Peng Li

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J Bernard Machen Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences
Research Associate Professor, Life Sciences Institute
Associate Professor of Dentistry, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry
Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
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Peng Li
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    • Journal Article
      Intradental mechano-nociceptors serve as sentinels that prevent tooth damage
      Ronan EA, Gandhi AR, Uchima Koecklin KH, Hu Y, Wan S, Constantinescu BSC, Guenther ME, Nagel M, Liu LY, Jha A, Dakhilalla L, Blumberg KJ, Berthaume IT, Stern T, Pipe KP, Ye B, Li P, Emrick JJ. Cell Reports, 2025 Aug 26; 44 (8): DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116017
      PMID: 40679913
    • Journal Article
      SPLICEIT Fluorescent Sensor for Integrating Dopamine Release with Cellular Resolution
      Havens SM, Georgis B, Weng J, Rodriguez J, Rivett H, Alrawi S, Li P, Wang W. Angewandte Chemie, 2025 Jun 13; 137 (33): DOI:10.1002/ange.202511186
    • Journal Article
      SPLICEIT Fluorescent Sensor for Integrating Dopamine Release with Cellular Resolution
      Havens SM, Georgis B, Weng J, Rodriguez J, Rivett H, Alrawi S, Li P, Wang W. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025 Aug 11; 64 (33): DOI:10.1002/anie.202511186
      PMID: 40493779
    • Journal Article
      Nerve Types and Classification of Neurons Innervating Oral Cancer
      Perez-Pacheco CG, Gonzalez-Maldonado LA, Furgal A, Schmitd LB, Constantinescu BSC, Li Y, Gannot N, Perry SK, Rozek L, Wolf G, Emrick JJ, Li P, D’silva NJ. Clinical Cancer Research, 2025 Jul 1; 31 (13): 2741 - 2755. DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-2375
      PMID: 40310470
    • Preprint
      Intradental mechano-nociceptors serve as sentinels that prevent tooth damage.
      Ronan EA, Gandhi AR, Uchima Koecklin KH, Hu Y, Wan S, Constantinescu BSC, Guenther ME, Nagel M, Liu L-Y, Jha A, Dakhilalla L, Blumberg KJ, Berthaume IT, Stern T, Pipe KP, Ye B, Li P, Emrick JJ. 2025 Apr 5; DOI:10.1101/2024.05.11.593684
      PMID: 38765985
    • Journal Article
      A vagal–brainstem interoceptive circuit for cough-like defensive behaviors in mice
      Gannot N, Li X, Phillips CD, Ozel AB, Uchima Koecklin KH, Lloyd JP, Zhang L, Emery K, Stern T, Li JZ, Li P. Nature Neuroscience, 2024 Sep 1; 27 (9): 1734 - 1744. DOI:10.1038/s41593-024-01712-5
      PMID: 38977887
    • Journal Article
      SH2B1 Defends Against Energy Imbalance, Obesity, and Metabolic Disease via a Paraventricular Hypothalamus→Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Neurocircuit
      Li Y, Kim MH, Jiang L, Baron L, Faulkner LD, Olson DP, Li X, Gannot N, Li P, Rui L. Advanced Science, 2024 Aug 21; 11 (31): DOI:10.1002/advs.202400437
      PMID: 38885417
    • Journal Article
      Single-chain fluorescent integrators for mapping G-protein-coupled receptor agonists
      Kroning K, Gannot N, Li X, Putansu A, Zhou G, Sescil J, Shen J, Wilson A, Fiel H, Li P, Wang W. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2024 Apr 30; 121 (18): DOI:10.1073/pnas.2307090121
      PMID: 38648487