The John B. Pierce Laboratory

Dr. Verhagen Publication: “Behavioral discrimination and olfactory bulb encoding of odor plume intermittency”

TEST3“Behavioral discrimination and olfactory bulb encoding of odor plume intermittency” Published in eLife by: Justus Verhagen, PhD and team. In order to survive, animals often need to navigate a complex odor landscape where odors can exist in airborne plumes.… Continue Reading ?

Dr. Nina Stachenfeld – Cell Article: “The Future of Sex and Gender in Research”

TEST3The Future of Sex and Gender in Research “Gender equity requires inclusiveness” – Dr. Nina Stachenfeld The NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health defines ‘‘sex’’ as a multi-dimensional biological construct and ‘‘gender’’ as a multi-dimensional social and structural
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Recent Paper by Dr. Stachenfeld selected for AJP’s APSselect publication

TEST3Dr. Stachenfeld’s recently published paper:  “Testosterone-associated blood pressure dysregulation in women with androgen excess polycystic ovary syndrome” in American Journal of Physiology, Heart, Circulatory Physiology has been selected for APSselect  (https://jour
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Dr. John Geibel selected to join Sigma Xi Honor Society

TEST3Dr. John Geibel, Director and Fellow of The John B. Pierce Laboratory has been selected to join Sigma Xi. Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is the international honor society of science and engineering.… Continue Reading ?

Ethan R. Nadel receives highest award, the Honor Award, posthumously from The American Physiological Society

TEST3Professor Ethan R. Nadel received the highest award, the Honor Award, posthumously from the Exercise and Environmental Physiology Section at this year’s American Physiological Society Summit in Long Beach, California. Professor Nadel was an authority in human thermoregulation during e
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Nina Stachenfeld participates in panel at showing of Endometriosis documentary: “Below the Belt”

TEST3Dr. Nina Stachenfeld participates in panel at showing of Below the Belt, a film about endometriosis sponsored by the Yale Women’s Center. This is a new, groundbreaking film examining the challenges people with endometriosis are facing.… Continue Reading ?

Pushing the limits on live brain imaging – a new study from Pieribone Laboratory is out today in Nature Methods

TEST3High-speed low-light in vivo two-photon voltage imaging of large neuronal populations – nature methods (published: 27 March 2023) For years, scientists have been developing optical imaging as the non-invasive approach for recording neuronal electrical signals necessary for unde
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Dr. Nina Stachenfeld and Dr. Lacy Alexander attend Endometriosis Society’s Patient Day

TEST3Dr. Nina Stachenfeld and Dr. Lacy Alexander attended the Endometriosis Society’s Patient Day at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC on March 18-19 to share information about their NIH-funded study examining cardiovascular comorbidities associated with endometriosis.… Continue Reading ?

Welcome Melanie Burgos, NIH diversity fellow with Nina Stachenfeld at The John B. Pierce Laboratory

TEST3Congratulations Melanie Burgos, president of Southern Connecticut State University LatinX in STEM club and newly appointed The National Institutes of Health diversity fellow with Nina Stachenfeld at the The John B.… Continue Reading ?

In Memoriam:  Gordon Murray Shepherd, MD, DPhil

TEST3In Memoriam:  Gordon Murray Shepherd, MD, DPhil, professor emeritus in the Department of Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, passed away on June 9, 2022.  Gordon was an amazing colleague and mentor to several current and past flavor neuroscientists at the John B.… Continue Reading ?