Externally controlling the excitation of a neuronal subset through ion channels activation can
modulate the firing pattern of an entire neural circuit in vivo. As nanovalves in the cell …

Microbial survival in dynamic environments requires the ability to successfully respond to
abrupt changes in osmolarity. The mechanosensitive channel of large conductance (MscL) …

Mechanical forces regulate many aspects of cellular function. Mechanobiological
descriptions of cellular function in the nervous system have remained somewhat scarce until …

First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published
in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside …