Prof. Dr. Gary R. Lewin

Molecular Physiology of Somatic Sensation, Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)

Research Focus

• Molecular Basis of Mechanotransduction
• Transduction in a dish: an application of nanotechnology
• Mining the genome for sensory neuron markers
• Hearing and touch
• The Naked Mole Rat a pain free mammal?

Selected PhD Projects

• Rui Wang: Characterization of the Onset and Physiological Properties of Mechanically Gated Currents in Embryonic Mouse Sensory Neurons and Inflammatory Modulators of Nociceptor Mechanotransduction