CURRICULUM VITAE
Aaron David Mickle PhD
Aaron David Mickle PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology
Department of Physiology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
8701 Watertown Plank Road |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
09/2003 - 05/2007 BS, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, La Crosse, WI |
08/2010 - 12/2014 PhD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
01/2015 - 07/2019 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
08/2019 - 06/2024 Assistant Professor, Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
11/2019 - 06/2024 Affiliate Faculty, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
10/2020 - 06/2024 Affiliate Faculty, Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
07/2024 - Present Associate Professor, Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2024 - Present Associate Professor, Urology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2024 - 07/2025 Courtesy Faculty, Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
07/2024 - Present Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Miranda A, Mickle A, Medda B, Zhang Z, Phillips RJ, Tipnis N, Powley TL, Shaker R, Sengupta JN. Altered mechanosensitive properties of vagal afferent fibers innervating the stomach following gastric surgery in rats. Neuroscience. 2009 Sep 15;162(4):1299-306. PMCID: PMC2741133 |
2. Mickle A, Sood M, Zhang Z, Shahmohammadi G, Sengupta JN, Miranda A. Antinociceptive effects of melatonin in a rat model of post-inflammatory visceral hyperalgesia: a centrally mediated process. Pain. 2010 Jun;149(3):555-564. PMCID: PMC2884285 |
3. Miranda A, Mickle A, Schmidt J, Zhang Z, Shaker R, Banerjee B, Sengupta JN. Neonatal cystitis-induced colonic hypersensitivity in adult rats: a model of viscero-visceral convergence. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2011 Jul;23(7):683-e281. PMCID: PMC3117950 |
4. Mickle A, Kannampalli P, Bruckert M, Miranda A, Banerjee B, Sengupta JN. Pronociceptive effect of 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist on visceral pain involves spinal N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor. Neuroscience. 2012 Sep 06;219:243-54. PMCID: PMC3402596 |
5. Loo L, Shepherd AJ, Mickle AD, Lorca RA, Shutov LP, Usachev YM, Mohapatra DP. The C-type natriuretic peptide induces thermal hyperalgesia through a noncanonical Gβγ-dependent modulation of TRPV1 channel. J Neurosci. 2012 Aug 29;32(35):11942-55. PMCID: PMC3461320 |
6. Shepherd AJ, Loo L, Gupte RP, Mickle AD, Mohapatra DP. Distinct modifications in Kv2.1 channel via chemokine receptor CXCR4 regulate neuronal survival-death dynamics. J Neurosci. 2012 Dec 05;32(49):17725-39. PMCID: PMC3544972 |
7. Sengupta JN, Mickle A, Kannampalli P, Spruell R, McRorie J, Shaker R, Miranda A. Visceral analgesic effect of 5-HT(4) receptor agonist in rats involves the rostroventral medulla (RVM). Neuropharmacology. 2014 Apr;79:345-58. PMCID: PMC4321751 |
8. Borges GR, Morgan DA, Ketsawatsomkron P, Mickle AD, Thompson AP, Cassell MD, Mohapatra DP, Rahmouni K, Sigmund CD. Interference with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ in vascular smooth muscle causes baroreflex impairment and autonomic dysfunction. Hypertension. 2014 Sep;64(3):590-6. PMCID: PMC4134389 |
9. Miranda A, Mickle A, Bruckert M, Kannampalli P, Banerjee B, Sengupta JN. NMDA receptor mediates chronic visceral pain induced by neonatal noxious somatic stimulation. Eur J Pharmacol. 2014 Dec 05;744:28-35. PMCID: PMC4261000 |
10. Mickle AD, Shepherd AJ, Mohapatra DP. Sensory TRP channels: the key transducers of nociception and pain. Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci. 2015;131:73-118. PMCID: PMC5903472 |
