University Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology
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 AreasVisceral Pain
Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
Sensory nerves
Ion channels
G protein coupled receptors
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TechniquesElectrophysiological recordings
Ca2+ imaging
Whole cell patch clamp
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Areas for CollaborationPsychology – effect of anxiety, depression on visceral pain
Microbiota – influence on the peripheral nervous system Autism – pathophysiology of gastrointestinal symptoms Bioelectronic - regulation of gut function |
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