Bethany Pierce
bepierce.bsky.social
Bethany Pierce
@bepierce.bsky.social
Neuroscience PhD student @Wakeforestmed studying pain, sleep, and analgesics | Gould lab
My first paper is officially out! If you’re interested in learning more about potential treatments for pain-induced sleep disturbances in comparison to traditional analgesics check it out here!

www.frontiersin.org/journals/pai...
Frontiers | NOP agonist AT-403 promoted sleep in lactic acid-induced acute pain model
The majority of patients with acute pain experience sleep disturbances that persist despite analgesic treatments such as mu opioid receptor (MOP) agonists an...
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September 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I’m happy to announce that my F31 focusing on the effects of analgesics on chronic pain-induced sleep disturbances was recently awarded. Thank you to my mentor Dr. Rob Gould and co-sponsor Dr. Romero-Sandoval who have helped throughout, I’m excited to see where this project leads!
April 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM