Ines Velazquez Quesada

This study identifies a mechanism by which pancreatic fibrosis activates protumorigenic Schwann cells through nuclear mechanosensing involving c-Jun phosphorylation and Phospholipase A2.

This study shows sensory neurons inhibit breast cancer metastasis via CGRP-RAMP1-cAMP signaling, which suppresses invadopodia and ECM degradation.

DACIT enables in vitro study of axon-cancer cell interactions in 2D and 3D by separating neuronal soma from axons and cancer cells into distinct compartments.

This study develops methods to label and subtype sensory neurons interacting with breast cancer cells using retrograde tracers and mouse models.