David D Ginty

David D Ginty, Ph.D.

Edward R. and Anne G. Lefler Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School

Head of the Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School

617-432-2175

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Sensory Input, Sex, and Function Shape Hypothalamic Cell Type Development.

Authors: Authors: Kaplan HS, Logeman BL, Zhang K, Santiago C, Sohail N, Naumenko S, Ho Sui SJ, Ginty DD, Ren B, Dulac C.
bioRxiv 2024-01-23
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The developmental timing of spinal touch processing alterations predicts behavioral changes in genetic mouse models of autism spectrum disorders.

Authors: Authors: Tasnim A, Alkislar I, Hakim R, Turecek J, Abdelaziz A, Orefice LL, Ginty DD.
Nat Neurosci 2024-01-17
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Activity-dependent development of the body's touch receptors.

Authors: Authors: Santiago C, Sharma N, Africawala N, Siegrist J, Handler A, Tasnim A, Anjum R, Turecek J, Lehnert BP, Renauld S, Nolan-Tamariz M, Iskols M, Magee AR, Paradis S, Ginty DD.
bioRxiv 2023-09-25
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Coding of self and environment by Pacinian neurons in freely moving animals.

Authors: Authors: Turecek J, Ginty DD.
bioRxiv 2023-09-13
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Three-dimensional reconstructions of mechanosensory end organs suggest a unifying mechanism underlying dynamic, light touch.

Authors: Authors: Handler A, Zhang Q, Pang S, Nguyen TM, Iskols M, Nolan-Tamariz M, Cattel S, Plumb R, Sanchez B, Ashjian K, Shotland A, Brown B, Kabeer M, Turecek J, DeLisle MM, Rankin G, Xiang W, Pavarino EC, Africawala N, Santiago C, Lee WA, Xu CS, Ginty DD.
Neuron 2023-09-13
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The projection-specific signals that establish functionally segregated dopaminergic synapses.

Authors: Authors: Terauchi A, Yee P, Johnson-Venkatesh EM, Seiglie MP, Kim L, Pitino JC, Kritzer E, Zhang Q, Zhou J, Li Y, Ginty DD, Lee WA, Umemori H.
Cell 2023-08-31
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Skin-type-dependent development of murine mechanosensory neurons.

Authors: Authors: Koutsioumpa C, Santiago C, Jacobs K, Lehnert BP, Barrera V, Hutchinson JN, Schmelyun D, Lehoczky JA, Paul DL, Ginty DD.
Dev Cell 2023-08-14
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DRG afferents that mediate physiologic and pathologic mechanosensation from the distal colon.

Authors: Authors: Wolfson RL, Abdelaziz A, Rankin G, Kushner S, Qi L, Mazor O, Choi S, Sharma N, Ginty DD.
Cell 2023-08-03
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Calretinin-expressing islet cells are a source of pre- and post-synaptic inhibition of non-peptidergic nociceptor input to the mouse spinal cord.

Authors: Authors: Davis OC, Dickie AC, Mustapa MB, Boyle KA, Browne TJ, Gradwell MA, Smith KM, Polgár E, Bell AM, Kókai É, Watanabe M, Wildner H, Zeilhofer HU, Ginty DD, Callister RJ, Graham BA, Todd AJ, Hughes DI.
Sci Rep 2023-07-18
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Krause corpuscles of the genitalia are vibrotactile sensors required for normal sexual behavior.

Authors: Authors: Qi L, Iskols M, Handler A, Ginty DD.
bioRxiv 2023-06-15
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