Education
- MS, Biochemistry, Moscow Medical University, 1988
- MD, Medicine, Moscow Medical University, 1988
Research Interests
- Central nervous system/peripheral nervous system
- Gene expression
- Genetics
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Neuroscience
- Outcome (health)
- Pain
- Pharmacology
- Clinical trials
Research Summary
My research objectives are to identify genetic variants influencing pain sensitivity, likelihood of developing chronic pain diseases, and response to pain therapy. I am interested in developing and conducting pharmacogenetics clinical trials translating basic research findings into clinical practice. Recently, my efforts have concentrated on studying the effect of catecholamine-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphism on response to beta-adrenergic blocker therapy in patients with temporomandibular joint disorder.
Availability to Mentor
Undergraduate/college student, graduate student, undergraduate DDS or DH student