Gregory Dussor

Dr. Gregory Dussor is the James Bartlett Chair in Behavioral and Brain Sciences and Professor & Department Head of Neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas' School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. He holds the endowed Eugene McDermott Professor title (previously held). His research focuses on migraine pathophysiology, particularly mechanisms linking peripheral meningeal signaling to central nervous system sensitization. He leads the Pain Neurobiology Research Group and collaborates with the Texas Pain Research Consortium.

Education: PhD in Pharmacology (2002, UT Health San Antonio), postdoc at Vollum Institute (2002-2006). Joined UT Dallas in 2014 after faculty roles at University of Arizona College of Medicine (2007-2014).

Research emphasizes sex differences in migraine prevalence, identifying targets like ASIC channels, TRP channels, IL-6/BDNF signaling, and prolactin effects. NIH-funded studies include $2.8M investigating hormonal influences on migraine mechanisms.

Awards: 2020 Mayday Fellow, American Pain Society Future Leaders Award (2008). Editorial roles include Pain, Molecular Pain, Headache journals. Serves on Migraine Research Foundation's Medical Advisory Board.

Key collaborations include work with Dr. Theodore Price on trigeminovascular system mechanisms and BDNF's role in sensitization. Current projects explore female-specific pain signaling via prolactin and CGRP pathways.