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Aislyn Nelson

Neuroscience

Undergraduate Institution: Johns Hopkins University

Year: Third-Year Graduate Student

Mentor: Ellen Lumpkin, Ph.D.

Thesis Title: The Merkel-y waters of touch sensation

Publications:

Maricich SM, Wellnitz Sa, Nelson AM, Lumpkin EA, and Zoghbi HY. Merkel cells are essential for one form of light touch responses. Science. 2009; in press.