Programs
IBMS Discipline
Mentor
Emily Debner
Ph.D. Student
Biography
Emily is interested in studying the regulation of the kappa opioid receptor in the peripheral nervous system and how activation of the kappa opioid receptor in keratinocyte regulates neuronal response to pain
Publications
Berret, E., Barron, T., Xu, J., Debner, E., Kim, E. J., & Kim, J. H. (2017). Oligodendroglial excitability mediated by glutamatergic inputs and Nav1. 2 activation. Nature communications, 8(1), 557. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00688-0
Education
B.S., Neuroscience, Trinity University 2016
Awards
Neuroscience T32 Training Grant September 2018- August 2019