Pain Research Group

Submitted by moderator_US on Thu, 05/07/2020 - 19:30
University
University of Split
Faculty/school/department
University of Split School of Medicine
Size of the team
number of researchers number of supporting staff number of PhD students
4
1
5
Composition of Joint Unit of Research, if relevant

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
PI name
Damir Sapunar
PI email
ds@mefst.hr
PI bio

http://neuron.mefst.hr/docs/znanost/Zavod_anat_hist/Pain/Damir%20Sapunar%20CV.pdf https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8352-4402 https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=9FAZxpYAAAAJ&hl=hr https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Damir_Sapunar

Contact person and e-mail
Contact person
Damir Sapunar
Contact person e-mail
ds@mefst.hr
Short description of research profile

http://www.mefst.unist.hr/research/research-groups-and-laboratories/pain-research-group/584

Research area
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES » Basic medical research
Scientific Themes (keywords)
Pain
neuropathic pain
neuromodulation
Publications

Representative publications

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.
Technology Expertise

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