Project:

Pain in experimental models: mechanisms and evaluation

Mentor (Advisor):

Šimon Vaculín, AssocProf., MVD, PhD

Department:

Dpt. of Physiology

Contact information:

Project Narrative:

Animal models are used in neuropathic pain research. Most frequently used method of pain evaluation is detection of evoked hyperalgesia/allodynia. However, it is still not clear how to evaluate spontaneous pain and which parameters beside pain might affect detection of the evoked hyperalgesia/allodynia. Therefore the PhD research will be focused on evaluation and treatment of neuropathic pain in laboratory animals. The student will gain skills in laboratory rat handling, surgical technique for induction of neuropathic pain, and in behavioral methods.

Requirements for student applicants: