Area of research
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience · Physiology
Research interest
Research interests include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects.
Activation of central amygdala dynorphin neurons alleviates the affective component of chronic pain
Dorsal hippocampus to nucleus accumbens projections drive reinforcement via activation of accumbal dynorphin neurons
Pannexin-1 channel inhibition alleviates opioid withdrawal in rodents by modulating locus coeruleus to spinal cord circuitry
Endogenous opioid systems alterations in pain and opioid use disorder
Synthesis and Pharmacology of a Novel μ–δ Opioid Receptor Heteromer-Selective Agonist Based on the Carfentanyl Template
Pain-Induced Negative Affect Is Mediated via Recruitment of The Nucleus Accumbens Kappa Opioid System