https://wrightsndl.org/home daily 1.0 2023-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/6348fbbb-1070-422d-accb-828d3a62aa2c/IMG_1142.jpg Home - Make it stand out Our lab is interested in what causes axon degeneration and how to stimulate axons to grow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/ff8a1d57-9848-473d-bb52-0de7e5ac7a61/IMG_0476+%281%29.jpg Home - Make it stand out SNDL lab photo, Summer 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/73c13f2c-46eb-4455-8160-e3e1190263e8/FO72189877CC5+dougwright232+%281%29-02.jpg Home - Make it stand out New SNDL lab logo, Summer 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/99c237cb-3df1-4aeb-aa44-446e3da25c74/IENF.png Home As a general interest in peripheral nerves, we commonly assess the density of epidermal innervation in the skin of humans and rodents. This provides a sense of the health of these axons and their functional status. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/995fc402-ca67-43dc-851d-0a09bea6c839/IMG_8561.jpeg Home - Make it stand out SNDL lab photo, Summer 2023. Celebrating Dr. Jonathan Ender’s graduation and numerous awards and publications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/f006f3af-307a-48f2-a4bc-ee0730c351ad/IMG_9194.jpg Home SNDL lab photo May 2023! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1545793838158-NODG7GXIV4ZUZ4GYF9KR/ElliottPNS2018.png Home - Current Projects Neuropathy associated with diabetes and prediabetes Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy Neural regulation of metabolism and glucose control Dietary interventions to improve neuropathy Exercise as a treatment for neuropathy Epidermal innervation in patients with chronic low back pain Consequence of nerve degeneration in innate immunity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1545841095042-5P7SDYMOQJ4L12ONPJ3P/DRG+neuron.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1688742383940-Z0Y5L36JGVY0KN7UG8LU/stitched+skin+pic+human+trka+and+pgp%282%29.png Home https://wrightsndl.org/news daily 0.75 2014-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1400275370693-L0ZTMZY7L6SCYQG6GO85/xzuvhgdQGul0amA3Qc7a_373A9681.jpg Research Team https://wrightsndl.org/team daily 0.75 2025-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1545848980663-8I0161SQEB6FN109XX8S/JMR.png Team - Janelle Ryals Laboratory Manager Research Associate BS, Kansas State University jryals@kumc.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/b527e88a-9e63-4e5c-9bc2-bdbe25faf90f/IMG_6305.jpg Team - Will Hauser PhD Graduate Student BS, University of Kansas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/7c8bc01d-1654-48c6-ae99-322a0ee84863/IMG_8511_Original.jpg Team - Gentry Griese PhD Graduate Student BA, BS from MidAmerica Nazarene University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1545875879190-1CKAZPR2CM20P45YRRJ1/DEWNisbre.jpg Team - Douglas Wright , PhD Principle Investigator Douglas Wright Ph.D. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/8f3cc3c4-7ac9-4261-8ec0-4fea3cb3e55c/Sarah+Thomas.jpg Team - Sarah Thomas MD/Ph.D. Graduate Student B.S. 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Julie Christianson, PhD PhD Graduate Student “Beneficial Actions of Neurotrophic Factors on Diabetes-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546013778536-ZNT3RM4D4LH0P6NXMMJH/MArnett.png Former Graduate Students - Melinda Arnett, PhD PhD Graduate Student “The Role of Neurotensin in Preventing Neuronal Death Following Peripheral Nerve Injury” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/3a62f4ea-a383-4a99-98a7-69d42d012e48/Screen+Shot+2023-06-29+at+10.26.20+AM.png Former Graduate Students - Jonathan Enders, MS, PhD PhD Graduate Student “Mechanisms of Analgesia by a Ketogenic Diet“ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546011935776-ZDR4V2V9P1ZWC1NP01A1/Cooper.jpg Former Graduate Students - Michael Cooper, PhD PhD Graduate Student “A Ketogenic Diet and Physical Activity’s Effect on Peripheral Nerve Function” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1628625434681-XPCOUKE5Q01MJ8KYJLWI/Screen+Shot+2021-08-10+at+2.56.00+PM.png Former Graduate Students - Pau Yen Wu, PhD PhD Graduate Student “The Impact of genetic Differences, Voluntary Exercise, and Thermal Injury on Chronic Pain and Comorbidities in Psychologically-Stressed Mice” *Co-mentored by Dr. Julie Christianson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546012068211-PV9TBEPC43VYD79WRFK8/AG.png Former Graduate Students - Anna Groover, PhD PhD Graduate Student “Voluntary Exercise and