Dr. Abraira is excited to be presenting at the Pew meeting in March 2021. The Pew Charitable Trusts is a nonprofit organization driven by the power of knowledge and innovation to solve today's most challenging problems. Here is a preview of Victoria's presentation: 

Dr. Abraira recently appeared in articles which were published by Harvard Medicine and the Daily Beast. The picture shown above illustrates two distinct types of interneurons (highlighted in red and green) located in the upper spinal cord. You can learn more about these pieces using the links below: 

April 2020: Coronavirus Has Killed the Power of Touch. How Do We Reconnect?
September 2020: The Beauty of Touch

Previous Article: 

July 2015: The Secret Social Power of Touch
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        NPR WAMU: “Reaching Out: The Power of Touch in a Socially Distant Tim

Dr. Abraira recently had the opportunity to speak about her work with various radio organizations, including CBC, NPR-WAMU, and BBC. The sense of touch is now more important than ever, especially as physical distancing and quarantines are causing "touch isolation." You can learn more about these appearances using the links below:

April 2020: How to stay in touch with our basic senses in isolation
May 2020: Reaching Out: The Power of Touch In A Socially Distant Time 
August 2020: The science of affectionate touch, from the skin to brain

Congratulations to all the hardworking members of the Abraira Lab - recipient of the 2019 Whitehall Foundation Grant! This competitive program assists United States neurobiology animal research - specifically concerning sensory, motor, and other complex neural mechanisms - with respect to behavioral output.

Having applied as a nascent institution, the Abraira Lab is humbled to accept this award - which will aid in our odyssey to explore the body's largest spatial sense.