How do we feel? The mystery and importance of touch and what C. elegans can teach us about how it works
Miriam B. Goodman - Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Goodman's lab studies the molecular events that give rise to the sensation of touch and temperature using C. elegans nematodes as a model system.
Stanford Bio-X Seed Grants
In vivo biological force sensing with upconverting nanoparticles
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 8 - 2016
Gating Mechanisms of Metazoan Sensory Mechanotransduction Channels
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 3 – 2006
Novel Molecular Force Probes to Investigate the Mechanism of Touch Sensation
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 5 – 2010
Other Stanford Bio-X Supported Research
Live-cell confocal microscopy for integration of engineered devices and neuroscience
Equipment Grant - 2013
Research News
Nanoparticle technique gauges bite force in tiny C. elegans worms
January 1, 2025 - Nature
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Miriam Goodman, Jennifer Dionne, and Wendy Gu, with co-authors Stanford Bio-X...
In Stanford study, worms dine on nanoparticles to help test biological force sensor technology
January 1, 2017 - Stanford News
Supported by a Bio-X Seed Grant, Bio-X affiliated faculty Jennifer Dionne and Miriam Goodman have teamed up to...
Awards recognize exceptional work in education, patient care
June 15, 2015 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Faculty, staff, residents and a student were honored for a variety of contributions to Stanford...