Imad Damaj
@DamajLab
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VCU Pain And neuropathy Research Program Neuropharmacology of drug addiction and pain- nicotinic Lab
Virginia, USA
Joined June 2015
Our latest on adolescent nicotine “Adolescent nicotine exposure affects later-life nicotine reward and withdrawal in mice” with the talented graduate student @BuzziBelle .
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RT @IASPpain: Check out this #PapersoftheWeek pick from @Edaksl14 and @ELSpharma’s Pharmacological Research about psychedelics psilocybin a….
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Check out our newest paper with the talented former Ph.D. Student @BD_Mckiver ! . Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) in myeloid cells is a key driver for the development of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
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Just out: psychedelics in action! Our paper in collaboration with Javier Gonzalez-Maeso group and awesome members of the lab @BuzziBelle and Eda Köşeli demonstrating the long lasting effects of a single dose of psilocybin in mouse models of chronic pain.
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Join us on this interesting conference!.
🚨 Exciting news! 🚨.We’re thrilled to announce the schedule & speaker lineup for our virtual conference on March 7, 2025! 🎉. Stay tuned for details, and get ready for an incredible event! 🔗 #ISRP2025
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Our new publication with some great collaborators! @SaraScienc3 .“Sulfonium Moieties as Ammonium Bioisosteres: Novel Ligands for the Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor".
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In the pressing quest of novel treatments for chronic pain, α7 nAChR silent agonists show efficacy as anti-inflammatory modulators and represent a promising strategy. Recent findings reveal that a...
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RT @BuzziBelle: A new paper characterizing our novel nicotine vapor self administration mouse model alongside great scientists! @LoisAkinol….
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RT @JeffreyRMillman: Harvard scientists are leaving academia for the private sector to fast-track biomedical breakthroughs. Michael Mina (e….
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Three distinguished scientists on leaving academia to advance biomedical research
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Awesome job by Yumna, a very talented medical student. She will be a wonderful physician scientist! Thanks also to Belle @BuzziBelle, a wonderful graduate student in the lab!.
Excited to share that my latest, first-author publication is now online! A huge thanks to Dr. Damaj for his mentorship and to all the contributors that helped it come together! @DamajLab.
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Awesome work by @mfmiles and his lab!.
A recent @npp_journal is out from Mignogna, Miles, & team:. "Identification of novel genetic loci and candidate genes for progressive ethanol consumption in diversity outbred mice".
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Congratulations Julian! Nice work with several people in the Lab @BuzziBelle on spontaneous oxycodone withdrawal.
Happy to post my first paper in the Damaj lab @DamajLab 🍾🎊🎊 .
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Awesome study by Luda Diatchenko and @JeffreyMogil groups! Thanks for including us and @Edaksl14 @CamronBryantPhD on this interesting paper! .
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Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) significantly impacts patients' recovery and quality of life. Although environmental risk factors are well-established, genetic risk remains less understood.
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Thank you @EMRumney for the interview and thank you @sejordt for alerting us on this emerging health issue.
Nicotine-like chemicals being used in vapes in the U.S. and beyond, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than traditional nicotine. But they can also skirt regulations designed to control nicotine products. Here's my story:
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Any resources for responding to reviews for an NIH resubmission? Thanks.
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Congratulations to Allie Swift from our lab for her 1st place for poster presentation at the VCU Medical Students Research Day !
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Time for a Focus on Cessation of E-Cigarettes!."Indeed, e-cigarette use prevalence is highest and rising among youth and young adults, many of whom have never smoked cigarettes.".
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