Coordinating Center for Human Pain Tissue Research
Core A: Administration
This center coordinates research using human pain tissues and advanced genomics to help people with chronic pain.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Washington University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Saint Louis, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11193851 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This program brings together genomics, computational analysis, and neurobiology teams to learn how human tissues and cells send and process pain signals. Researchers will collect and analyze human pain-related tissues using genome-wide and cell-level methods to identify genes and cell types involved in pain. The Administrative Core organizes resources, schedules team meetings and reviews, manages reports and publications, and allocates support from other cores. The core also runs an educational program with lectures and summer research opportunities for students to grow the pain-research workforce.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people with chronic pain who can donate tissue during clinical procedures or join related research registries at Washington University or participating clinics.
Not a fit: People without chronic pain, or those not eligible or willing to donate tissue or travel to participating centers, are unlikely to receive direct benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could reveal molecular targets and cell pathways that lead to better diagnostics and new treatments for chronic pain.
How similar studies have performed: Other projects using human tissue genomics have provided useful insights into pain biology, but this integrated, multi-core approach is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Saint Louis, United States
- Washington University — Saint Louis, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Gereau, Robert W — Washington University
- Study coordinator: Gereau, Robert W
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.