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Apkar Apkarian

  • 15362 Citations
1978 …2023
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Research Interests

Human brain imaging of chronic pain conditions. Animal studies of crtical dynamics of pain.

Training Experience

1989Postdoctoral Fellowship, Physiologische Institut, Universitat Wurzburg

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, SUNY - Syracuse

… → 1988

Research interests

  • Arthritis
  • Inflammation
  • Neuroscience
  • Pain
  • Physiology

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Chronic Pain Medicine & Life Sciences
Pain Medicine & Life Sciences
Brain Medicine & Life Sciences
Back Pain Medicine & Life Sciences
Neuralgia Medicine & Life Sciences
Neuroimaging Medicine & Life Sciences
Pain Perception Medicine & Life Sciences
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medicine & Life Sciences

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Grants 2002 2023

Brain Pathophysiology of Osteoarthritis Pain

Apkarian, A., Griffith, J. W., Kahnt, T., Manning, D. W., Parrish, T. B. & Schnitzer, T. J.

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

2/1/19 → 12/31/23

Project: Research project

Osteoarthritis
Pain
Brain
Chronic Pain
Aptitude

Admin Core

Apkarian, A.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

9/1/18 → 6/30/23

Project: Research project

Chronic Pain
Opioid Analgesics
Opiate Alkaloids
Brain
Back Pain

Center for chronic pain and drug abuse

Apkarian, A., Awatramani, R., Drenan, R. M., Graves, S. M., Griffith, J. W., Huang, L., Jovasevic, V., Martina, M., Miller, R. J., Parrish, T. B., Procissi, D., Radulovic, J., Rodes, M. E., Schnitzer, T. J. & Surmeier Jr, D. J.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

9/1/18 → 6/30/23

Project: Research project

Chronic Pain
Substance-Related Disorders
Opioid Analgesics
Opiate Alkaloids
Brain

D-Cycloserine for the Treatment of Chronic, Refractory Low Back Pain

Apkarian, A., Griffith, J. W. & Schnitzer, T. J.

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

9/30/17 → 9/29/21

Project: Research project

Cycloserine
Low Back Pain
Chronic Pain
Back Pain
Pain

Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

Acosta, A., Allada, R., Apkarian, A., Awatramani, R., Beeman, M., Bevan, M. D., Bozza, T. C., Cang, J., Chetkovich, D. M., Cobia, D. J., Contractor, A., Corcos, D. M., DeVries, S. H., Dewald, J. P. A., Dhar, S., Disterhoft, J. F., Dombeck, D. A., Elliott, J. M., Feng, Y., Ferreira, A. B., Gallio, M., Garcia-Anoveros, J., George Jr, A. L., Geula, C., Gordon, K. E., Gottfried, J. A., Grafman, J. H., Hartmann, M. J. Z., Heckman, C., Hespos, S. J., Jayaraman, A., Kahnt, T., Kearney, J. A., Kessler, J., Kiskinis, E., Kohtz, J., Kording, K. P., Kozorovitskiy, Y., Krainc, D., Larson, C., Lee, S. S. M., Li, L., Losh, M. C., Maccaferri, G., MacIver, M. A., Martina, M., Mazzulli, J., McLean, D., Mesulam, M., Miller, L. E., Miller, R. J., Mussa-Ivaldi, F., Nusslock, R., Opal, P., Ozdinler, P. H., Paller, K., Parrish, T. B., Prakriya, M., Radulovic, J., Raman, I. M., Reber, P. J., Redei, E., Rogalski, E., Sanchez, J. T., Sanz-Clemente, A., Savas, J. N., Schmidt, T. M., Schwartz, G. W., Segraves, M., Shepherd, G. M. G., Siddique, T., Solla, S. A., Surmeier Jr, D. J., Swanson, G. T., Topczewski, J., Tresch, M. C., Tysseling, V. M., Vassar, R. J., Voss, J. L., Wainwright, D. A., Wang, L., Weintraub, S., Woolley, C. S. & Wright, B. A.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

5/1/17 → 4/30/22

Project: Research project

neurosciences
graduate
university
education

Research Output 1978 2019

2 Citations (Scopus)

Deconstructing biomarkers for chronic pain: context- and hypothesis-dependent biomarker types in relation to chronic pain

Reckziegel, D., Vachon-Presseau, E., Petre, B., Schnitzer, T. J., Baliki, M. N. & Apkarian, A., May 1 2019, In : Pain. 160, p. S37-S48

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Chronic Pain
Biomarkers

Definitions of nociception, pain, and chronic pain with implications regarding science and society

Apkarian, A. V., May 29 2019, In : Neuroscience Letters. 702, p. 1-2 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Nociception
Terminology
Chronic Pain
Pain
Research
1 Citation (Scopus)

Identification of traits and functional connectivity-based neurotraits of chronic pain

Vachon-Presseau, E., Berger, S. E., Abdullah, T. B., Griffith, J. W., Schnitzer, T. J. & Apkarian, A., Aug 20 2019, In : PLoS biology. 17, 8, e3000349.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Chronic Pain
pain
Brain
Neurophysiology
Back Pain
2 Citations (Scopus)

Peripheral and central viewpoints of chronic pain, and translational implications

Apkarian, A. V. & Reckziegel, D., May 29 2019, In : Neuroscience Letters. 702, p. 3-5 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Chronic Pain
Spinal Cord
Pain
Brain
Research
1 Citation (Scopus)

Reduced ΔFosB expression in the rat nucleus accumbens has causal role in the neuropathic pain phenotype

Pollema-Mays, S. L., Centeno, M. V., Chang, Z., Apkarian, A. & Martina, M., May 29 2019, In : Neuroscience Letters. 702, p. 77-83 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Nucleus Accumbens
Neuralgia
Phenotype
Pain
Limbic System