*********************************
There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
*********************************
Summary Sentence: Biological Sciences Seminar by Liang Han, Ph.D.
Full Summary: No summary paragraph submitted.
Liang HanLiang Han, Ph.D.
School of Biological Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology
ABSTRACT
My laboratory strives to understand how the nervous system receives, transmits and interprets various stimuli to induce physiological and behavioral responses under normal and pathological conditions. We are particularly interested in the mechanisms of nocifensive responses including the pain and itch sensation in the skin and bronchoconstriction in the airway. These responses are initiated by the activation of sensory neurons that detect internal or external stimuli in the peripheral parts of the body and transmit the signals to the central nervous system. In this talk, I will share with you our recent projects characterizing sensory neurons mediating itch sensation in the skin and neurons controlling bronchoconstriction in the airway.
