About
Professor Marc Spehr is a principal investigator at the Department of Chemosensorics, Institute for Biology II, RWTH Aachen University. His research focuses on neurophysiology and reproductive physiology, particularly the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying chemosensory signal transduction in the vomeronasal and olfactory systems.
Using advanced methods such as electrophysiology, life-cell imaging, histology, and confocal microscopy, Spehr's work explores sensory adaptation, ion channel function, and chemical communication. His recent publications highlight studies on vomeronasal pumping, temperature-sensitive ion channels in human sperm, and neural coding of olfactory stimuli.
Spehr's research spans interdisciplinary domains including neuroscience, reproductive biology, and biophysics. Key themes in his work include the role of TRPV4 in sperm thermosensitivity, HCN channels in vomeronasal signaling, and the evolutionary conservation of transmembrane proteins like TMEM16.
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