Research Programs

The Comprehensive Center for Pain Research recruits from and interacts with diverse areas of expertise within the University of Florida. The CCPR has three main research dimensions:

Basic
Clinical
Basic-Clinical

Taking advantage of the resources and expertise found within the McKnight Brain Institute, the six Colleges of the Health Science Center, the University of Florida Cancer Center, the College of Arts and Sciences, and numerous Institutes and Centers throughout the University, the Center can develop new programs and expand existing ones in these areas.

Members of these organizations have committed to develop new initiatives and expand existing programs related to the onset and progression of acute and chronic pain.

Basic Research Areas

Ion Channels/Receptors
Pharmacology
Imaging
Physiology
Models
Genetics
Visceral
Molecular
Pathology
Immune/Inflammation
Behavior
Autonomic

Human/Clinical Research Areas

Gender
Fibromyalgia
Oral-Facial
Psychosocial
Elderly
Cardiac
Immune
Alternative
Visceral
Cancer
Genetics
Psychophysics