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Imad Damaj @DamajLab

VCU Pain And neuropathy Research Program Neuropharmacology of drug addiction and pain- nicotinic Lab

Joined June 2015
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Our latest in the Journal of Pain @TheJournal_Pain : A critical role for α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling in myeloid lineage cells in chronic neuropathic and inflammatory pain responses sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Our latest paper on Aromatase inhibitors induce pain-like musculoskeletal symptoms! bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…

BPS Publications

Background and Purpose Breast cancer, one of the most common cancers in women, primarily manifests as estrogen receptor-positive tumours in post-menopausal women. Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) such as...

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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
27 Jul 2025
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Why We Still Need Animal Research in a World of AI and Organoids

The portrayal of uncaring scientists without any thought for the animals being used in their research is far from the truth.

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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
26 Jul 2025
Just out in @TheJournal_Pain: “Paclitaxel-Induced Neuroinflammation After Systemic Administration in Male and Female Mice” Paclitaxel-induced increase in neuroinflammation is time-, sex-, and tissue- dependent. jpain.org/article/S1526-5900…

Paclitaxel-induced neuroinflammation after systemic administration in male and female mice

Peripheral neuropathy is one of the most prevalent neurotoxic, dose-limiting side effects of paclitaxel, a chemotherapy agent used widely in solid cancers. The mechanism of paclitaxel-induced...

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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
11 Jul 2025
Our latest on adolescent nicotine “Adolescent nicotine exposure affects later-life nicotine reward and withdrawal in mice” with the talented graduate student @BuzziBelle sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
28 May 2025
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Targeted strategy prevents untreatable nerve pain caused by chemotherapy

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IASP
@IASPpain
2 Apr 2025
Check out this #PapersoftheWeek pick from @Edaksl14 and @ELSpharma’s Pharmacological Research about psychedelics psilocybin and DOI dose-dependently reversing pain-like behaviors through serotonergic receptor activity in mouse models of chronic pain bit.ly/4l2kRAj #PRF
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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
30 Mar 2025
Check out our newest paper with the talented former Ph.D. Student @BD_Mckiver ! Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) in myeloid cells is a key driver for the development of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
18 Mar 2025
Just out: psychedelics in action! Our paper in collaboration with Javier Gonzalez-Maeso group and awesome members of the lab @BuzziBelle and Eda Köşeli demonstrating the long lasting effects of a single dose of psilocybin in mouse models of chronic pain. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
31 Jan 2025
Join us on this interesting conference!
ISRPsychedelics@ISRPsychedelics
30 Jan 2025
🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the schedule & speaker lineup for our virtual conference on March 7, 2025! 🎉 Stay tuned for details, and get ready for an incredible event! 🔗 isrpsych.org/conferences #ISRP2025
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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
23 Jan 2025
What a circus!!! science.org/content/article/…

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring

Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”

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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
22 Jan 2025
Our new publication with some great collaborators! @SaraScienc3 “Sulfonium Moieties as Ammonium Bioisosteres: Novel Ligands for the Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3982…

Sulfonium Moieties as Ammonium Bioisosteres: Novel Ligands for the Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine...

In the pressing quest of novel treatments for chronic pain, α7 nAChR silent agonists show efficacy as anti-inflammatory modulators and represent a promising strategy. Recent findings reveal that a...

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Belle B@BuzziBelle
21 Jan 2025
A new paper characterizing our novel nicotine vapor self administration mouse model alongside great scientists! @LoisAkinola @DamajLab sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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Jeffrey Millman@JeffreyRMillman
24 Dec 2024
Harvard scientists are leaving academia for the private sector to fast-track biomedical breakthroughs. Michael Mina (eMed), Douglas Melton (Vertex), Stuart Schreiber (Arena Bioworks) cite funding delays & admin hurdles as key reasons. #BiomedicalResearch harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/…

Harvard Professors Leaving for Private Sector Research | Harvard Magazine

Three distinguished scientists on leaving academia to advance biomedical research

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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
28 Sep 2024
Glad to be part of this interesting work! journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…

Proteomic analysis of dorsal root ganglia in a mouse model of paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain

Paclitaxel is a chemotherapy drug widely used for the treatment of various cancers based on its ability to potently stabilize cellular microtubules and block division in cancer cells. Paclitaxel-ba...

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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
13 Aug 2024
Awesome job by Yumna, a very talented medical student. She will be a wonderful physician scientist! Thanks also to Belle @BuzziBelle, a wonderful graduate student in the lab!
Yumna Rahman@YumnaRahman01
13 Aug 2024
Excited to share that my latest, first-author publication is now online! A huge thanks to Dr. Damaj for his mentorship and to all the contributors that helped it come together! @DamajLab doi.org/10.1177/026988112412…
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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
3 Jul 2024
Awesome work by @mfmiles and his lab!
Neuropsychopharmacology@npp_journal
2 Jul 2024
A recent @npp_journal is out from Mignogna, Miles, & team: "Identification of novel genetic loci and candidate genes for progressive ethanol consumption in diversity outbred mice" nature.com/articles/s41386-0…
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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
13 Jun 2024
Congratulations Julian! Nice work with several people in the Lab @BuzziBelle on spontaneous oxycodone withdrawal.
Julian Vaughn@julianvscience
12 Jun 2024
Happy to post my first paper in the Damaj lab @DamajLab 🍾🎊🎊 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
12 Jun 2024
Awesome study by Luda Diatchenko and @JeffreyMogil groups! Thanks for including us and @Edaksl14 @CamronBryantPhD on this interesting paper! bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0…

Genome-wide association studies with experimental validation identify a protective role for B...

Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) significantly impacts patients' recovery and quality of life. Although environmental risk factors are well-established, genetic risk remains less understood.

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Imad Damaj@DamajLab
29 May 2024
Thank you @EMRumney for the interview and thank you @sejordt for alerting us on this emerging health issue.
Emma Rumney@EMRumney
29 May 2024
Nicotine-like chemicals being used in vapes in the U.S. and beyond, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than traditional nicotine. But they can also skirt regulations designed to control nicotine products. Here's my story: reuters.com/business/healthc…
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