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Apkar V Apkarian is a Professor at Northwestern University, holding appointments in the departments of Neuroscience, Anesthesiology, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He serves as Director of the Center for Translational Pain Research and leads clinical trials focused on chronic pain mechanisms and treatments.
- Education: PhD from SUNY/State University of New York, Syracuse (1988); Postdoctoral training at Physiologische Institut, Universitat Wurzburg (1989).
Apkar V Apkarian’s research spans chronic pain neurobiology, fMRI-based pain imaging, opioid effects on the brain, and placebo response prediction. His work integrates human brain imaging and animal studies to uncover mechanisms of pain qualia and brain plasticity.
Recent publications highlight advances in neural decoding, HDAC inhibitor therapies, and hippocampal connectivity in chronic pain. Notable scientific awards include the Excellence in Research Award from the International Headache Society (2009).
He has held editorial roles, including Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers Methods in Pain Research, and serves on advisory boards for NIH NCCAM. His lab collaborates with institutions like the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS).
