The Mulhall Lab @ The University of Oregon
Opening Fall of 2027!
We study how the peripheral nervous system senses and encodes mechanical force, and how these processes are modulated during mechanical pain. To do this, we investigate mechanosensation across biological scales: from the structure and function single molecules to animal behavior.
Research goals
Establish the molecular principles of how sensory neurons encode mechanical stimuli
Determine the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying mechanical pain and tactile dysfunction
Advance MINFLUX nanoscopic fluorescence imaging as a tool for in situ structural biology
