Our main focus is mechanotransduction — how mechanical forces are converted into electrical and molecular signals in sensory cells and specialized skin structures. We study this process across diverse vertebrates to reveal how touch systems evolve, function, and regenerate.

We combine patch-clamp electrophysiology, volume electron microscopy (including FIB-SEM), molecular and functional assays, and tissue-clearing–based 3D imaging to link structure to function at high resolution.