Important pain research from the is helping develop cannabidiol (CBD) therapies to treat chronic pain.


Research performed in one of our physiology labs has led to a scientifically-backed听product that directly helps humans.


The Department of Physiology is proud to announce that听one of our PhD students, Stephanie Mouchbahani Constance, has been awarded the prestigious 听in recognition of her high standard of scholarly achievement. Stephanie is a second-year PhD student and is a member of听Dr. Reza Sharif's lab. Well done, Stephanie!
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Synopsis of her research:
On February 23, 2020, Physiology faculty member Dr. Reza Sharif was interviewed about the identification of a pain sensor听on the Radio-Canada program Les ann茅es lumi猫re (the French-language version of CBC's Quirks听and Quarks). Click to listen to the interview.

Congratulations to the Sharif Lab for the recent publication of their paper, , in the prestigious journal Cell. Their identification of听a mechanical pain sensor听lays the groundwork for designing new drugs to treat pain. Great听job!听
Photo (left to right): Marine Christin, co-first author and Reza Sharif-Naeini, senior author.