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Franziska Denk

Dr Franziska Denk DPhil

Reader in Neuroscience

Biography

I lead the Denk lab, which studies the peripheral nervous system and its involvement in chronic pain conditions. My group is particularly interested in why pain persists over long periods of time and is exploring the role of neuroimmune interactions and epigenetic mechanisms in this context. Our favourite tools include transgenic models and high-throughput molecular analyses on sorted cell populations (scRNAseq, ChIP-seq, CUT&Tag, ATAC-seq). We also work with induced pluripotent stem cell derived models of peripheral neurons.

I am Co-Director of a Wellcome Trust PhD Training Scheme in Neuroimmune Interactions and in general, my team is looking to promote interdisciplinary research in an open and positive environment. We enjoy sharing data, and engage with other researchers and the public on a regular basis. So please feel free to reach out to us with any questions.

I am an EDI Theme Representative at the NIHR Maudsley BRC.

Please see my Research Staff Profile for more detail

Find out more about my research:

Key collaborators:

  • Prof Leonie Taams, King’s College London
  • Prof David Bennett, Oxford University
  • Prof Chris Buckley, Oxford University
  • Prof Ewan St John Smith, Cambridge University

 

 

    Research

    synthetic-biology
    RNA Biology

    RNA is at the forefront of biomedical research for its central role in how information is transferred from DNA to protein. This Research Interest Group is open to all interested parties from across the University.

    News

    King's researchers awarded funding to study persistent pain in inflammatory arthritis

    The £3.9M award will be used to identify the drivers of pain in people living with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Inflammatory arthritis

    King's researchers receive 2020 Emerging Leaders Prize awards

    Dr Philip Holland and Dr Franziska Denk both received the awards from the Medical Research Foundation

    Holland Denk 780x440

      Research

      synthetic-biology
      RNA Biology

      RNA is at the forefront of biomedical research for its central role in how information is transferred from DNA to protein. This Research Interest Group is open to all interested parties from across the University.

      News

      King's researchers awarded funding to study persistent pain in inflammatory arthritis

      The £3.9M award will be used to identify the drivers of pain in people living with rheumatoid arthritis.

      Inflammatory arthritis

      King's researchers receive 2020 Emerging Leaders Prize awards

      Dr Philip Holland and Dr Franziska Denk both received the awards from the Medical Research Foundation

      Holland Denk 780x440