Developing New Therapeutic Interventions for Chronic Pain

Chronic pain affects more than 100 million Americans per year, resulting in extraordinary personal and societal costs in diminished quality of life, lost productivity, and health care consumption. For many of these patients, available treatments are inadequate, creating a dire need for the development of more effective treatments. The transition from acute to chronic pain is driven by changes in the processing of sensory information in both the peripheral and central nervous system, a form of maladaptive plasticity that can be considered a separate disease entity in its own right. 

Research programs at UNE COM on the neurobiology of pain use molecular, physiological, pharmacological, and behavioral approaches to understand the mechanisms that underlie the development of chronic pain and to develop new therapeutic interventions. 

Faculty

Headshot of Ling Cao
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Chair, IACUC
Director, In Vitro Analytical Core
Pickus Center for Biomedical Research 205
Headshot of Diana Goode
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Pickus Center for Biomedical Research 210
Headshot of Benjamin Harrison
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Pickus Center for Biomedical Research 208
Headshot of Derek Molliver
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Director, Center for Cell Signaling Research
Stella Maris Hall 203B
Headshot of Luis Queme
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Stella Maris Hall 203A
Headshot of Kerry Tucker
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Pickus Center for Biomedical Research 206

Affiliated Faculty

Headshot of Tamara King
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Director, Behavior Core
Stella Maris Hall 308A

Professional Staff

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Research/Lab Technician
Pickus Center for Biomedical Research 202

Emeriti

David J. Mokler, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology