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Alex Mikesell

@amikesell.bsky.social

Neuroscientist studying the molecular mechanisms of chronic pain, dungeon master, writer, bassist. Postdoc in the Campbell lab at UW Madison.

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New postdocs too. A lot of my cohort were in the middle of our PhDs when the shutdowns occurred. Now several of my friends are trying to find postdoc labs in this environment. It is going to drive young scientists out of science

09.03.2025 05:37 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Honored to get the opportunity to speak at Stand Up for Science in Madison Wisconsin today. Talked about the effects of these delays and cuts to NIH on early career scientists.

Science is for Everyone.

08.03.2025 03:24 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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UW Madison

29.01.2025 01:07 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Here is a cool example of just how sensitive these skin cells are to touch using GCaMP calcium imaging in a living mouse!

11.12.2024 21:23 — 👍 25    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1

Excited to share my dissertation work from the Stucky Lab! We found that keratinocytes drive touch pain caused by the chemo drug paclitaxel. Paclitaxel directly sensitizes keratinocytes to touch through PIEZO1! #PainResearch #touch @katesadlerphd.bsky.social

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

11.12.2024 21:23 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

BOOM! Re-upping our Pain Research Starter Pack since so many people have joined this glorious place in the past week. If you are not on the list and want to be added, let me know and I will add you... I have been doing my best to keep this updated.
#painresearch
go.bsky.app/KboKNhg

26.11.2024 19:11 — 👍 32    🔁 18    💬 21    📌 1

Hey Ted, mind adding me?

26.11.2024 21:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sunless Sea. Slow burn but addicting!

13.11.2024 20:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0