11. Mickle AD, Shepherd AJ, Loo L, Mohapatra DP. Induction of thermal and mechanical hypersensitivity by parathyroid hormone-related peptide through upregulation of TRPV1 function and trafficking. Pain. 2015 Sep;156(9):1620-1636. PMCID: PMC5070921 |
12. Mickle AD, Shepherd AJ, Mohapatra DP. Nociceptive TRP Channels: Sensory Detectors and Transducers in Multiple Pain Pathologies. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2016 Nov 14;9(4). PMCID: PMC5198047 |
13. Park SI, Shin G, McCall JG, Al-Hasani R, Norris A, Xia L, Brenner DS, Noh KN, Bang SY, Bhatti DL, Jang KI, Kang SK, Mickle AD, Dussor G, Price TJ, Gereau RW 4th, Bruchas MR, Rogers JA. Stretchable multichannel antennas in soft wireless optoelectronic implants for optogenetics. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Dec 13;113(50):E8169-E8177. PMCID: PMC5167187 |
14. Shin G, Gomez AM, Al-Hasani R, Jeong YR, Kim J, Xie Z, Banks A, Lee SM, Han SY, Yoo CJ, Lee JL, Lee SH, Kurniawan J, Tureb J, Guo Z, Yoon J, Park SI, Bang SY, Nam Y, Walicki MC, Samineni VK, Mickle AD, Lee K, Heo SY, McCall JG, Pan T, Wang L, Feng X, Kim TI, Kim JK, Li Y, Huang Y, Gereau RW 4th, Ha JS, Bruchas MR, Rogers JA. Flexible Near-Field Wireless Optoelectronics as Subdermal Implants for Broad Applications in Optogenetics. Neuron. 2017 Feb 08;93(3):509-521.e3. PMCID: PMC5377903 |
15. Samineni VK, Yoon J, Crawford KE, Jeong YR, McKenzie KC, Shin G, Xie Z, Sundaram SS, Li Y, Yang MY, Kim J, Wu D, Xue Y, Feng X, Huang Y, Mickle AD, Banks A, Ha JS, Golden JP, Rogers JA, Gereau RW 4th. Fully implantable, battery-free wireless optoelectronic devices for spinal optogenetics. Pain. 2017 Nov;158(11):2108-2116. PMCID: PMC5640477 |
16. Samineni VK, Mickle AD, Yoon J, Grajales-Reyes JG, Pullen MY, Crawford KE, Noh KN, Gereau GB, Vogt SK, Lai HH, Rogers JA, Gereau RW 4th. Optogenetic silencing of nociceptive primary afferents reduces evoked and ongoing bladder pain. Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 20;7(1):15865. PMCID: PMC5696510 |
17. Noh KN, Park SI, Qazi R, Zou Z, Mickle AD, Grajales-Reyes JG, Jang KI, Gereau RW 4th, Xiao J, Rogers JA, Jeong JW. Miniaturized, Battery-Free Optofluidic Systems with Potential for Wireless Pharmacology and Optogenetics. Small. 2018 Jan;14(4). PMCID: PMC5912318 |
18. Shepherd AJ, Mickle AD, Kadunganattil S, Hu H, Mohapatra DP. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide Elicits Peripheral TRPV1-dependent Mechanical Hypersensitivity. Front Cell Neurosci. 2018;12:38. PMCID: PMC5818411 |
19. Shepherd AJ, Mickle AD, McIlvried LA, Gereau RW 4th, Mohapatra DP. Parathyroid hormone-related peptide activates and modulates TRPV1 channel in human DRG neurons. Eur J Pain. 2018 Oct;22(9):1685-1690. |
20. Shepherd AJ, Copits BA, Mickle AD, Karlsson P, Kadunganattil S, Haroutounian S, Tadinada SM, de Kloet AD, Valtcheva MV, McIlvried LA, Sheahan TD, Jain S, Ray PR, Usachev YM, Dussor G, Krause EG, Price TJ, Gereau RW 4th, Mohapatra DP. Angiotensin II Triggers Peripheral Macrophage-to-Sensory Neuron Redox Crosstalk to Elicit Pain. J Neurosci. 2018 Aug 08;38(32):7032-7057. PMCID: PMC6083458 |
21. Shepherd AJ, Mickle AD, Golden JP, Mack MR, Halabi CM, de Kloet AD, Samineni VK, Kim BS, Krause EG, Gereau RW 4th, Mohapatra DP. Macrophage angiotensin II type 2 receptor triggers neuropathic pain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Aug 21;115(34):E8057-E8066. PMCID: PMC6112686 |
22. Won SM, Koo J, Crawford KE, Mickle AD, Xue Y, Min S, McIlvried LA, Yan Y, Kim SB, Lee SM, Kim BH, Jang H, MacEwan MR, Huang Y, Gereau RW, Rogers JA. Natural Wax for Transient Electronics Advanced Functional Materials. 8 August 2018;28(32). |
