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Andrea Polli is an unpaid and external employee in the Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium, with an ORCID profile (0000-0001-8559-2217). She maintains an active research profile with 53 documented research outputs and leads multiple funded research projects through 2028.
Her research expertise spans several interconnected domains:
- Chronic Pain Mechanisms (100% research focus)
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME/CFS (91% research focus)
- Epigenetic Regulation in Pain Conditions (66% research focus)
- Central Nervous System Sensitization (86% research focus)
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Pathways (47% research focus)
Dr. Polli's recent publications demonstrate a sophisticated integration of molecular biology, immunology, and clinical pain research. Her 2025 work examines adrenergic dysfunction in ME/CFS, epigenetic mechanisms in pain management, and metabolic-immune interactions in chronic pain conditions. This research bridges basic science with clinical applications, particularly in developing evidence-based management strategies for complex chronic pain syndromes.
She received recognition in 2022 for her work on stress intolerance mechanisms in chronic pain:
- Stress intolerance in patients with chronic widespread pain: are epigenetic mechanisms the answer to the mystery?
Dr. Polli is actively involved in five major research projects investigating chronic pain mechanisms, including studies on low back pain comorbidities, epigenetic regulation of exercise-induced pain, stress-related mechanisms, and mitochondrial dysfunction in ME/CFS. Her collaborative network extends across multiple institutions, with significant activity in conference presentations and research supervision.
