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HMS News article: "Can a Dangerous Microbe Quell Pain?"

December 20, 2021

Postdoc Dr. Nicole Yang's research on the role of anthrax toxin in blocking pain was featured in this HMS News article. Check out the original research paper published in Nature Neuroscience here!

The Immunology Podcast Episode 7: “The Mechanisms of Itch” Featuring Drs. Isaac Chiu and Tiphaine Voisin

June 22, 2021

Dr. Isaac Chiu and former postdoc Dr. Tiphaine Voisin discuss Dr. Voisin's recent PNAS paper and other itching questions on episode 7 of The Immunology Podcast. Check it out on their website, Apple podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher!

HMS News article: "Itching Question"

April 02, 2021

Former postdoc Dr. Tiphaine Voisin's research on the role of CysLT2R recptors in chronic itch was featured in this HMS News article. Check out the original research paper published in PNAS here!

New York Times article: "Why Are Pandas Covering Themselves With Horse Manure?"

December 07, 2020

Dr. Isaac Chiu was consulted in a New York Times commentary on how horse manure may increase a pandas tolerance of cold temperatures. Check out the New York Times article here and the original research paper published in PNAS here!

New York Times article: "This Tree’s Leaves Look Soft and Inviting. Please Don’t Touch Them."

September 16, 2020

Dr. Isaac Chiu was quoted in this New York Times article about giant Australian stinging trees. Check out the New York Times article here and the original research paper published in ScienceAdvances here!

Kimbria defends her dissertation

September 15, 2020

Congratulations to Kimbria for defending her PhD dissertation titled "Staphylococcus aureus activates sensory neurons in the skin to cause pain or itch during infection"!

YouTube video: Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Real and This Is How it Works

January 14, 2020

Dr. Isaac Chiu stared a Seeker video about Flesh-eating bacteria. Check it out!

Comments: Gut-Innervating Nociceptor Neurons Regulate Peyer's Patch Microfold Cells and SFB Levels to Mediate Salmonella Host Defense

December 05, 2019

Check out some of the comments made about our " Gut-Innervating Nociceptor Neurons Regulate Peyer's Patch Microfold Cells and SFB Levels to Mediate Salmonella Host Defense" paper. HMS News: More than a Watchdog Science Daily: Nervous system doesn't merely...

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Comments: Nociceptor sensory neurons suppress neutrophil and γδ T cell responses in bacterial lung infections and lethal pneumonia

October 05, 2018

Here are some of the comments made about our work " Nociceptor sensory neurons suppress neutrophil and γδ T cell responses in bacterial lung infections and lethal pneumonia": Nature Reviews: https://www.nature.com/articles/nri.2018.21 HMS news: https:/...

CBC radio interview: Flesh eating bacteria stun the immune system into silence - with pain

May 18, 2018

Dr. Isaac Chiu talks about Flesh-eating bacteria in an interview for CBD radio. Check this out!

"Blocking Neuronal Signaling to Immune Cells Treats Streptococcal Invasive Infection" featured on the cover of Cell

May 17, 2018

Our paper Blocking Neuronal Signaling to Immune Cells Treats Streptococcal Invasive Infection was featured on the cover of Cell May 17, 2018. Volume 173, issue 5.

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Comments: Blocking Neuronal Signaling to Immune Cells Treats Streptococcal Invasive Infection.

May 17, 2018

Here are some of the comments made about our work " Blocking Neuronal Signaling to Immune Cells Treats Streptococcal Invasive Infection": Cell : https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)30582-8 The Lancet Neurology: https://www.thelancet.com...