Neurotrophin Signaling Affect the Development and Presentation of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/8ea20c53-9f1f-4090-a154-756d804049be/ElliottPNS2018.jpg Former Graduate Students - Dan Elliott, MD/PhD MD/PhD Graduate Student “Chemotherapy-Induced Damage to Sensory Afferent Fibers Involved in Insulin Secretion and Blood Glucose Control” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546012163649-6KOGM5UYKU9U0A8YDLC6/KJones.png Former Graduate Students - Karra Jones, MD/PhD MD/PhD Graduate Student “Characterization and Treatment of Large Sensory Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy in Diabetic Mice” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546012047240-D2O6REOM2OBA2QPXPQOZ/CG.jpg Former Graduate Students - Caleb Grote, MD/PhD MD/PhD Graduate Student “Sensory Neuron Insulin Signaling and its Role in Diabetic Neuropathy” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546012898014-S2AXUQPN3XYMJGGNHQCE/NSharma.jpg Former Graduate Students - Neena Sharma, PhD PhD Graduate Student “Identifying Muscular Pain and Analyzing the Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Chronic Pain and Neurotrophin-3 Using an Animal Model” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546012119086-H4K8YMIUV3XIEG5FXKAR/MJack.png Former Graduate Students - Megan Jack, MD/PhD MD/PhD Graduate Student “The Role of Glyoxalase I in Hyperglycemia-Induced Sensory Neuron Damage and Development of Diabetic Sensory Neuropathy Symptoms” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546012186847-65DAJ7JM1PTXMSMCL2HL/RGandhi.png Former Graduate Students - Rohan Gandhi, PhD PhD Graduate Student “Anti-Nociceptive Actions of Neurotrohin-3 and Estrogen in an Acid-Induced Model of Chronic Pain in Mice” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546012086007-AHX9W3P5TPPYBZLNP5BV/KF.png Former Graduate Students - Kevin Farmer, PhD PhD Graduate Student “The Effects of Voluntary Exercise on Neuropathic Pain” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546012650740-S4P84B33CB863Z0081NS/JPersson.jpg Former Graduate Students - Joni Persson, MS MS Graduate Student “The Actions of NT-3 on Cisplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546012205514-ZLDE1HZ68G7V56352UYC/MTaylor.jpg Former Graduate Students - Michael Taylor, PhD MS and PhD Graduate Student “Regulation of Injured Proprioceptive DRG Neurons by Muscle-derived Neurotrophin-3” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546012143210-MT5QBZX4SX3B5GMUCIZV/MJohnson.png Former Graduate Students - Megan Johnson, PhD, MD PhD Graduate Student “The Role of Cutaneous Innervation in the Sensory Abnormalities Associated with Diabetic Neuropathy” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546011999136-DS746ZCFF07AEG5FKZ4U/Katz.jpg Former Graduate Students - Natalie Katz, MD/PhD MD/PhD Graduate Student “Modulation of Nociception in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546012024683-K4AFKYGNCKFKRSPIQK70/Guilford.png Former Graduate Students - Brianne Guilford, PhD PhD Graduate Student “A High-Fat- Diet Alters the Phenotype of Diabetic Neuropathy” https://wrightsndl.org/pacman-study daily 0.75 2021-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546032453951-6SV96LZV2HTKRBBCQG0R/Skin+Schematic.jpg PACMAN Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546031323838-QX4WV6N4VVMRR5OSQJA7/Pacman.jpg PACMAN Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546031269801-MJ9J0DEIIJ4IZRSGC76K/Pacmanhypothesis.jpg PACMAN Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546037467684-7VYWYEED75DFFK4BHDCX/Spindle.jpg PACMAN Study https://wrightsndl.org/other-trainees daily 0.75 2021-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546029711022-YTPD86GLG4RNW6LOX357/image-asset.jpeg Other Trainees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1545853428943-0723MP1WKASUBB4RZK8V/Cooper+Bar.png Other Trainees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1545853610183-43TVOAXS4UTDYFGEXICB/LabGerman1.png Other Trainees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1545853565438-KZYHSMUT3Z5BXJ4V3BZY/LabBaltimore.png Other Trainees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1546037911191-ZBEYRPF8BKL80762DYBC/FBATF3.png Other Trainees https://wrightsndl.org/coed-study daily 0.75 2021-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c213839b10598d9d8ecdd21/1628643117502-Z880WCHBY2JZHOABDCGH/Screen+Shot+2021-08-10+at+7.18.00+PM.png COED Study This study is being done in collaboration with Dr. Andrea Chadwick (Assoc. 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