Meet Our Faculty
Discover the research interests and publications of our faculty
Meet Our Faculty
Discover the research interests and publications of our faculty
Our Labs
Learn about our innovative, multi-level, and collaborative approach to research
Our Labs
Learn about our innovative, multi-level, and collaborative approach to research

Events

Apr
3
CANCELLED: Cellular Pathology in the Prefrontal Cortex in Neuropathic Pain - Theodore Price, PhD
CANCELLED
Apr
15
Department of Physiology Roundtable - Yongling Zhu, Ph.D.
CANCELLED
Apr
17
CANCELLED: Department of Physiology Seminar - Jill Letugeb, Ph.D.
CANCELLED
Apr
24
Department of Physiology Seminar - Peter Rapp, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
May
1
CANCELLED: Department of Physiology Seminar - Helen Bateup, Ph.D.
CANCELLED
May
8
CANCELLED: Center for Translational Pain Research Seminar - Frank Porreca, PhD
CANCELLED
May
13
Department of Physiology Roundtable - Talia Lerner, Ph.D.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
May
15
Department of Physiology Seminar - Kate Wassum, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
May
29
Department of Physiology Seminar - Amanda Law, Ph.D.
CANCELLED
Jun
5
Department of Physiology Seminar - Daniele Piomelli, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jun
12
Center for Translational Pain Research Seminar - Antonello Bonci, MD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jun
17
Department of Physiology Roundtable - Alicia Guemez-Gamboa, Ph.D.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

News

03.16.2020Houk Lecture Honors Leader in Physiology, Introduces New Fellowship Fund
03.06.2020Dopamine Recycling Mechanism Discovered
02.13.2020Uncovering the Cellular Mechanisms Behind Genetic Mutations in ALS
01.21.2020A Placebo for Pain Relief—Even When You Know It’s Not Real

Our Department

The Department of Physiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is devoted to outstanding research and committed to excellence in education. Our faculty participate in teaching medical and graduate students and are proud of their contribution to this important enterprise.

Current Publications

Temporal Factors Associated With Opioid Prescriptions for Patients With Pain Conditions in an Urban Emergency Department.
Smith BC, Vigotsky AD, Apkarian AV, Schnitzer TJ.
JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Mar 2;3(3):e200802. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0802.
Bursting interneurons in the deep dorsal horn develop increased excitability and sensitivity to serotonin after chronic spinal injury.
Thaweerattanasinp T, Birch D, Jiang MC, Tresch MC, Bennett DJ, Heckman CJ, Tysseling VM.
J Neurophysiol. 2020 Mar 25. doi: 10.1152/jn.00701.2019. [Epub ahead of print]
Excitatory VTA to DH projections provide a valence signal to memory circuits.
Han Y,… Surmeier DJ … Martina M … Apkarian AV …
Nat Commun. 2020 Mar 19;11(1):1466. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15035-z.

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D James Surmeier, PhD
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