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Pain Research Group

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Research Areas & Expertise

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES » Basic medical research

Neuropathic pain models, behavioral analysis, cell culture, immunofluorescence, electrophysiology, neuromodulation.

University
Faculty/school/department
University of Split School of Medicine
Composition of Joint Unit of Research

Damir Sapunar MD PhD (neuropathic pain, experimental animal models, electrophysiology)

Livia Puljak MD PhD (evidence synthesis in the field of chronic pain)

Tihana Repić (doctoral student) (evidence synthesis in the field of chronic pain, experimental animal models, neuromodulation)

Ivana Vuka (doctoral student) (neuropathic pain, experimental animal models, electrophysiology

PI email
PI name
Damir Sapunar
Contact person
Damir Sapunar
Contact person e-mail
Scientific Themes (keywords)
Technology Expertise

Neuropathic pain models, behavioral analysis, cell culture, immunofluorescence, electrophysiology, neuromodulation.

Gemes G, Koopmeiners A, Rigaud M, Lirk P, Sapunar D, Bangaru ML, Vilceanu D, Garrison SR, Ljubkovic M, Mueller SJ, Stucky CL, Hogan QH. Failure of Action Potential Propagation in Sensory Neurons: Mechanisms and Loss of Afferent Filtering in C‐type Units after Painful Nerve Injury. J Physiol 2013;591(Pt4):111-31

Gemes G, Koopmeiners A, Rigaud M, Lirk P, Sapunar D, Bangaru ML, Vilceanu D, Garrison SR, Ljubkovic M, Mueller SJ, Stucky CL, Hogan QH. Failure of Action Potential Propagation in Sensory Neurons: Mechanisms and Loss of Afferent Filtering in C‐type Units after Painful Nerve Injury. J Physiol 2013;591(Pt4):111-31

Repić T, Madirazza K, Bektur E, Sapunar D. Characterization of dorsal root ganglion neurons cultured on silicon micro-pillar substrates. Sci Rep 2016;23(6):39560.

Vuka I, Marciuš T, Došenović S, Ferhatović Hamzić L, Vučić K, Sapunar D, Puljak L. Neuromodulation with electrical field stimulation of dorsal root ganglion in various pain syndromes: a systematic review with focus on participant selection. J Pain Res. 2019 Feb 27;12:803-830.

Vuka I, Marciuš T, Došenović S, Ferhatović Hamzić L, Vučić K, Sapunar D, Puljak L. Neuromodulation with electrical field stimulation of dorsal root ganglion in various pain syndromes: a systematic review with focus on participant selection. J Pain Res. 2019 Feb 27;12:803-830.

number of researchers
4
number of supporting staff
1
number of PhD students
5
Size of the team