Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Neurology
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2025 - Present
Neurology, Translational Brain Sciences,
Neurology
Assistant Professor in Pathology
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2020 - Present
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
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2021 - Present
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
OnabotulinumtoxinA effects on trigeminal nociceptors.
Journal Article Cephalalgia · February 2023 BACKGROUND: OnabotulinumtoxinA (onabotA) is approved globally for prevention of chronic migraine; however, the classical mechanism of action of onabotA in motor and autonomic neurons cannot fully explain the effectiveness of onabotulinumtoxinA in this sens ... Full text Link to item CiteThe role of TRPV4 channels in cutaneous epithelia.
Journal Article Curr Top Membr · 2022 Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channels are multi-modally activated cation permeable channels that are expressed most organ tissues including the skin. TRPV4 is highly expressed in the skin and functions in skin resident cells such as epi ... Full text Link to item CiteEpithelia-Sensory Neuron Cross Talk Underlies Cholestatic Itch Induced by Lysophosphatidylcholine.
Journal Article Gastroenterology · July 2021 BACKGROUND & AIMS: Limited understanding of pruritus mechanisms in cholestatic liver diseases hinders development of antipruritic treatments. Previous studies implicated lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) as a potential mediator of cholestatic pruritus. METHODS: ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
The role of TRPV4 in Post traumatic/TBI induced headaches
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2028The role of TRPV4 in migraine pain with focus on non-neural, keratinocytes and mast cells and mechanisms of racial differences in migraine pain suffering
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2021 - 2026Going on a migraine TRP: Defining mechanisms of action of botox on the trigeminal sensory system that provide an explanation for the anti-migraine pain effects of botox
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Allergan, Inc. · 2020 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Alabama, Birmingham ·
2008
Ph.D.