Patrick M. Dougherty, Ph.D. 1988, The University of Texas at Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management Contact Information

Research Interests:

• Neurobiology, neurophysiology and neuropharmacology of the spinal dorsal horn
• Forebrain mechanisms of somatosensation and hyperalgesia
• Mechanisms of central pain
• Neural mechanisms of hyperalgesia, chronic fatigue and cognitive impairment due to cancer and cancer therapies
• Psychophysics and functional imaging of acute, neuropathic and cancer pain in humans

The research in my laboratories is focused on gaining a multidisciplinary understanding of the neurochemical and physiological consequences of peripheral injury and inflammation on neural activity in the CNS. There are several on-going projects related to this broad issue that provide the opportunity for students to participate in studies on subjects ranging from mice to humans and using techniques ranging from passive behavioral (psychophysical) analysis to acute in vivo and in vitro neurophysiological studies to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).


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Program Affiliations:

Program in Neuroscience