Anissa Jhumka

The paper introduces an automated device for delivering mechanical stimuli to mice, enabling remote testing and integration with brain recordings to study pain mechanisms.

The paper shows that dysbiotic gut microbiota in Myosin1A-deficient male mice promotes chronic pain by sustaining DRG inflammation, which is reversible with antibiotic treatment.

The paper maps behavioral signatures of inflammatory pain and its relief in mice using computational tools and identifies that a common anti-inflammatory drug does not fully restore pre-injury behavior.