Vinko Palada

Vinko Palada is an Associate Professor in Neuroscience and Academy Research Fellow at the Department of Physiology, University of Helsinki. As supervisor in the Doctoral Programme Brain & Mind, he leads research on chronic pain mechanisms, sleep-pain interactions, and chronotherapies.

Research Focus:

• Investigating molecular and clinical mechanisms of chronic pain
• Developing circadian-based pain treatments
• Analyzing analgesic drug effects on sleep architecture
• Exploring neuroimmune interfaces in pain conditions

Current Projects:

• €20,000 grant from Liv och Hälsa RF (2024–2025)
• Academy of Finland-funded circadian rhythm synchronization research (2024–2026)

Scientific Contributions:

• 2025: Transcriptomic analysis of circadian disruption in neuropathic pain models
• 2025: Comparative study of pregabalin/morphine effects on circadian rhythms
• 2024: Review of analgesics' impact on sleep architecture
• 2024: SPRTN's role in liver cancer through ER stress pathways
• 2024: Neuroimmune cytokine profiling in spinal pain patients