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| Dr Trudie Binder
School of Medical Sciences - Department of PharmacologyStatement of Interests:
Therapy for inflammatory arthritis, in particular opioid analgesics and bisphosphonates. Rheumatoid arthritis a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder, with a world wide distribution and is associated with significant pain and disability. Models of arthritis are used to investigate the immunopharmacological mechanisms by which opioids and bisphosphonates mediate their anti-arthritic actions and the therapeutic potential of combinational therapy.
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| Dr Michael Lee
School of Medical Sciences - Exercise Physiology ProgramStatement of Interests:
The broad aim of my research is to provide useful information regarding the adaptability of the human motor system and the nature of neural adaptation in response to exercise and motor learning. Other research interests include the mechanism of chronic pain, effects of pain on the control of movements and neurophysiological effects of various manual therapies commonly used in rehabilitation medicine, physiotherapy and chiropractic.
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| Dr Gila Moalem-Taylor
School of Medical Sciences - Department of AnatomyStatement of Interests:
Damage to the nervous system is often associated with chronic neuropathic pain symptoms including spontaneous pain, increased sensitivity to painful stimuli (hyperalgesia), and pain perceived in response to normally non-painful stimuli (allodynia). Such pain is extremely debilitating and difficult to treat. My current research focuses on the mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain, with particular emphasis on how immune cells and inflammatory mediators influence chronic pain following peripheral nerve injury or autoimmune inflammation in the nervous system.
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| Dr Peregrine Osborne
School of Medical Sciences - Department of PhysiologyStatement of Interests:
I am conjoint member of staff based The Pain Management Research Institute at the Royal North Shore Hospital. I collaborate with neuroscientists and clinicians on research projects that aim to understand the neurobiology of processes that cause or alleviate human pain states. A wide range of approaches are used in this work including: molecular biology, neuroanatomy, electrophysiology, behavioural testing and psychological studies, plus fMRI and other clinical methods. My own research uses animal models to study the neurobiology of pain; pharmacology of analgesic drugs; central neuropathic pain and spinal cord injury pain; and visceral pain.
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| Emeritus Professor David Tracey
School of Medical Sciences - Department of AnatomyStatement of Interests:
My research is in the processes which underlie neuropathic pain. It is based on the hypothesis that inflammatory mechanisms contribute to the pain arising from nerve damage. The research is centred on the types of cells which are likely to be involved (eg mast cells, neutrophils and macrophages) and the chemical mediators which may be responsible (eg serotonin, nerve growth factor, prostaglandins).
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| Emeritus Professor Phil Waite
School of Medical Sciences - Department of AnatomyStatement of Interests:
Each year in Australia approximately 300 people suffer a traumatic spinal cord injury. As there is currently no cure, people are left with a lifetime of disability and dependence. Research in our lab focuses on potential cellular therapies to repair the cord. We are trialing olfactory ensheathing cells in rats, testing for improvements in locomotion, thermal and cardiovascular functions, and assessing pain. In parallel with this, we are working with clinicians and spinal patients at Royal North Shore Hospital to improve assessment techniques in preparation for clinical trials. [For further information see <a href="http://niru.med.unsw.edu.au" target="_blank"> http://niru.med.unsw.edu.au</a> <a href="../page/resinterestsshowperson?OpenDocument&StaffID=8700055"><br>More... </a><br><br></font>] | |
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