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Jeffrey Mogil is a Professor at McGill University's Department of Psychology, holding the Canada Research Chair in Genetics of Pain (Tier I) and the E.P. Taylor Chair in Pain Studies. His research focuses on nervous system mechanisms underlying pain perception and modulation, particularly exploring variability in pain sensitivity and responses to analgesics across sexes and individuals. Mogil employs multidisciplinary approaches, including molecular genetics and behavioral neuroscience, to study social influences on pain, neuroimmune interactions, and translational pain models.
Key research themes include the role of microglia in chronic pain, sex differences in pain processing, and the neurobiology of placebo/nocebo effects. He has pioneered the use of mouse grimace scales (PainFace software) for standardized pain measurement in animals. Mogil critiques methodological biases in preclinical research and advocates for inclusive sex-based analysis in biomedical studies.
- Key Contributions: Identified immune system contributions to chronic pain, demonstrated social modulation of pain in rodents, and advanced pain measurement techniques.
- Labs/Teams: Leads the MOGILab at McGill, collaborating internationally on pain genetics and neuroimmunology.
- Grants: Supported by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), US National Institutes of Health (NIH), and industry partnerships.
