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Slav Bagriantsev, PhD

Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Cellular & Molecular Physiology
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sviatoslav.bagriantsev@yale.edu

Cellular & Molecular Physiology

Sterling Hall of Medicine, B-Wing, 333 Cedar St

New Haven, CT 06510

United States

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Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Cellular & Molecular Physiology

Biography

Our lab studies the neurophysiology of sense of touch—the only truly indispensable sense. Studying animals across vertebrate clades, including fish, birds, and mammals such as mice and the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, we investigate how tactile end-organs—Meissner and Pacinian corpuscles, free nerve endings, and others—arose in evolution and how they function. Using a multidisciplinary approach spanning electrophysiology, structural biology, and behavior, we seek to reveal general principles of mechanosensation across vertebrates. Our research informs strategies to ameliorate pathological tactile sensitivity and the development of bio-inspired tactile sensors for advanced prosthetics and human–machine interfaces.

Last Updated on July 26, 2026.

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Education & Training

Postdoc
University of California San Francisco (2012)
PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago (2007)

Research

Overview

Our lab studies the neurophysiology of sense of touch—the only truly indispensable sense. Studying animals across vertebrate clades, including fish, birds, and mammals such as mice and the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, we investigate how tactile end-organs—Meissner and Pacinian corpuscles, free nerve endings, and others—arose in evolution and how they function. Using a multidisciplinary approach spanning electrophysiology, structural biology, and behavior, we seek to reveal general principles of mechanosensation across vertebrates. Our research informs strategies to ameliorate pathological tactile sensitivity and the development of bio-inspired tactile sensors for advanced prosthetics and human–machine interfaces.

Medical Research Interests

Anseriformes; Biochemistry; Biophysics; Ducks; Electrophysiology; Ion Channels; Mechanoreceptors; Neurosciences; Pacinian Corpuscles; Potassium Channels; Sensory Receptor Cells; Thermoreceptors; Transient Receptor Potential Channels; Trigeminal Ganglion; Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels

Research at a Glance

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Frequent collaborators of Slav Bagriantsev's published research.

Publications

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2026

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Featured

  • honor

    Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award

    06/25/2026National AwardNational Institutes of Health
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    CAREER Award

    05/15/2015National AwardNational Science Foundation
  • honor

    Scientist Development Grant

    01/01/2014National AwardAmerican Heart Association
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    Post-doctoral Fellowship

    01/01/2009National AwardGenentech Foundation and the Life Sciences Research Foundation
  • honor

    Pre-doctoral Fellowship

    01/01/2006National AwardAmerican Heart Association
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    Yale Science Outreach

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Cellular & Molecular Physiology

Sterling Hall of Medicine, B-Wing, 333 Cedar St

New Haven, CT 06510

United States

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    333 Cedar Street, Wing B, Rm 146

    New Haven, CT 06510

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    333 Cedar Street, Ste Room 142

    New Haven, CT 06510

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