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Diana Tavares Ferreira
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UT Dallas | Neuroscience

axonal transport; miRNA; omics; neuroinformatics; neuropathies; neurodegeneration

https://labs.utdallas.edu/axonlab/
https://sensoryomics.shinyapps.io/human-peripheral-nerves/
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Diana Tavares Ferreira @dianatavf.bsky.social · Aug 19
This work is finally online as in-press preview!

JCI - Cell and molecular profiles in peripheral nerves shift toward inflammatory phenotypes in diabetic peripheral neuropathy www.jci.org/articles/vie...
JCI - Cell and molecular profiles in peripheral nerves shift toward inflammatory phenotypes in diabetic peripheral neuropathy
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The BIG DRG paper is now up on @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... so many people worked so hard to make this happen. Props to the whole PRECISION Human Pain Network.
A Reference Atlas of the Human Dorsal Root Ganglion
Somatosensory perception largely emerges from diverse peripheral sensory neurons whose cell bodies reside in dorsal root ganglia (DRG). Damage or dysfunction of DRG neurons is a major cause of chronic...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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A test of nerves in diabetic peripheral neuropathy

@dianatavf.bsky.social @tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social & team identify regenerative and degenerative pathways and highlight axonal mRNA transport as a new mechanism in DPN:
www.jci.org/articles/vie...
October 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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utdpaincenter.bsky.social
We are highlighting a new paper by @dianatavf.bsky.social published in @jclinical-invest.bsky.social. In this paper, they reveal how peripheral nerves shift towards inflammatory phenotypes in DPN.

🔬 Read the full study: utd.link/3df
📊 Explore the data: utd.link/3dg
Video of Diana Tavares-Ferreira discussing peripheral nerve damage and diabetes.
September 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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1st paper from Sadler Lab is out!! Highlights: 1) A. muciniphila reverses sickle cell (SCD) pain, 2) fecal transplant from SCD mice induces pain via bilirubin-TRPM2 vagal signaling, 3) BilR+ bacteria less abundant in SCD patient poo, 4) RNAseq on HUMAN nodose ganglia! www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Gut microbiota and metabolites drive chronic sickle cell disease pain in mice
Brandow et al. describe how the gut microbiome drives chronic sickle cell disease (SCD) pain. SCD guts contain excessive heme catabolites, fewer bacteria that metabolize bilirubin, and low levels of A...
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September 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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🧠From Lab To Life
Why do peripheral nerves suffer axonal loss in diabetes?

A study led by @dianatavf.bsky.social from the @tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social lab showed how inflammation leads to neural fibrosis in diabetic peripheral neuropathy! #PainResearch #Neuroskyence #FromLabToLife 1/
Infographic titled "From Lab To Life: How Diabetes Rewires the Peripheral Nervous System – And what that means for treatment?" It is divided into four sections. The first section, "The Challenge," explains that about 50% of diabetes patients develop diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), which causes pain, numbness, and disability, and highlights the lack of understanding of nerve degeneration. The second section, "What they did?" describes how researchers collected human tibial and sural nerves and used spatial transcriptomics to map gene activity and track inflammation and mRNA transport. The third section, "What they found?" reports increased inflammation markers (IL6, IL1B, CXCL2) and fibrosis markers (TGF-B, Tenascin) in DPN nerves. The final section, "Why it matters?" emphasizes the potential for early intervention to prevent fibrosis and axonal loss, moving toward personalized care. Visuals include a leg with pain indicators and a nerve illustration showing inflammation. The study is credited to Tavares-Ferreira et al., J Clin Invest, 2025, with a DOI link.
August 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
dianatavf.bsky.social
This work is finally online as in-press preview!

JCI - Cell and molecular profiles in peripheral nerves shift toward inflammatory phenotypes in diabetic peripheral neuropathy www.jci.org/articles/vie...
JCI - Cell and molecular profiles in peripheral nerves shift toward inflammatory phenotypes in diabetic peripheral neuropathy
www.jci.org
August 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
dianatavf.bsky.social
Thank you Ted for your support!!

