UC Davis Physiology
@ucd-physiology.bsky.social
Founded in 1966, the Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology is one of five basic science departments in the UC Davis School of Medicine.
https://health.ucdavis.edu/physiology/
https://health.ucdavis.edu/physiology/
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In this recent study, Christopher M. T. Hayden from @ucd-physiology.bsky.social and colleagues observed that #kidney disease impairs #tendon function in rats, providing a model for further evaluating mechanisms and interventions🦵 🔬
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February 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
In this recent study, Christopher M. T. Hayden from @ucd-physiology.bsky.social and colleagues observed that #kidney disease impairs #tendon function in rats, providing a model for further evaluating mechanisms and interventions🦵 🔬
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Excited to be speaking at this year’s Biophysical Society Presidential Symposium on the importance of communicating science to the public 👩🏾🔬🧫🧬🔬🥼🧪👩🏾🔬
The President’s Symposium at #bps2026 serves to empower biophysicists to tell stories that build public confidence in science. Speakers will discuss perspectives on the crisis in US investment in science, and approaches for conveying the value of research to human health and prosperity
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Excited to be speaking at this year’s Biophysical Society Presidential Symposium on the importance of communicating science to the public 👩🏾🔬🧫🧬🔬🥼🧪👩🏾🔬
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The President’s Symposium at #bps2026 serves to empower biophysicists to tell stories that build public confidence in science. Speakers will discuss perspectives on the crisis in US investment in science, and approaches for conveying the value of research to human health and prosperity
January 28, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The President’s Symposium at #bps2026 serves to empower biophysicists to tell stories that build public confidence in science. Speakers will discuss perspectives on the crisis in US investment in science, and approaches for conveying the value of research to human health and prosperity
Congratulations @mfnavedo.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Congratulations @mfnavedo.bsky.social
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Check out our reviews on "Translating cardiovascular ion channel and Ca signalling mechanisms into therapeutic insights". Massive effort from junior investigators, emerging researchers & other leaders in the cardiovascular field. @ucdavis.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1113/JP29...
doi.org/10.1113/JP29...
Translating cardiovascular ion channel and Ca2+ signalling mechanisms into therapeutic insights
Abstract figure legend This white paper integrates mechanistic discoveries across ion channel biology, Ca2+ signalling and multiscale cardiovascular physiology to highlight new opportunities for acce....
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January 29, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Check out our reviews on "Translating cardiovascular ion channel and Ca signalling mechanisms into therapeutic insights". Massive effort from junior investigators, emerging researchers & other leaders in the cardiovascular field. @ucdavis.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1113/JP29...
doi.org/10.1113/JP29...
@lfsantana68.bsky.social @vesselman.bsky.social Congratulations on this new paper!
January 29, 2026 at 6:57 PM
@lfsantana68.bsky.social @vesselman.bsky.social Congratulations on this new paper!
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Excitability isn't intrinsic to ion channels alone; it's an emergent property of the CMIC Axis. @vesselman.bsky.social & I link Capillaries, Mitochondria & Channels to function. Break the link, lose the function. doi.org/10.1113/JP28... @jphysiol.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Excitability isn't intrinsic to ion channels alone; it's an emergent property of the CMIC Axis. @vesselman.bsky.social & I link Capillaries, Mitochondria & Channels to function. Break the link, lose the function. doi.org/10.1113/JP28... @jphysiol.bsky.social
We're incredibly excited to announce that Dr. Theanne Griffith @doctheagrif.bsky.social of #PMB Griffith Lab has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2026! Congratulations, Theanne, on this well-earned achievement! 🎉🌟
Her lab research: www.thegriffithresearchgroup.com
Her lab research: www.thegriffithresearchgroup.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:48 PM
We're incredibly excited to announce that Dr. Theanne Griffith @doctheagrif.bsky.social of #PMB Griffith Lab has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2026! Congratulations, Theanne, on this well-earned achievement! 🎉🌟
Her lab research: www.thegriffithresearchgroup.com
Her lab research: www.thegriffithresearchgroup.com
Join us today at noon for our Distinguished Lecture Series with Alexei Kananenka of @udelaware.bsky.social . He will show how 2D infrared spectroscopy reveals a water-assisted mechanism of potassium ion transport in K⁺ channels!
