Anna Taylor
@annatheneurosci.bsky.social
associate professor | pain and opioids
📍University of Alberta 🇨🇦
📍University of Alberta 🇨🇦
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Opioid receptor distribution in the claustrum-dorsal endopiriform complex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.18.687877v1
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Opioid receptor distribution in the claustrum-dorsal endopiriform complex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.18.687877v1
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Register for our November seminar now! Check out the link in our bio for more information.
October 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Register for our November seminar now! Check out the link in our bio for more information.
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#NAPainSchool News 📰 Check out our interview with Clifford Woolf, courtesy of NAPS Science Communicator Julia Nickols @j-nickols.bsky.social.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#NAPainSchool News 📰 Check out our interview with Clifford Woolf, courtesy of NAPS Science Communicator Julia Nickols @j-nickols.bsky.social.
painresearchforum.org/from-mechani...
painresearchforum.org/from-mechani...
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Check out this insightful interview done by the University of Alberta's own Julia Nickols, PhD candidate.
She interviews Clifford Woolf, PhD, MB, Bch and they discuss the arc of his career, the work he’s doing now, and much more!
painresearchforum.org/from-mechani...
She interviews Clifford Woolf, PhD, MB, Bch and they discuss the arc of his career, the work he’s doing now, and much more!
painresearchforum.org/from-mechani...
From Mechanisms to Treatment of Pain: A Conversation with Clifford Woolf - Pain Research Forum
Note: The following interview originally appeared on the North American Pain School (NAPS) web site and is republished here with the permission of NAPS. Editor’s note: The 2025 North American Pain Sch...
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August 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Check out this insightful interview done by the University of Alberta's own Julia Nickols, PhD candidate.
She interviews Clifford Woolf, PhD, MB, Bch and they discuss the arc of his career, the work he’s doing now, and much more!
painresearchforum.org/from-mechani...
She interviews Clifford Woolf, PhD, MB, Bch and they discuss the arc of his career, the work he’s doing now, and much more!
painresearchforum.org/from-mechani...
A fantastic journal on an upward trajectory with competitive publication fees. This journal punches above its weight - a must read for pain scientists.
We finally have an impact factor at Neurobiology of Pain. Thanks to our editorial team: Michael Burton, @annatheneurosci.bsky.social, and Dave Seminowicz; the editorial board; and all our wonderful authors for submitting such great papers over the past several years.
June 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A fantastic journal on an upward trajectory with competitive publication fees. This journal punches above its weight - a must read for pain scientists.
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Congratulations to Dr. Gabrielle Pagé, our 2025 Early Career Award Recipient.
May 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Gabrielle Pagé, our 2025 Early Career Award Recipient.
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IASP congratulates Jennifer Stinson, RN-EC, PhD, CPNP, FAAN, on receiving the 2025 Gairdner Momentum Award. Her work in digital health has advanced pain assessment and management for young people worldwide. bit.ly/4ivXJI0
May 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
IASP congratulates Jennifer Stinson, RN-EC, PhD, CPNP, FAAN, on receiving the 2025 Gairdner Momentum Award. Her work in digital health has advanced pain assessment and management for young people worldwide. bit.ly/4ivXJI0
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Not shocking, but important: nociceptors fire → glutamate is released — with or without neuropeptides like SP or CGRP. This paper pushes the field past the idea that pain = peripheral neuropeptide release. Time to stop oversimplifying pain circuits and behaviors to single-molecule targets
Turns out, two of pain’s most famous messengers — Substance P and CGRPα — might not be so essential after all. Mice missing both still felt pain just fine, challenging decades of assumptions about how pain signals travel.
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April 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Not shocking, but important: nociceptors fire → glutamate is released — with or without neuropeptides like SP or CGRP. This paper pushes the field past the idea that pain = peripheral neuropeptide release. Time to stop oversimplifying pain circuits and behaviors to single-molecule targets
As @bradleykerr.bsky.social says, ‘pain finds a way’
Turns out, two of pain’s most famous messengers — Substance P and CGRPα — might not be so essential after all. Mice missing both still felt pain just fine, challenging decades of assumptions about how pain signals travel.
buff.ly/ypISrtx
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April 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
As @bradleykerr.bsky.social says, ‘pain finds a way’
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Dr. Jennifer Stinson is the first nurse to win a Gairdner Award. A nurse at Sick Kids and a professor at the U of T, she has "revolutionized pediatric pain management," using apps, VR and a human touch. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @jenniferyang.bsky.social @gairdnerawards.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Dr. Jennifer Stinson is the first nurse to win a Gairdner Award. A nurse at Sick Kids and a professor at the U of T, she has "revolutionized pediatric pain management," using apps, VR and a human touch. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @jenniferyang.bsky.social @gairdnerawards.bsky.social
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📊 41% of #ChildhoodCancer survivors live with chronic pain, 2x more than the general population.
A study by our member Nicole Alberts (@concordiau.bsky.social) highlights solutions. 🧘 🏃 🌿
🔎 Discover them 👉 zurl.co/Du4Pi
A study by our member Nicole Alberts (@concordiau.bsky.social) highlights solutions. 🧘 🏃 🌿
🔎 Discover them 👉 zurl.co/Du4Pi
April 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📊 41% of #ChildhoodCancer survivors live with chronic pain, 2x more than the general population.
