Important pain research from the Sharif Lab is helping develop cannabidiol (CBD) therapies to treat chronic pain.
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Published on: 10 Feb 2021
Research performed in one of our physiology labs has led to a scientifically-backed product that directly helps humans.
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Published on: 10 Nov 2020
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Published on: 22 Oct 2020
The Department of Physiology is proud to announce that one of our PhD students, Stephanie Mouchbahani Constance, has been awarded the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship in recognition of her high standard of scholarly achievement. Stephanie is a second-year PhD student and is a member of Dr. Reza Sharif's lab. Well done, Stephanie!
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Published on: 20 Aug 2020
On February 23, 2020, Physiology faculty member Dr. Reza Sharif was interviewed about the identification of a pain sensor on the Radio-Canada program Les années lumière (the French-language version of CBC's Quirks and Quarks). Click here to listen to the interview.
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Published on: 3 Mar 2020
Congratulations to the Sharif Lab for the recent publication of their paper, TACAN Is an Ion Channel Involved in Sensing Mechanical Pain, in the prestigious journal Cell. Their identification of a mechanical pain sensor lays the groundwork for designing new drugs to treat pain. Great job!
Photo (left to right): Marine Christin, co-first author and Reza Sharif-Naeini, senior author.
Published on: 28 Feb 2020
