Paul A. Garrity

My research focuses on the molecular genetic basis of sensory transduction and behavior. My lab investigates the molecular detectors and neural circuits that sense temperature and chemicals in fruit flies and vector mosquitoes. We study thermal and chemical sensation because it allows us to address fundamental questions in neuroscience, molecular biology, biophysics, and evolution, while providing insights relevant to human health (including the spread of infectious diseases by vector mosquitoes) and the development of new technologies for controlling neuronal activity.