https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4751-3172
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Research Associate, Senior
Anesthesiology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Scholarly Works
NPD1/GPR37 signaling protects against painful traumatic brain injury and comorbidities by regulating demyelination, glial responses, and neuroinflammation in the mouse brain.
Journal article Brain Behav Immun · February 2026 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often leads to neuropathic pain and a range of comorbidities, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cognitive decline and depression. Neuroprotectin D1 (NPD1), a lipid mediator derived from the omega-3 fatty acid doc ... Full text Link to item CiteGeneral Anesthesia-activated Neurons in the Central Amygdala Mediate Antinociception: Distinct Roles in Acute versus Chronic Phases of Nerve Injury.
Journal article Anesthesiology · August 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: General anesthesia, such as isoflurane, induces analgesia (loss of pain) and loss of consciousness through mechanisms that are not fully understood. A distinct population of γ-aminobutyric acid-mediated neurons has been recently identified in t ... Full text Link to item CiteAdipocyte Adrb3 Drives Chronic Primary Pain by Increasing the Activity of Nociceptors and Glial Cells
Conference The Journal of Pain · April 2025 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Targeting checkpoint inhibitors for pain control
ResearchResearch Associate · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2026 - 2028Prevention of Pain Chronification and Neuroinflammation After Traumatic Brain Injury by Neuroprotectin D1 and GPR37 Signaling
ResearchResearch Associate · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2021 - 2026Identification and Validation of a Novel Central Analgesia Circuit
ResearchResearch Associate · Awarded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2021 - 2024View All Grants