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Pain Research

The Stark Neurosciences Research Institute pain group includes investigators who study a range of topics in multiple pain models. Areas of interest include electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, tract-tracing studies, opto- and chemo-genetics, calcium imaging, and behavioral studies. Within this group, researchers work with several diverse causes of pain, including inflammation, surgery and chemotherapy (including neuropathic pain). Often, these studies intersect with SCI and traumatic brain injury (TBI) models.

faculty investigators

Theodore R. Cummins, PhD

Chair, Department of Biology, School of Science

Jeff Dage, PhD

Senior Research Professor of Neurology

Jill C. Fehrenbacher, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology

Xiaoming Jin, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Alexander G. Obukhov, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Patrick L. Sheets, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology

Ying Wang, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesia

Fletcher A. White, PhD

Vergil K. Stoelting Professor of Anesthesia