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Eric Figueroa, Ph.D.

@ericfigueroa.bsky.social
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Scientist in the Julius Lab UCSF

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Eric Figueroa, Ph.D. @ericfigueroa.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Excited to share our preprint: "A Cellular Basis for Heightened Gut Sensitivity in Females." doi.org/10.1101/2025... We address the question: Why do women feel more gut pain? We found that estrogen boosts communication between L-cells and EC cells, triggering increased gut sensitivity.
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Nicole Fisher @nicolefish.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Excited to share my first paper from my postdoc! In this study, we demonstrate that the mu opioid receptor produces a second wave of G protein activity on endosomes in a manner that doesn’t require receptor internalization. Check it out! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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