Global InformationLuda Diatchenko information
Luda Diatchenko | |
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| Born | Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, McGill University |
| Known for | Identifying “pain genes” and biological pathways contributing to human pain |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Academic background | |
| Education | MD and MS, Russian State Medical University, PhD (Molecular Biology), Russian State Medical University; National Cardiology Research Center |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Molecular Genetics |
| Sub-discipline | Human Pain Genetics |
| Institutions | Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montreal |
| Notable ideas | Genetic variants of COMT associated with pain sensitivity and the risk of chronic pain conditions; protective role of neutrophil-driven inflammation for pain resolution; individual differences in responses to analgesic drugs driven by genetics |
| Website | Human Pain Genetics Lab |
Luda Diatchenko is an academic and researcher at McGill University in Quebec, Canada, with a research focus on pain in humans.[1] She is the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Human Pain Genetics Laureate [2] and the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. [3]
- ^ "Canadian study offers important clue to why some back pain becomes chronic". CBC News. May 20, 2022.
- ^ Mcdevitt, Neale (September 25, 2013). "Dr. Luda Diatchenko awarded more than $10 million in federal funding as CERC in Human Pain Genetics". McGill Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Luda Diatchenko named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada". Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences. Retrieved May 22, 2024.