Manon Bohic is a postdoctoral fellow at Rutgers University working with Victoria Abraira. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in developmental biology and her Ph.D. in neuroscience from Aix-Marseille University, France. For her Ph.D. work with Aziz Moqrich at the Marseille Developmental Biology Institute (IBDM), she studied the molecular differentiation of gentle touch C-Low Threshold Mechanoreceptor skin sensory neurons and their role in pain modulation.

During her postdoctoral research, Bohic used machine learning, computer vision and natural language processing to develop new tools for better preclinical pain assessment in rodents. She also developed an interest in how internal and emotional states modulate spinal sensory processing through the release of oxytocin. She now aims to investigate how alterations in spinal processing of affective touch and pain might contribute to the distinct sensory experiences and social interaction patterns encountered by autistic individuals.