January 22, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Join us today at noon for our Distinguished Lecture Series with Alexei Kananenka of @udelaware.bsky.social . He will show how 2D infrared spectroscopy reveals a water-assisted mechanism of potassium ion transport in K⁺ channels!
Congrats to Dr. Beleford, named among ‘2026 Top Doctors!’
January 21, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Congrats to Dr. Beleford, named among ‘2026 Top Doctors!’
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Grateful to have been nominated by my peers 🙏🏾
January 21, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Grateful to have been nominated by my peers 🙏🏾
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Honored that our recent paper on how caffeine altered adaptation to exercise was picked for APSselect. 🧪
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APSselect | APS
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January 10, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Honored that our recent paper on how caffeine altered adaptation to exercise was picked for APSselect. 🧪
journals.physiology.org/apsselect
journals.physiology.org/apsselect
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🧪 In our latest paper, my great student Christopher Hayden fed rats a small amount of adenine, which crystalizes and causes kidney disease.
The paper's new finding was that tendon quality decreased significantly in both males and females.
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
The paper's new finding was that tendon quality decreased significantly in both males and females.
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
Kidney disease impairs tendon function in rats
Abstract figure legend This study demonstrates for the first time that tendon strength is reduced in a rodent model of chronic kidney disease (8 weeks of 0.25% adenine feeding) and confirms concurren...
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January 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
🧪 In our latest paper, my great student Christopher Hayden fed rats a small amount of adenine, which crystalizes and causes kidney disease.
The paper's new finding was that tendon quality decreased significantly in both males and females.
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
The paper's new finding was that tendon quality decreased significantly in both males and females.
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
A new piece in @natrevmethodsprimers.nature.com from #PMB faculty member @clancyatheart.bsky.social "Towards credible digital twins for basic and preclinical research" www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Client Challenge
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January 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
A new piece in @natrevmethodsprimers.nature.com from #PMB faculty member @clancyatheart.bsky.social "Towards credible digital twins for basic and preclinical research" www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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A new internationally author group with a deeply relevant publication highlighting key issues and challenges in precision medicine: jprecisionmedicine.org/article/S305... @jprecmed.bsky.social @jphysiol.bsky.social @physoc.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 AM
A new internationally author group with a deeply relevant publication highlighting key issues and challenges in precision medicine: jprecisionmedicine.org/article/S305... @jprecmed.bsky.social @jphysiol.bsky.social @physoc.bsky.social
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To good health in 2026 🥂 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Brain Health Challenge: Test Your Knowledge of Healthy Habits (Gift Article)
It’s never too early or too late to start healthy brain habits. Today, test your knowledge with a pop quiz.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
To good health in 2026 🥂 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Exploring voltage-gated sodium channel conformations and protein-protein interactions using #AlphaFold2. New study from Diego Lopez-Mateos, Kush Narang, & Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy (@vyy-sf.bsky.social) @ucd-physiology.bsky.social: rupress.org/jgp/article/...
#ProteinStructure #Biophysics #IonChannels
#ProteinStructure #Biophysics #IonChannels
December 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Exploring voltage-gated sodium channel conformations and protein-protein interactions using #AlphaFold2. New study from Diego Lopez-Mateos, Kush Narang, & Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy (@vyy-sf.bsky.social) @ucd-physiology.bsky.social: rupress.org/jgp/article/...
#ProteinStructure #Biophysics #IonChannels
#ProteinStructure #Biophysics #IonChannels
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Happy Holidays from the Beleford Lab! ❤️
December 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Happy Holidays from the Beleford Lab! ❤️
Congratulations to the team, @mfnavedo.bsky.social !
December 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Congratulations to the team, @mfnavedo.bsky.social !
