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Research Interests
My lab has two main research lines: one is cellular neurophysiology, with particular emphasis on the mechanisms of action potential generation and propagation and on the role of dendrites in post synaptic signal integration. This interest leads to a keen translational interest in pathological conditions characterized by neuronal hyperexcitability, such as epilepsy and pain. Accordingly, the second main research line of the lab focuses on the role of ion channels in neurological disease, and in particular on the central (brain) mechanisms mediating chronic pain.
Training Experience
2000 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Freiburg, Germany |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Biophysics, National Research Council of Italy
… → 1995
MSc, Biophysics, National Research Council of Italy
… → 1992
Medicine, MD, University of Trieste
… → 1990
Research interests keywords
- Biophysics
- Epilepsy
- Ion Channels
- Neuroscience
- Pain
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Investigation of the effects of novel drug on cognitive performance in a rodent model of cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia
Martina, M. (PD/PI) & Rajagopal, L. (Co-Investigator)
5/1/25 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Understanding the Cellular Basis of Movement Disorders
Opal, P. (PD/PI), Kimchi, E. Y. (Co-Investigator) & Martina, M. (Co-Investigator)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
12/1/24 → 11/30/29
Project: Research project
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NKCC1-KCC2 system modulation in rodent models relevant for psychiatric disorders
Martina, M. (PD/PI) & Penzes, P. (Co-Investigator)
National Institute of Mental Health
7/20/24 → 7/19/25
Project: Research project
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Lipoteichoic acid mediated modulation of chronic pain
Thumbikat, P. (PD/PI), Thumbikat, P. (PD/PI), Martina, M. (Co-Investigator), Martina, M. (Co-Investigator), Schaeffer, A. J. (Co-Investigator), Schaeffer, A. J. (Co-Investigator), Liu, Z. (Other) & Liu, Z. (Other)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
9/1/22 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Center for chronic pain and drug abuse
Apkarian, A. (PD/PI), Apkarian, A. (PD/PI), Apkarian, A. (PD/PI), Cox, J. M. (Co-Investigator), Cox, J. M. (Co-Investigator), Cox, J. M. (Co-Investigator), Drenan, R. M. (Co-Investigator), Graves, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Griffith, J. W. (Co-Investigator), Griffith, J. W. (Co-Investigator), Griffith, J. W. (Co-Investigator), Huang, L. (Co-Investigator), Jovasevic, V. (Co-Investigator), Miller, R. J. (Co-Investigator), Parrish, T. B. (Co-Investigator), Parrish, T. B. (Co-Investigator), Parrish, T. B. (Co-Investigator), Procissi, D. (Co-Investigator), Procissi, D. (Co-Investigator), Procissi, D. (Co-Investigator), Rodes, M. E. (Co-Investigator), Schnitzer, T. J. (Co-Investigator), Schnitzer, T. J. (Co-Investigator), Schnitzer, T. J. (Co-Investigator), Awatramani, R. (Other), Martina, M. (Other), Radulovic, J. (Other) & Surmeier Jr, D. J. (Other)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
9/1/18 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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Bidirectional Regulation of GABAA Reversal Potential in the Adult Brain: Physiological and Pathological Implications
Kim, H. R. & Martina, M., Jan 2024, In: Life. 14, 1, 143.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
Hypernegative GABAA Reversal Potential in Pyramidal Cells Contributes to Medial Prefrontal Cortex Deactivation in a Mouse Model of Neuropathic Pain
Kim, H. R., Long, M., Sekerková, G., Maes, A., Kennedy, A. & Martina, M., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Pain. 25, 2, p. 522-532 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Phenotypical, genotypical and pathological characterization of the moonwalker mouse, a model of ataxia
Sekerková, G., Kilic, S., Cheng, Y. H., Fredrick, N., Osmani, A., Kim, H., Opal, P. & Martina, M., Jun 1 2024, In: Neurobiology of Disease. 195, 106492.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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μ-Opioid Receptor Modulation of the Glutamatergic/ GABAergic Midbrain Inputs to the Mouse Dorsal Hippocampus
Kim, H. R., Dey, S., Sekerkova, G. & Martina, M., Oct 23 2024, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 44, 43, e0653242024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impaired muscarinic modulation of the rat prelimbic cortex in neuropathic pain is sexually dimorphic and associated with cold allodynia
Jefferson, T., Kim, H. R. & Martina, M., Feb 9 2023, In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 17, 984287.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations