welcomes Dr. Nitika Gupta!
Nitika Joins our lab after finishing a very successful graduate training in cardiovascular physiology at the University of Liverpool. She is an expert electrophysiologist and an impressive young scientist!
The team welcomes Dr. Julia Gala de Pablo!
Julia is an impressive scientist who joins our team to build on a powerful alliance between high-tech single-cell biophysics and sensory neuroscience. We are very excited to have her! Check out her excellent work and achievements here!
Congratulations to former mentor Ardem Patapoutian for being awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Congratulations to former mentor Ardem Patapoutian and to David Julius for this fantastic achievement! The award recognizes the seminal contributions of the discovery of thermo-sensitive TRP channels and Piezo ion channels to our understanding of how we perceive our physical and chemical environments. A momentous day in the field of sensory neuroscience!
New Investigator funding awarded by UKRI!
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