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Just in time for the Holidays, our latest paper on how #amyloidbeta regulates the spatiotemporal properties of vascular L-type channels - implications for vascular function.
Great work by Jade and team! @ucdavis.bsky.social, @ucdavishealth.bsky.social
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Great work by Jade and team! @ucdavis.bsky.social, @ucdavishealth.bsky.social
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Amyloid β alters vascular CaV1.2 channel spatiotemporal properties
Abstract figure legend Amyloid-β1-42 (Aβ1-42) triggers a male-specific signalling cascade influencing CaV1.2 spatiotemporal properties in cerebral vascular smooth muscle. The signalling pathway invol...
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December 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Just in time for the Holidays, our latest paper on how #amyloidbeta regulates the spatiotemporal properties of vascular L-type channels - implications for vascular function.
Great work by Jade and team! @ucdavis.bsky.social, @ucdavishealth.bsky.social
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
Great work by Jade and team! @ucdavis.bsky.social, @ucdavishealth.bsky.social
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
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🧵Excited to share our work with the Bracko @bloodflowlab.bsky.social lab published in Alzheimer's & Dementia @alzassociation.bsky.social :
Systemic Piezo1 activation improves cerebrovascular function in Alzheimer’s disease
🔗https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.71016
Systemic Piezo1 activation improves cerebrovascular function in Alzheimer’s disease
🔗https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.71016
December 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🧵Excited to share our work with the Bracko @bloodflowlab.bsky.social lab published in Alzheimer's & Dementia @alzassociation.bsky.social :
Systemic Piezo1 activation improves cerebrovascular function in Alzheimer’s disease
🔗https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.71016
Systemic Piezo1 activation improves cerebrovascular function in Alzheimer’s disease
🔗https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.71016
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New @jgp.org study from Lopez-Mateos, Narang, & @vyy-sf.bsky.social @ucd-physiology.bsky.social reveals potential of #DeepLearning methods to model multiple states of human voltage-gated sodium channels and their interactions with β-subunits and calmodulin. rupress.org/jgp/article/...
#IonChannels
#IonChannels
December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New @jgp.org study from Lopez-Mateos, Narang, & @vyy-sf.bsky.social @ucd-physiology.bsky.social reveals potential of #DeepLearning methods to model multiple states of human voltage-gated sodium channels and their interactions with β-subunits and calmodulin. rupress.org/jgp/article/...
#IonChannels
#IonChannels
Rounding out 2025 with a new @jgp.org article! @vyy-sf.bsky.social
New study from Lopez-Mateos, Narang, and @vyy-sf.bsky.social @ucd-physiology.bsky.social reveals potential of #DeepLearning methods to model multiple states of human voltage-gated sodium channels and their interactions with β-subunits and calmodulin. rupress.org/jgp/article/...
#IonChannels
#IonChannels
December 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Rounding out 2025 with a new @jgp.org article! @vyy-sf.bsky.social
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UC Davis Announces Winners of Autumn 2025 Science Translation and Innovative Research Grant Program @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...
UC Davis Announces Winners of Autumn 2025 Science Translation and Innovative Research Grant Program
The University of California, Davis, has awarded $100,000 through the autumn 2025 cohort of the Science Translation and Innovative Research (STAIR) Grant Program to help scientists advance innovative ...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
UC Davis Announces Winners of Autumn 2025 Science Translation and Innovative Research Grant Program @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...
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We are anticipating a truly exceptional collection of studies based on current commitments! Please send us your study on NAMs - we would love to have a chance to review it!
Colleagues, we are excited to receive your papers on New Approach Methodologies! Reach out to me if you have a presubmission question!
📣 CALL FOR PAPERS📣
Examining New Approach Methodologies #NAMs in #precisionmedicine 💉🔎
Submit by 28 February 2026 ⏰
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Examining New Approach Methodologies #NAMs in #precisionmedicine 💉🔎
Submit by 28 February 2026 ⏰
🔗 For topics and more information:
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
We are anticipating a truly exceptional collection of studies based on current commitments! Please send us your study on NAMs - we would love to have a chance to review it!