Fellowship Call for 2019
October 12, 2018ICAT One Health Study Day Registration
February 29, 2024Full NameProfessor David Finn
Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Galway Neuroscience Centre and Centre for Pain Research
National University of Ireland Galway
Webpage:nuigalway.ie
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- physiology and non-communicable disease
- neuroscience and mental health
- bioengineering/medical devices
- Other
pain, stress, anxiety, depression, cognition, neurobiology, anesthesiology, inflammation, cannabinoids, opioids
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Anaesthetics
- Emergency Medicine
- General Practice
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Occupational Medicine
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
- Adolescent medicine
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Endocrinology
- Geriatric Medicine
- Neurology
- Neurophysiology
- Neuropsychiatry
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Rheumatology
Pain is the most common reason people see their doctor, with 20-30% of the population suffering from chronic pain. The overall objective of research in Professor Finn's laboratory is to increase understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the development and treatment of pain (acute and chronic), affective disorders (anxiety and depression), impaired cognition and their interaction/co-morbidity. The work is focused on a number of different endogenous signalling systems as potential therapeutic targets for these key unmet clinical needs (endocannabinoid, endovanilloid, opioid, monoaminergic).
An integrative, whole systems neuroscience approach is employed, combining preclinical and clinical behavioural studies with in vivo and ex vivo investigation of neurotransmitters, lipids (e.g. endocannabinoids), proteins or genes (e.g. cytokines, receptors, enzymes, signal transduction molecules, immediate early genes and transcription factors) throughout the nervous system. The laboratory places an emphasis on a translational, bench-to-bedside approach, with studies in both rodents and humans. This research, which is funded from a number of competitive sources, aims to make a significant contribution to the knowledge-base on chronic pain, stress-related psychiatric disorders and their interaction, and support the development of novel therapeutic agents for their treatment.
For publications list see:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/medicine-nursing-and-health-sciences/medicine/disciplines/pharmacology/stafflist/davidfinn/
and
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Finn+DP