Associate Professor
University of Florida
Aaron Mickle is a Ph.D. neuroscientist with a diverse research background that includes behavioral neuroscience, molecular and cellular neuroscience, neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, urology, and bioengineering. His current research is focused on incorporating molecular, cellular, and whole-animal approaches to answer questions in relation to mechanisms of visceral pain and pain relief.
Dr. Mickle started his scientific career as a research technologist at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Where he developed a strong interest in chronic pain mechanisms, specifically using electrophysiology techniques along with in vivo pharmacology to study the underlying mechanistic bases. He then attended the University of Iowa, where he continued his studies and understanding of chronic pain mechanisms in Dr. Mohapatra’s lab, focusing on the specific tumor-nerve signaling crosstalk that underlies peripheral pain sensitization associated with bone-metastasized breast and prostate cancers. After graduation, he joined the research group of Dr. Gereau at Washington University in St. Louis for postdoctoral training, where he studied both peripheral and central pain mechanisms and associated disease by learning new techniques, including optogenetics, chemogenetics, and functional studies on cultured human dorsal root ganglia neurons. After joining the group, I led a collaborative study with Dr. Rogers’ group to develop technology for the control and monitoring of bladder function through the use of optogenetics and a noninvasive strain gauge.
Dr. Mickle began his first faculty position at the University of Florida in the summer of 2019, where he established a lab to study bladder neurophysiology and pain. In July of 2024, Aaron Mickle is moving to the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Physiology. He also holds appointments in the Departments of Neurosurgery, Urology, and a secondary appointment in Biomedical Engineering.
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Friday, April 28, 2023
7:37 AM – 7:52 AM CST
Friday, April 28, 2023
8:52 AM – 9:10 AM CST