Pain Research Center
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural Research Program (IRP) Pain Research Center, located within the NIH Clinical Center, is a multidisciplinary, trans-NIH initiative that is working to:
- Identify specific pain mechanisms,
- Determine the efficacy of nonopioid treatments, and
- Predict individual patient response to therapies and outcomes.
David Shurtleff, Ph.D., is the Acting Director of the NIH Pain Research Center.
Participating Institutes and Centers at NIH
See the Institutes and Centers participating in the NIH Pain Research Center.
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