David Bulmer

  • Theme Lead, Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour
  • University Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology
David Bulmer

About

David Bulmer uses normal and diseased human tissue to determine the mediators responsible for the activation of pain sensing nerves (nociceptors) in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients, and the mechanism by which they activate nociceptors. Learn more

Research Areas

  • Visceral Pain
  • Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
  • Sensory nerves
  • Ion channels
  • G protein coupled receptors

Techniques

  • Electrophysiological recordings
  • Ca2+ imaging
  • Whole cell patch clamp

Areas for Collaboration

  • Psychology – effect of anxiety, depression on visceral pain
  • Microbiota – influence on the peripheral nervous system
  • Autism – pathophysiology of gastrointestinal symptoms
  • Bioelectronic - regulation of gut function

Research Theme