A study by our member Nicole Alberts (@concordiau.bsky.social) highlights solutions. 🧘 🏃 🌿
🔎 Discover them 👉 zurl.co/Du4Pi
A study by our member Nicole Alberts (@concordiau.bsky.social) highlights solutions. 🧘 🏃 🌿
🔎 Discover them 👉 zurl.co/Du4Pi
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Opioid prescribing for cancer pain declined fivefold in recent years..... ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/... ... during same period opioid overdose deaths skyrocketed. & people claimed pain care for the dying was exempt from cuts...
Trends in Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions for Cancer Pain Between 2016 and 2021 | JCO Oncology Practice
PURPOSEIncreasing opioid regulations have resulted in reduced opioid prescriptions, including
for cancer pain, despite guideline exemptions. Data after 2017 following the Centers
for Disease Control's...
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March 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Opioid prescribing for cancer pain declined fivefold in recent years..... ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/... ... during same period opioid overdose deaths skyrocketed. & people claimed pain care for the dying was exempt from cuts...
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Tenure track position in pharmacology or toxicology at McGill, in Montreal!!!
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Assistant / Associate Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with McGill University | 12837963
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Toxicology (L000054
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March 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Tenure track position in pharmacology or toxicology at McGill, in Montreal!!!
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Senior researchers in the US looking for a new job check this out with Canadian Universities. These are prestigious chairs with 7-10 year research support. Salary is not linked to grants in Canada.
2026 Canada Excellence Research Chairs Competition. Registration deadline: January 21, 2026 www.cerc.gc.ca/program-prog...
Canada Excellence Research Chairs - Home
The CERC Program offers eligible Canadian degree-granting universities the opportunity to establish research Chairs at their institutions in research areas that are of strategic importance to Canada.
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February 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Senior researchers in the US looking for a new job check this out with Canadian Universities. These are prestigious chairs with 7-10 year research support. Salary is not linked to grants in Canada.
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Can whole-brain imaging of cellular c-Fos signals be used to classify #psychedelics? 🧠🔬💊
Our study by @aboharbf.bsky.social and @pashadavoudian.bsky.social, developing an imaging and machine learning pipeline to test a panel of psychoactive drugs.
Paper here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our study by @aboharbf.bsky.social and @pashadavoudian.bsky.social, developing an imaging and machine learning pipeline to test a panel of psychoactive drugs.
Paper here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Classification of psychedelics and psychoactive drugs based on brain-wide imaging of cellular c-Fos expression - Nature Communications
A challenge in psychiatric drug discovery is to predict the therapeutic potential of a novel compound. Here, the authors show that brain-wide imaging of immediate early gene expression can be used to ...
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February 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Can whole-brain imaging of cellular c-Fos signals be used to classify #psychedelics? 🧠🔬💊
Our study by @aboharbf.bsky.social and @pashadavoudian.bsky.social, developing an imaging and machine learning pipeline to test a panel of psychoactive drugs.
Paper here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our study by @aboharbf.bsky.social and @pashadavoudian.bsky.social, developing an imaging and machine learning pipeline to test a panel of psychoactive drugs.
Paper here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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USask College of Vet Medicine is hiring a physiologist, pharmacologist, or toxicologist. Assistant or Associate Professor level. Details here: wcvm.usask.ca/departments/...
Assistant or Associate Professor - Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Tenure track position in physiology, pharmacology and/or toxicology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine
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February 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
USask College of Vet Medicine is hiring a physiologist, pharmacologist, or toxicologist. Assistant or Associate Professor level. Details here: wcvm.usask.ca/departments/...
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It is accomplished www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/h...
FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years | CNN
A new pain relief drug, suzetrigine, is a prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose. It will be sold under the brand name Journavx.
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January 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It is accomplished www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/h...
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Overdose deaths are declining, but not for everyone. To prevent future deaths & end current disparities we must expand on what works: treating addiction & overdose like public health issues, not criminal problems. Read @maiasz.bsky.social in @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/o...
Opinion | Why Drug Overdose Deaths Are Dropping for Some, Rising for Others (Gift Article)
Drug overdose deaths are finally declining. But it’s going to take work to keep this trend going.
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December 2, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Overdose deaths are declining, but not for everyone. To prevent future deaths & end current disparities we must expand on what works: treating addiction & overdose like public health issues, not criminal problems. Read @maiasz.bsky.social in @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/o...
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I am thrilled to announce that @daspainbrain.bsky.social Dave Seminowicz has joined the editorial team at Neurobiology of Pain. Dave is going to handle human brain study (fMRI, DTI, EEG, etc) papers. Huge development! #painresearch #neuroscience
November 22, 2024 at 7:17 PM
I am thrilled to announce that @daspainbrain.bsky.social Dave Seminowicz has joined the editorial team at Neurobiology of Pain. Dave is going to handle human brain study (fMRI, DTI, EEG, etc) papers. Huge development! #painresearch #neuroscience
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There's a potential problem lurking in #psychedelic #neuroscience - fMRI (one of the most popular imaging modalities) relies on measures of blood oxygenation, and a little-known side effect of psychedelics is massive changes to cerebral bloodflow. #Neuroskyence
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The potential problem lurking in psychedelic neuroscience.
Neuroscience's most popular tool for studying the psychedelic state may be fundamentally flawed.
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November 15, 2024 at 5:21 PM
There's a potential problem lurking in #psychedelic #neuroscience - fMRI (one of the most popular imaging modalities) relies on measures of blood oxygenation, and a little-known side effect of psychedelics is massive changes to cerebral bloodflow. #Neuroskyence
synergies.substack.com/p/the-potent...
synergies.substack.com/p/the-potent...