George Goodwin
gg9761.bsky.social
George Goodwin
@gg9761.bsky.social
Research Fellow, King's College London
Studying the neurobiological mechanisms of arthritis pain
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Looking forward to reading this!! Painless NGF seems to have moved away from p75 and onto TrkA biased signaling. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Great paper from Jason Ivanusic’s lab: they imaged CGRP fibres in cleared joints and found a major loss of subchondral bone innervation in MIA vs controls—opposite to the idea of NGF-driven sprouting in OA. Does the MIA just wipe out the fibres?
Loss of peptidergic innervation of the subchondral bone in a murine model of MIA-induced osteoarthritis
In the present study, we aimed to determine how osteoarthritis (OA) affects the morphology and distribution of nociceptive nerve endings in the subcho…
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October 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Stuart Bevan and I are offering an exciting MRC DTP-funded PhD project exploring the mechanisms of pain in Long COVID.

Find out more about the project here:
🔗 tinyurl.com/3caseacv

Application deadline: 28th October

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October 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Neuronal subtype-specific expression of NKG2D ligands, injury models, and axonal degeneration? We have a new preprint @ndcnoxford.bsky.social
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NKG2D receptor ligands are cell surface biomarkers for injured murine and human nociceptive sensory neurons
Nociceptors are primary afferent neurons that sense noxious stimuli. They can be activated by tissue injury as well as the accompanying local immune response. We have shown that following nerve injury...
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July 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“Love is the answer”
#fluorescentfriday

8 µm longitudinal section of the Stellate Ganglion. Neurons expressing tdTomato (red). I love this one—these sympathetic neurons innervate the heart, and the section even resembles a heart emoji ❤️
July 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Hello Bluesky.
Thrilled to finally share some exciting news: I’ve been awarded a 5-year Career Development Fellowship from @versusarthritis.bsky.social to investigate the role of silent nociceptors in arthritis pain.
More info below in the PR.
July 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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#PainResearch
Great PostDoc opportunity from Mat 🥳
July 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Fabulous teamwork with @taamslab.bsky.social! Our findings provide a mechanistic explanation for why JAK inhibitors are better painkillers in #arthritis 🧪🧠 #PainResearch #PainScience #Immunosky
This issue’s cover features work by‬ Leonie S. Taams & team @denklab.bsky.social —JAK inhibitors act directly on human sensory neurons: buff.ly/trWfkCr

The image shows iPSC–derived sensory neurons stained with β III tubulin (green), Brn3a (red), and DAPI (blue).
June 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM