Juliana Navia Pelaez, PhD
Assistant Professor, SLU Pharmacology and Physiology
- Phone: 314-977-6400
- Email: juliana.navia@nospam.health.slu.edu
Immuno-metobolics of pain
Navia Lab’s research seeks to understand how lipid metabolism affects pain states and chronic pain susceptibility. The lab investigates immuno-metabolic changes and transcriptional regulation underlying chronic pain development. We explore neuro-immune interactions, cellular reprogramming, and metabolic mechanisms across various cell types involved in nociceptive pathways in different animal models of chronic pain. The lab aims to uncover new mechanisms, pathways, and potential therapeutic targets for safe chronic pain treatments that will contribute to improving the lives of people living with chronic pain and other neurological disorders.