The Center for Translational Pain Medicine (CTPM) is transforming the way we study, diagnose, and treat painful conditions. The CTPM brings together, under one umbrella, a diverse team of basic science and clinical researchers with complementary expertise in pain neurobiology, molecular genetics, neuroimaging, epidemiology, and bioinformatics to make exciting new discoveries in the areas of pain mechanisms and management. The CTPM extends into Duke Anesthesiology’s clinical innovative pain therapy program to achieve a common core mission of improving patient care.

Incorporating basic science, clinical research and pain management with three primary goals:

Dr. Ji in lab

Research

Understanding the pathophysiological processes that mediate persistent pain conditions and translating new discoveries into clinical practice.
University Medical students Learning About The Brain

Education

Creating high-quality educational programming for clinical and research professionals and the public.
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Patient Care

Providing high-quality comprehensive, primary and specialized care to individuals with a variety of acute and chronic pain conditions, including orofacial pain.

Updates & Announcements

Duke Anesthesiology Awarded Program Project Grant

Two CTPM Faculty Awarded a 2020 DREAM Innovation Grant

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CTPM News

Dr. Ru-Rong Ji

Dr. Ji Receives Founders Award

Congratulations to Ru-Rong Ji, PhD, on being selected as the 2020 recipient of the American Academy of Pain Medicine Founders Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the science or practice of pain medicine.
Drs. Martucci, Yurashevich, and Yurashevich

Introducing the 2020 DREAM Innovation Grant Recipients

Congratulations to Drs. Andrey Bortsov, Katherine Martucci and Mary Yurashevich on receiving a DIG at this year’s Duke Anesthesiology ASA Alumni Event for their cutting-edge research. Learn more about them and the focus of their DIG projects.
Andrea Nackley, PhD

Dr. Nackley Receives Prestigious R01 Award

Congratulations to Andrea Nackley, PhD, on being awarded a 5-year, $3,846,094 NIH grant to conduct a multi-site clinical trial aimed at determining optimal therapies for patients suffering from a complex chronic vulvar pain condition.
Katherine Martucci, PhD

Dr. Martucci Awarded NIH Grant for Chronic Pain Research

Congratulations to Katherine Martucci, PhD, on receiving a $746,654 R00 grant for her project aimed at characterizing the effects of long-term opioid use on the central nervous system and clinical outcomes in fibromyalgia.
Andrea Nackley, PhD

Chronic Pain Researcher Awarded R03 Grant

Congratulations to Andrea Nackley, PhD, on receiving $160,000 in funding to study peripheral mechanisms that drive chronic pain and work to develop peripherally-restricted therapies for patients with functional pain syndromes.
Dr. Ru-Rong Ji

Dr. Ji Published in Special Issue of Science

A review article by Ru-Rong Ji, PhD, is featured in the “Pain Research” issue for his study that investigates chronic inflammation and pain regulation by non-neuronal cells.