/physiology/taxonomy/term/69/all en /physiology/channels/news/mcgill-cbd-research-collaboration-helping-develop-new-therapies-treating-chronic-pain-328408 <p>Important pain research from the <a href="https://www.shariflab.org/ourteam">Sharif Lab</a> is helping develop cannabidiol (CBD) therapies to treat chronic pain.</p> Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:54:29 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1573 at /physiology /physiology/channels/news/science-sharif-lab-leads-creation-pain-ointment-326143 <p>Research performed in one of our physiology labs has led to a scientifically-backed product that directly helps humans.</p> Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:56:29 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1550 at /physiology /physiology/channels/news/sharif-orlowski-and-ferland-labs-publish-collaborative-study-pain-325645 <p>Congratulations to the <a href="/physiology/directory/core-faculty/reza-sharif-naeini">Sharif</a>, <a href="/physiology/directory/core-faculty/john-orlowski">Orlowski</a> and <a href="https://rimuhc.ca/-/catherine-ferland">Ferland</a> labs on their recent publication in <em>PAIN</em>, the Journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain. </p> Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:41:46 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1544 at /physiology /physiology/channels/news/phd-student-stephanie-mouchbahani-constance-awarded-vanier-canada-graduate-scholarship-323826 <p>The Department of Physiology is proud to announce that one of our PhD students, Stephanie Mouchbahani Constance, has been awarded the prestigious <a href="https://vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html">Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship</a> in recognition of her high standard of scholarly achievement. Stephanie is a second-year PhD student and is a member of <a href="/physiology/directory/core-faculty/reza-sharif-naeini">Dr. Reza Sharif's</a> lab. Well done, Stephanie!</p> <p> </p> <p>Synopsis of her research:</p> Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:04:01 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1531 at /physiology /physiology/channels/news/sharif-lab-publishes-paper-cell-320928 <p>Congratulations to the Sharif Lab for the recent publication of their paper, <a href="https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30114-8">TACAN Is an Ion Channel Involved in Sensing Mechanical Pain</a>, in the prestigious journal <em>Cell</em>. Their identification of a mechanical pain sensor lays the groundwork for designing new drugs to treat pain. Great job! </p> <p><em>Photo (left to right): Marine Christin, co-first author and Reza Sharif-Naeini, senior author.</em></p> Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:27:46 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1505 at /physiology /physiology/channels/news/dr-reza-sharif-interviewed-cbc-radio-canada-320952 <p>On February 23, 2020, Physiology faculty member Dr. Reza Sharif was interviewed about the identification of a pain sensor on the Radio-Canada program <em>Les années lumière </em>(the French-language version of CBC's <em>Quirks and Quarks</em>). Click <a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/util/postier/suggerer-go.asp?nID=4464709">here</a> to listen to the interview.</p> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:08:09 +0000 dawn.bernard@mcgill.ca 1506 at /physiology