My research group concentrates on various aspects of neuronal signalling in chronic pain. We work towards the goal of furthering our understanding of the ways in which the nervous system responds to peripheral injury, to produce protective (useful) and chronic (non-useful) pain. In identifying such mechanisms we aim to contribute to the more effective treatment of pain, by the identification of novel analgesic targets, the development of new, and the better understanding of existing analgesic drugs.
Our current work concentrates on alternative splicing and its contribution to pain and inflammation, and spans arthritis, diabetes and chemotherapy-induced pain.