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Theanne Griffith is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis in the Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology Her research focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of thermal sensations in health and disease. In addition to her research and teaching, she is the author of a series of children's books about science, the Magnificent Makers.

Education
Griffith received her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Neuroscience and Spanish from Smith College, and earned her doctorate in Neuroscience from Northwestern University in 2015.

Research and academic career
Following a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University investigating ion channel function in somatosensory neurons, Griffith worked as an instructor at Rutgers University and became a professor at the University of California, Davis.

Science outreach and children's books
Griffith is the author of a series of children's books, The Magnificent Makers, published by Random House Children's Books.

Awards and Honors

 * 2020 UC Davis CAMPOS Faculty Scholars