#  Liwen's paper published in Cell - Congratulations! 

 





November 27, 2023

 

 

 Congrats to Liwen for having her work, "S. aureus drives itch and scratch-induced skin damage through a V8 protease-PAR1 axis", published this past week in Cell! Special shoutout to Samantha and all of the other Chiu Lab members that supported her in writing this paper as well as all of the other co-authors!

 Paper Link:

 [S. aureus drives itch and scratch-induced skin damage through a V8 protease-PAR1 axis](https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)01164-9?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email)

 Below are news links talking about the paper:

 [Harvard University researchers discover one of the origins of itch - Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/11/22/metro/harvard-university-researchers-discover-one-origins-itch/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results)

 [What's behind the urge to scratch that itch? Harvard researchers have a theory - STAT](https://www.statnews.com/2023/11/22/mystery-scratch-itch-staphylococcus-aureus-bacterium/?utm_campaign=rss)

 [What can trigger an itch? Scientists have found a new culprit - NPR](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/11/22/1214507233/what-can-trigger-an-itch-scientists-have-found-a-new-culprit)

 [Scientists have finally found the reason why we get random itches - yahoo!life](https://uk.style.yahoo.com/reason-why-we-get-random-itches-153102267.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvLnVrLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAG7bjJDpmMk7qMzdBxdIFQ9y6A-HSXjGBoB3rkxfjC7qqrnWI0Y58zqwwGzBXIeTtKs94eiZIgfAKNJYZQ9p07q1Ti6j-gNRpmHr_YiCszeify2DA5NKC49m_L48w_bzRJryONpZY_KGkof-TmBOqBWHYVAaaKYIqgh06jI8gAK_&guccounter=2)

 [Common Skin Bacterium Acts Directly on Nerve Cells to Trigger Itching - GEN](https://www.genengnews.com/topics/translational-medicine/common-skin-bacterium-acts-directly-on-nerve-cells-to-trigger-itching/)

 [Harvard study may have finally solved mystery of what causes persistent itching - and one in THREE Americans have it - DailyMail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12779763/harvard-study-persistent-itching.html)



 

 

 



 

 

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