Rachel Wolfson

Assistant Professor @HarvardCellBio studying cellular and molecular mechanisms of visceral sensation (

[Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology @NatRevGastroHep]

New content online: A prime role for PIEZO2 in DRG neurons in mechanosensation in the gut https://t.co/cFXKrjByMv

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

Also, check out the impressive accompanying paper by Rocio, @ardemp, et al! https://t.co/Ku3qCzpm4K

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

Excited to share our work studying the DRG sensory innervation of the colon! We found 5 subtypes of DRG neurons that innervate the colon with distinct morphologies, physiologic responses to distension, and behavioral effects. https://t.co/XSD77J0tLq

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

@WalterWChen1 @greg_wyant I bet mitochondria are involved too, in case you’re trying to get in on the collab @WalterWChen1

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

Here is some COVID vaccine allergy knowledge from my favorite allergist (and also sister!) @AnnaWolfsonMD https://t.co/HcUF54L37T

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

@kristinknouse @MITBiology @kochinstitute Congrats, @kristinknouse!!! So well deserved and so happy you’ll be staying in Boston!

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

Super interesting work from @atmccann on vaccine eligibility. I am ready for the day when everyone is eligible.

[Allison McCann @atmccann]

been thinking a lot about vaccine inequality lately — this piece is the result of working with NYT reporters across more than a dozen countries (and lots of U.S. states!) looking at who is eligible vs. who is actually being vaccinated https://t.co/rRMt8kIcFO

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

As always, @rsaxton_ doing beautiful structural work and then taking insights from the structure to stimulate likely important clinical therapies in the future. Congrats, Bobby! Excited to see what you’ll do next...

[Robert Saxton @rsaxton_]

Very excited to share our work on IL-10 out today in @ScienceMagazine! We solved the cryo-EM structure of the IL-10 receptor complex and used it to design myeloid-selective IL-10 variants that uncouple its pro- and anti-inflammatory effects https://t.co/inApZbznWg

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

Thanks @DMSabatini! It was an honor to follow in the footsteps of so many talented female grad students... and to pass the torch along to the next generation!

[David M. Sabatini @DMSabatini]

A great day to point out that several fantastic women scientists, including @yasesancak, @rlwolfson, @XinGu0317, Lynne Chantranupong, and Shuyu Wang, have driven what is likely our most important work—nutrient-sensing by mTOR. #InternationalWomenDay2021

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

@JeremiahWala You’re coming back?!? Great news!!!! Congrats!!!

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

Missing my family today, but so grateful for my lab family ❤️ @harvardbrainsci

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

@greg_wyant I don’t understand any of your tweets but I fav them all (CC: @atmccann)

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

Beautiful work from @hankadel et al introducing a new technique for rapidly purifying melanosomes and an example of the amazing things you can discover with it! Looking forward to seeing what else you can find in melanosomes...

[Hank Adelmann @hankadel]

Excited to we debut MelanoIP, a new method for rapidly purifying melanosomes! With MelanoIP, we elucidate the function of MFSD12, a recently discovered pigmentation protein. https://t.co/933n6VSkGg

[David M. Sabatini @DMSabatini]

On my first day at the Whitehead, Angelika gave me her unvarnished view of me: I needed to be baptized and stop working on rapamycin. From that day on I was in awe of her honesty and brilliance and humor. She was our greatest scientist and human. Rest in peace my dear friend.

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

Check out @SSebastianChoi’s beautiful work identifying two parallel ascending pathways in the anterolateral tract that are necessary for conveying tactile and noxious information from the periphery to the lateral parabrachial nucleus. It was such a pleasure to contribute to this!

[Seungwon (Sebastian) Choi 최승원 @SSebastianChoi]

Finally out! Our work describing parallel ascending spinal pathways for affective touch and pain now out in @nature. Huge thanks to Koerber/Ross @decouvriez labs and Junichi now at @spinalcordgroup for awesome collaboration! and all other authors too! https://t.co/JjdQXWNS2f

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

Novel work from the @sokol_mdphd lab elucidating the role of sensory neurons triggering dendritic cell migration in the allergic response. Congrats @sokol_mdphd et al! Can’t wait to see what will follow

[Caroline Sokol MDPhD @sokol_mdphd]

It's been an absolutely stellar week for the Sokol Lab! Our group’s first paper is now online at @ImmunityCP. In this paper @MdPerner @theILCguy & @XuepingZhu show that sensory neurons detect allergens and activate DCs to initiate allergic immunity. (1/x)
https://t.co/9qxGKFugJT

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

Really nice work from @kendyjco @DMSabatini et al using CRISPR screens (instead of the classic IP/MS) to find mTORC1 regulators! Congrats @kendyjco!

[Kendall @kendyjco]

So great to put this out! Many years in the making. We used #CRISPR screens to find #mTORC1 regulators and clarified how #mitochondria "talk" to mTORC1. https://t.co/giLisIUK1F

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

How we celebrate lab birthdays these days...

[Rachel Wolfson @rlwolfson]

Looking forward to presenting this paper at Ginty lab journal club today... special thanks to @jmvyasmdphd for sending me the paper literally minutes after it came out! https://t.co/S95s4nf5XI