Super excited for this work to be out soon!
August 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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utdpaincenter.bsky.social
🎉 Thrilled to announce that Diana Tavares-Ferreira, PhD, was awarded a grant from the Merkin Peripheral Neuropathy and Nerve Regeneration Center. This grant supports her research into how disruptions in messenger RNA transport within peripheral nerves contribute to nerve degeneration. 🎉
A woman in a white lab coat stands against a white background. Her face is obscured. Above her, the text reads 'CAPS | Grants.' Below this, the text states 'Merkin Center Research Grant Recipient' followed by 'Diana Tavares-Ferreira, PhD.' The description below reads: 'Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common and debilitating complication of diabetes, caused by changes in the distal axons of sensory neurons. This project aims to investigate how disruptions in mRNA transport within peripheral nerves contribute to axonal degeneration in DPN, with the goal of uncovering insights that could lead to personalized treatments.' At the bottom right corner are images of two cats labeled as 'Lab Mascots' with names Nala and Max.
March 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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sfn.org
The NIH’s new imposed standard indirect cost rate threatens life-saving brain & behavior research that benefits millions of Americans. SfN, with other scientific organizations,urge reversal of this policy & implore Congress to protect critical research infrastructure.

Full statement: bit.ly/4jVJnCL
Statement on the NIH Imposed Standard Indirect Cost Rate
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February 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
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Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)
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February 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Here are some facts about "facilities and administrative" (F&A) costs, what we in the business call "indirects" and what Musk is calling "overhead" as he tries to convince Americans with being ok with cutting billions on dollars from medical and public health research at universities & hospitals

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February 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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germhuntermd.bsky.social
Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible

Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46

For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B

Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
An image of NIH campus. Text says : With annual budget of more than $47 billion, NIH is the largest single public funder of biomedical and behavioural research in the world. In fiscal year 2023, NIH funding generated an estimated $92.89 billion in economic activity Every state and almost every congressional district received a share of NIH investment Each year, NIH awards over 60,000 grants that directly support more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 different institutions In fiscal year 2023, every $1 of NIH funding generated approximately $2.46 of economic activity
January 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Another great story on @julietmwirigi.bsky.social Juliet Mwirigi's HHMI Hanna Gray Award: news.utdallas.edu/alumni/howar... We are so proud of you Juliet!
Pain Scientist Earns Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship
Juliet Mwirigi BS’18, PhD’23, who specializes in pain studies, has been selected for a Hanna H. Gray Fellowship. Each of the 25 fellows receives up to $1.5 million in funding over eight years. After a...
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January 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Today we're thrilled to announce our 2024 #HannaGrayFellows! Please join us in welcoming and celebrating these outstanding early career scientists!
January 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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amunts.bsky.social
Spatial Proteomics is the Method of the Year 2024!
December 6, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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It's Dec 1 and you want to finally start learning R? The R advent calendaR by @kiirsti.bsky.social is an excellent place to start. Do it now! #rstats kiirstio.wixsite.com/kowen/post/t...
The 25 days of chRistmas: an R advent calendaR
Thank you for your interest in this advent calendar and learning R! R is a powerful tool for data analysis and visualization. At first, it can be really overwhelming, but after you pick up the basics,...
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December 1, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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Jon Stewart’s Election Night Takeaway #DailyShow

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November 6, 2024 at 5:56 AM
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Identifying alterations in hand movement coordination from chronic stroke survivors using a wearable high-density EMG sleeve https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.02.24300714v1
Identifying alterations in hand movement coordination from chronic stroke survivors using a wearable high-density EMG sleeve https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.02.24300714v1
Non-invasive, high-density electromyography (HD-EMG) has emerged as a useful tool to collect a range
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January 3, 2024 at 10:21 PM
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The hacked the @nanopore sequencer to read amino acids and PTMs along protein strands. This opens up the possibility for barcode sequencing at the protein level for highly multiplexed assays, PTM monitoring, and protein identification 🧬🧪🤯
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Multi-pass, single-molecule nanopore reading of long protein strands with single-amino acid sensitiv...
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October 21, 2023 at 9:37 PM