Dynamics of Cellular Interaction

Cells, much like individuals, thrive on continuous communication—transmitting mechanical forces, electrical impulses, and chemical messengers.

Through synapses and other junctions, distinct cell types assemble into precisely organized networks that enable us to think, remember, and keep metabolic balance.

How are synaptic circuits specified—and later rebuilt—to encode experience?

How do sensory and sympathetic fibers that course through adipose tissue sense energy state and direct whole-body metabolism?

Learn more about our ongoing work into these questions.