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Mike Hildebrand

@mikehildebrand7.bsky.social
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Neuroscience Professor at Carleton University. Studying spinal mechanisms of pain using translational models.

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Mike Hildebrand @mikehildebrand7.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Our paper made the cover of J Neuroscience! Great collaborative effort with @ottawahospital.on.ca, @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social, & @ariellevine.bsky.social, led by @carleton.ca grad students Katie Griffiths and Jennifer Armstrong. Proud PI moment. 😊 www.jneurosci.org/content/46/2...
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Expression and Localization of NMDA Receptor GluN2 Subunits in Dorsal Horn Pain Circuits across Sex, Species, and Late Postnatal Development
Despite being essential mediators of pain processing, the molecular identity of N -methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) subtypes in nociceptive dorsal horn circuits is poorly understood, especially bet...
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Ariel Levine @ariellevine.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
📣 Exciting news: my lab is moving to the Krembil Institute at the University of Toronto’s University Health Network in Fall 2026. We’ll be recruiting for all roles, so reach out if you’re interesting in joining us to study spinal circuits for sensorimotor control www.levine-lab.org
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Home | Levine Lab
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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Be sure to cast your vote for the next President-Elect of the @canadianpain.bsky.social!
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Ariel Levine @ariellevine.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Excited to share @rbrianroome.bsky.social ‘s beautiful paper on development of the dorsal horn of the mouse spinal cord @science.org This is how the anatomical organization and cell types that process pain, touch, body position and more are laid down. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Ontogeny of the spinal cord dorsal horn
The dorsal horn of the mammalian spinal cord is organized into laminae where each layer is populated by different neuron types, has distinctive circuit connections, and plays specialized roles in beha...
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Olivia Davis @oliviadavis.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Thrilled to share our latest preprint using single nuq sequencing and Xenium to define neuron organisation and sex differences in glia within human spinal cord. Truly a collaborative effort, with a big shoutout to Katherin Gabriel and @tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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A molecular map of the human spinal dorsal and ventral horn defines arrangement of neuronal types and glial sex differences
The spinal cord is the gateway for sensory information from the body as it ascends to the brain, as well as a major motor output center of the nervous system. It is also a key location for sensory-mot...
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Wei Wen @wwenneuro.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
One of the most beautiful things in the world❤️ #patchclamp #EIRatio
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Ted Price @tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Our paper showing decreased KCC2 expression in the human spinal cord in people who died with a history of neuropathic pain is now published in PAIN: journals.lww.com/pain/abstrac... Great work from @oliviadavis.bsky.social and the teams of the De Koninck and Hildebrand labs. ❤️ 🇨🇦 collabs!
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Decreased KCC2 expression in the human spinal dorsal horn... : PAIN
date there is no evidence supporting or opposing this hypothesis in humans. Here, we demonstrate that KCC2 expression is decreased in superficial dorsal horn neurons of organ donors who died with a do...
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Mike Hildebrand @mikehildebrand7.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Thrilled to celebrate graduation with these amazing honours thesis students from our team. All-stars that are all pursuing next career steps in research and medicine. The future is bright! 😊
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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The last 2 weeks have been a blur, but sadly I'm no longer at the NIH. Working for #painresearch at the NIH was a great honor and the best job of my life. As part of this amazing team, I'm proud to have worked on the HEAL 2025 Annual Report - pls share! heal.nih.gov/about/nih-he...
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The NIH HEAL Initiative 2025 Annual Report: Research in Action | NIH HEAL Initiative
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Mike Hildebrand @mikehildebrand7.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
So proud of these fabulous @carleton.ca students presenting their honours thesis projects! The future is bright for our Neuro department. 😊
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
The key to winning the trade war is doubling down on research, by @richardgold.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Opinion: The key to winning the trade war is doubling down on research
Canada’s productivity has been on a downward slide for decades. Donald Trump’s trade war has brought a renewed urgency to tackling the issue
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Sarah Ross @sarahross1.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Michael Gold, founding president of USASP, explains why industry can’t fill the gap in funding from cuts to NIH in letter to the editor of local paper (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
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North American Pain School @napainschool.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
#NAPainSchool patient partner in 2023 Jennifer Daly-Cyr, a dedicated advocate and patient partner at the Chronic Pain Network was interviewed by Emily Mills. 💫Pushing the Boundaries of Patient Engagement in Pain Research: A Chat with Jennifer Daly-Cyr 💻 www.iasp-pain.org/publications...
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Ted Price @tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Very excited to share our new preprint: "Decreased KCC2 expression in the human spinal dorsal horn associated with chronic pain and long-term opioid use" led by @oliviadavis.bsky.social and Samuel Ferland, a collab between us, Yves De Koninck and Mike Hildebrand labs www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Decreased KCC2 expression in the human spinal dorsal horn associated with chronic pain and long-term opioid use
Loss of GABAergic and glycinergic inhibitory efficacy in the spinal dorsal horn is associated with neuropathic pain and opioid-induced hyperalgesia in rodent models. Downregulation of the KCC2 chlorid...
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Mike Hildebrand @mikehildebrand7.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
How it started/ How it's going. 🥰 Merry Christmas, all!
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Mike Hildebrand @mikehildebrand7.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Interested in potential sex differences in gene expression in adult mouse spinal cord neurons? Excitatory versus inhibitory dorsal horn neurons? Check out this online tool and technical report that enables you to dig deeper. 👇😊 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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An Open‐Source Tool for Investigation of Differential RNA Expression Between Spinal Cord Cells of Male and Female Mice
Chronic pain is a highly debilitating condition that differs by type, prevalence, and severity between men and women. To uncover the molecular underpinnings of these differences, it is critical to an....
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Mike Hildebrand @mikehildebrand7.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Loving this new Bluesky community. 😊 If you are in Ottawa, join us at Carleton tomorrow at 6 PM to hear of some exciting advancements in pain research, management and support! 👇 No worries if you haven't registered yet. We'll save some refreshments and snacks for you. 😉 ☕️ 🍪
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