Irmgard Tegeder

Irmgard Tegeder is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, affiliated with the pharmazentrum frankfurt/ZAFES research center. Her work bridges molecular neuroscience and pharmacology.

• Focuses on molecular mechanisms of pain
• Develops novel analgesic targets
• Integrates human and rodent experimental models

Research spans:

• Neuroimmune interactions in neuropathic pain
• Tetrahydrobiopterin regulation of pain hypersensitivity
• IKKbeta signaling in primary afferent neurons
• Synaptic vesicle proteins in glutamatergic pain pathways
• Granulins in nerve regeneration

Publications since 2019 demonstrate expertise in lipid mediators and neuroglial communication across pain, neurodegeneration, and psychiatric disorders.