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INVESTIGATING MECHANISMS OF PAIN TO ADVANCE CLINICAL TRANSLATION

The Centre for Pain IMPACT, directed by Prof James McAuley, A/Prof Sylvia Gustin, Dr Siobhan Schabrun and A/Prof David Seminowicz conducts research that encompasses basic science through to clinical and translational research.

Our research investigates the causes of chronic pain; develops and tests the efficacy and effectiveness of new treatment approaches; and implements new treatment approaches into clinical practice.

The research covers a range of conditions: low back pain, osteoarthritis, temporomandibular disorder, focal hand dystonia, headache, complex regional pain syndrome, migraine, burning mouth syndrome, sickle cell disease, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal cord injury neuropathic pain, trigeminal neuropathic pain and trigeminal neuralgia.

Our team uses different research methods, including animal (rodent) models, human models, neuroimaging, experimental methods (non-invasive brain stimulation, quantitative sensory testing), cohort studies, randomised controlled trials, implementation trials, and qualitative research.

The Centre also provides ongoing pain-related educational activities, including media, public lectures, clinical workshops, and seminars.

The overarching aims of the Centre for IMPACT are to:

  • profile NeuRA’s world class pain research
  • facilitate collaboration within and beyond NeuRA
  • raise awareness of NeuRA’s pain activities by providing:
    • a platform for research participant recruitment
    • a forum for public and clinician education
    • leverage expertise within NeuRA to seek external funding support (e.g. NHMRC CRE, industry, philanthropy).

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS

Back and Neck Pain Forum


11th November 202112:00 AM

Please follow this link to the Back & Neck Pain Forum official webpage!

 

 

CENTRE FOR PAIN IMPACT LEADERSHIP

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SYLVIA GUSTIN Associate Professor, NeuRA & UNSW Director, Centre for Pain IMPACT, NeuRA Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Fellow, NeuRA & UNSW

PROFESSOR JAMES MCAULEY Senior Research Scientist and Group Leader, NeuRA Director, Centre for Pain IMPACT Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney

DR SIOBHAN SCHABRUN Senior Research Scientist and Group Leader, NeuRA Director, Centre for Pain IMPACT, NeuRA R.D Wright Biomedical Fellow, NHMRC

A/PROF DAVID SEMINOWICZ Principal Research Scientist, NeuRA Director, Centre for Pain IMPACT Associate Professor, Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore

CENTRE FOR PAIN IMPACT TEAM

DR MONZURUL ALAM Research Fellow : +61 426 604383
: monzurul.alam@unsw.edu.au

THIAGO FOLLY Research Assistant

NELL NORMAN-NOTT PhD Student

DR NEGIN HESAM-SHARIATI Postdoctoral Researcher : +612 9399 1883
: n.hesamshariati@neura.edu.au

BROOKE NAYLOR Masters Student, Clinical Psychology

DANIEL HULTBERG Medical Student

ANTON PAULSON Medical Student

DAVID KANG Medical Student

YANN QUIDE Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNSW School of Psychiatry : 02 9399 1866
: y.quide@neura.edu.au

PAULINE ZAHARA Clinical Trial Manager

DR SAURAB SHARMA Postdoctoral Research Fellow : saurab.sharma@neura.edu.au

YANNICK GILANYI Honours Student : y.gilanyi@neura.edu.au

BRISHNA SHAH Honours Student : b.shah@neura.edu.au

JACK DEVONSHIRE Research Assistant : j.devonshire@neura.edu.au

HARRISON HANSFORD Doctoral Candidate : h.hansford@neura.edu.au

DR MARKUS HÜBSCHER Postdoctoral Research Fellow : m.huebscher@neura.edu.au

DR ADRIAN TRAEGER Postdoctoral Research Fellow : a.traeger@neura.edu.au

MICHAEL FERRARO Doctoral Candidate : 02 9399 1049
: m.ferraro@neura.edu.au

RODRIGO RIZZO PhD Candidate : r.rizzo@neura.edu.au

HAYLEY LEAKE Doctoral Candidate

DR MATTHEW JONES Postdoctoral Research Fellow : matthew.jones@unsw.edu.au

MICHAEL WEWEGE Doctoral Candidate : m.wewege@neura.edu.au

ANIKA HAIGH Research Assistant : a.haigh@neura.edu.au

DR IAN SKINNER Postdoctoral Research Fellow

DR HOPIN LEE Postdoctoral Research Fellow

DR MATTHEW K BAGG Postdoctoral Research Fellow : m.bagg@neura.edu.au

DR AIDAN CASHIN Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow : a.cashin@neura.edu.au

EDEL O’HAGAN PhD Candidate : e.ohagan@neura.edu.au

ISOBEL WILLIAMS Research Assistant : i.williams@neura.edu.au

SAM WILLIAMS Research Assistant : s.williams@neura.edu.au

KATARZYNA BILSKA PhD Student : 02 9399 1864
: k.bilska@neura.edu.au

SAMANTHA K. MILLARD PhD Student : 02 9399 1864
: s.millard@neura.edu.au

PATRICK SKIPPEN Postdoctoral Fellow : 02 9399 1864
: p.skippen@neura.edu.au

DR NAHIAN CHOWDHURY Postdoctoral Fellow : 02 9399 1864
: n.chowdhury@neura.edu.au

LUKE JENKINS PhD Student

REBECCA LIVINGS PhD Student

WEI-JU CHANG Postdoctoral Fellow

ELISA SANJURJO Honours Student

GHUFRAN ALHASSANI PhD Candidate

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