23. Mickle AD, Gereau RW 4th. A bright future? Optogenetics in the periphery for pain research and therapy. Pain. 2018 Sep;159 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S65-S73. PMCID: PMC6097536 |
24. Mickle AD, Won SM, Noh KN, Yoon J, Meacham KW, Xue Y, McIlvried LA, Copits BA, Samineni VK, Crawford KE, Kim DH, Srivastava P, Kim BH, Min S, Shiuan Y, Yun Y, Payne MA, Zhang J, Jang H, Li Y, Lai HH, Huang Y, Park SI, Gereau RW 4th, Rogers JA. A wireless closed-loop system for optogenetic peripheral neuromodulation. Nature. 2019 Jan;565(7739):361-365. PMCID: PMC6336505 |
25. Zhang Y, Mickle AD, Gutruf P, McIlvried LA, Guo H, Wu Y, Golden JP, Xue Y, Grajales-Reyes JG, Wang X, Krishnan S, Xie Y, Peng D, Su CJ, Zhang F, Reeder JT, Vogt SK, Huang Y, Rogers JA, Gereau RW 4th. Battery-free, fully implantable optofluidic cuff system for wireless optogenetic and pharmacological neuromodulation of peripheral nerves. Sci Adv. 2019 Jul;5(7):eaaw5296. PMCID: PMC6611690 |
26. Srivastava P, Lai HH, Mickle AD. Characterization of a method to study urodynamics and bladder nociception in male and female mice. Low Urin Tract Symptoms. 2021 Apr;13(2):319-324. PMCID: PMC8474011 |
27. Patel T, Hendren J, Lee N, Mickle AD. Open source timed pressure control hardware and software for delivery of air mediated distensions in animal models. HardwareX. 2022 Apr;11:e00271. PMCID: PMC9058729 |
28. Robilotto GL, Mohapatra DP, Shepherd AJ, Mickle AD. Role of Src kinase in regulating protein kinase C mediated phosphorylation of TRPV1. Eur J Pain. 2022 Oct;26(9):1967-1978. PMCID: PMC9483845 |
29. Yang OJ, Robilotto GL, Alom F, Alemán K, Devulapally K, Morris A, Mickle AD. Evaluating the transduction efficiency of systemically delivered AAV vectors in the rat nervous system. Front Neurosci. 2023;17:1001007. PMCID: PMC9899837 |
30. Rana S, Alom F, Martinez RC, Fuller DD, Mickle AD. Acute ampakines increase voiding function and coordination in a rat model of SCI. bioRxiv. 2023 Nov 17. PMCID: PMC10245998 |
31. Robilotto GL, Yang OJ, Alom F, Johnson RD, Mickle AD. Optogenetic urothelial cell stimulation induces bladder contractions and pelvic nerve afferent firing. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2023 Aug 01;325(2):F150-F163. |
32. Conic RRZ, Vasilopoulos T, Devulapally K, Przkora R, Dubin A, Sibille KT, Mickle AD. Hypertension and urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome: An analysis of MAPP-I data. BMC Urol. 2024 Jan 28;24(1):21. PMCID: PMC10822153 |
33. Rana S, Alom F, Martinez RC, Fuller DD, Mickle AD. Acute ampakines increase voiding function and coordination in a rat model of SCI. Elife. 2024 Mar 07;12. PMCID: PMC10962400 |
34. Anderson HA, Robilotto GL, Mickle AD. Role of local angiotensin II signaling in bladder function. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2024 Nov 01;327(5):F726-F738. PMCID: PMC11563647 |
35. Sun H, Xue X, Robilotto GL, Zhang X, Son C, Chen X, Cao Y, Nan K, Yang Y, Fennell G, Jung J, Song Y, Li H, Lu SH, Liu Y, Li Y, Zhang W, He J, Wang X, Li Y, Mickle AD, Zhang Y. Liquid-based encapsulation for implantable bioelectronics across broad pH environments. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 25;16(1):1019. PMCID: PMC11762702 |
36. Alom F, Ratcliff KJ, Mickle AD. Local urothelial cell-driven detrusor contractions. bioRxiv. 2025 Feb 01. PMCID: PMC11838309 |
37. Alom F, Ratcliff KJ, Talluri B, Mickle AD. Contractions of ex-vivo mouse bladder driven by activation of channelrhodopsin-2 expressed in urothelial cells. Sci Rep. 2025 Oct 03;15(1):34617. PMCID: PMC12494989 |









