Tag Archives: Pain Pathways

The Quest for Better Pain Therapies

January 15, 2009 – 7:18 pm

G- protein coupled receptor (GPCR) and Drug Responsiveness

About Dr. Laura Bohn 
 Background:
Spring 2009-Associate Professor (tenured) at The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular Therapeutics, Jupiter, FL.
10/2007- Associate Professor (tenured), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Departments of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, Program in Pharmacogenomics

8/2003-9/2007 Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University College of Medicine,
1/1999–8/2003 Post-Doc/Assistant Research Professor. [...]

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Featuring Dr. Laura Bohn

December 25, 2008 – 10:05 pm

January’s Story: Decoupling GPCR Pain Therapies from Destructive Side Effects. 
We are pleased to have Dr. Laura Bohn as our “coming soon” featured researcher. 
She caught my attention when she referenced one of our  Opioid Receptor Antibodies in the publication: C. E. Groer, K. Tidgewell, R. A. Moyer, W. W. Harding, R. B. Rothman, T. E. Prisinzano, and L. M. Bohn. An [...]

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Dr. Philippe Sarret Team and Potential New Pain Targets

September 29, 2008 – 1:05 pm

Shedding Light on New Pain Pathways

There is no joy in Painville. Our answer to pain is: “make it go away”! It spoils quality of life. The socio-economic costs for treatments, loss of productivity and absenteeism, are measured in billions USD$.
Today, moderate to severe pain is treated mostly with NSAIDs, narcotics or tricyclics (anti-depressants). Properly prescribed, [...]

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