Dr. Eric Senning

Biography

Eric Senning completed his B.A. in Biochemistry at Colorado College and subsequently joined the lab of Dr. Andrew Marcus at the University of Oregon for his Ph.D. research on the microscopic fluctuations of mitochondria in cells, focusing on energy transfer in fluorescent proteins using a specialized fluorescence technique called Fourier Imaging Correlation Spectroscopy (FICS). After finishing his Ph.D., he pursued postdoctoral research under Dr. Sharona Gordon at the University of Washington, studying ion channels, specifically TRPV1, through single molecule fluorescence and electrophysiological techniques. In 2017, Eric joined the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on the mechanisms of ion channel regulation in sensory neurons known as nociceptors, which are integral to pain sensation. He aims to understand how peripheral signals from the spinal cord influence nociceptor excitability and the role of TRPV1 in these processes, considering various inputs such as heat and inflammatory agents. Eric's work involves exploring the integration of different sensory inputs that modulate TRPV1 activity and their implications for excitability in nociceptors.

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