Pharmacology Seminar Series: Human Pain Genetics

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• Geoff Woods, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
• Friday 31 January 2025, 16:00-17:00
• Seminar Room (Level 2), Dept of Pharmacology .

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Friday 31 January 16:00 Professor Geoff Woods

Principal Investigator, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research

Human Pain Genetics

Biography

Mendelian disorders are inherited in families in a particular pattern that reflects the inheritance of a single mutated gene on one or both copies of the chromosome. There are more than 5000 such disorders in humans, and detailed understanding of the underlying gene changes is needed. By determining the DNA codes of family groups with new disorders, it can be possible to find the gene mutation that is responsible for that disease. We are currently focusing on the inherited disorders that result in the inability to feel pain or conversely excess pain. Our work has found the genes that are responsible for some of these disorders, and our hope is that these findings may contribute to the development of new painkillers.

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