NEUROBIOLOGY OF PAIN AND ITCH STUDY SECTION

NPI
02/19/25 - 02/20/25
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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CRUZ-ALMEIDA, YENISEL, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DENTISTRY
AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FL, 32608

MEMBERS
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ABRAIRA, VICTORIA, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL BIOLOGY
AND NEUROSCIENCE
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
PISCATAWAY, NJ, 08854

ASHPOLE, NICOLE M, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
AND RESEARCH
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
UNIVERSITY, MS, 38677

BERNSTEIN, MICHAEL HARRISON, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903

BHATTACHARJEE, ARINDAM, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
BUFFALO, NY, 14228

CAHILL, CATHERINE M, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
SEMEL INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE AND
HUMAN BEHAVIOR
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095

CAMPBELL, ZACHARY, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
MIDDLETON, WI, 53562

CAO, YUQING, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ST. LOUIS, MO, 63110

CORTEZ, MELISSA, DO *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
AND NEUROLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84108

DASILVA, ALEXANDRE F, DDS, DMSC
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48104

DAVIDSON, STEVE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR PATHOBIOLOGY
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PAIN RESEARCH CENTER
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10010

DETLOFF, MEGAN R, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROBIOLOGY
AND ANATOMY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

FREGNI, FELIPE, PHD, MD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE
AND REHABILITATION
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
BOSTON, MA, 02129

GEHA, PAUL, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
ROCHESTER, NY, 14620

GRACE, PETER M, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHAIR AD INTERIM
DEPARTMENT OF SYMPTOM RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

JOHNSON, ALISA J, PHD *
FACILITY HEAD AND STAFF SCIENTIST
NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE
AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

KHANNA, RAJESH, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FL, 32610

KING, TAMARA E, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
BIDDEFORD, ME, 04005

LASCELLES, DUNCAN *
PROFESSOR
COMPARATIVE PAIN RESEARCH
AND EDUCATION CENTER
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
RALEIGH, NC, 27606

LIU, XIANSHUANG, MD, PHD *
BIOSCIENTIFIC STAFF
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
HENRY FORD HEALTH
DETROIT, MI, 48202

MELEMEDJIAN, OHANNES KEVORK, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEURAL
AND PAIN SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, MD, 21201

MICKLE, AARON DAVID, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE, WI, 53226

MOANA-FILHO, ESTEPHAN J, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC
AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455

NACKLEY, ANDREA G, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DURHAM, NC, 27710

NAVRATILOVA, EDITA, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE TUCSON
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
TUCSON, AZ, 85724

ROMERO-SANDOVAL, ALFONSO, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, 27157

RUPAREL, SHIVANI B, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ENDODONTICS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229

SEAL, REBECCA P, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROBIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15213

SHEETS, PATRICK L, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46202

SIVANESAN, EELLAN, MD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
BALTIMORE, MD, 21287

STEPHENS, KIMBERLY, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72202

TOLL, LAWRENCE R, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
BOCA RATON, FL, 33431

WATTS, VAL J, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINAL
AND MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, 47907

WENG, HAN-RONG, MD, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
CALIFORNIA NORTHSTATE UNIVERSITY
ELK GROVE, CA, 95757

WESTLUND-HIGH, KARIN N, PHD *
PROFESSOR AND VICE-CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87106

XIANG, YANG, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROBIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL
WORCESTER, MA, 01605

YANG, GUANG, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NEW YORK, NY, 10032

ZHANG, JUN-MING, MD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, OH, 45267

MAIL REVIEWER
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TSAI, PAO-FENG, PHD
PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN
COLLEGE OF NURSING
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
AUBURN, AL, 36849

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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WATTIEZ, ANNE-SOPHIE MARIE LUCIE, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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WASEEM, SOBIA RIAZ
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible