{"id":2672,"date":"2025-09-17T15:06:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T05:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev.sydney.edu.au\/kolling\/research-group\/pain-research\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:38:03","slug":"pain-research","status":"publish","type":"research-group","link":"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/research-group\/pain-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Pain Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the Pain Management Research Centre, our vision is to be a global leader in comprehensive pain management solutions. We strive to achieve this by undertaking cutting-edge research and delivering education and training to clinicians caring for people with chronic pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since our inception in 1991, we have focused on patient advocacy and integrating our research and training with clinical services. Through this process, the latest research can inform future care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pain Management Research&nbsp;Centre is part of the University of Sydney\u2019s Faculty of Medicine and Health. It has academic and lab space within the Kolling Institute building, as well as facilities in the Douglas building at Royal North Shore Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From here, our clinical research is undertaken alongside the nationally and internationally-recognised pain education program. Patients with acute pain, cancer pain and chronic non-cancer pain receive treatment in collaboration with the Michael J Cousins\u2019 Pain Management &amp; Research Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-Wrigley-work.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-Wrigley-work.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-Wrigley-work-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-Wrigley-work-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div 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214px\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Professor Paul Glare\u00a0<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.191), 0.98rem);\">Head of the Pain Management Research Institute&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-easy-tabs-block-tab-content etb-animation-slide-up\" data-selector=\"eaf768b8-319b-4ecf-bba2-9eaa2f728525\">    <div class=\"team-block-page\">\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Paul-Wrigley-181x231-1.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Conjoint Associate Professor Paul Wrigley\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Conjoint Associate Professor Paul Wrigley<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p>Postdoctoral Scientist<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Professor-Chris-Vaughan-181x237-1.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Clinical Professor Chris Vaughan\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Clinical Professor Chris Vaughan<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p>Postdoctoral Scientist<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Yo-Otsu-181x233-1.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr Yo Otsu\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Dr Yo Otsu<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p>Postdoctoral Scientist<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Professor-Michael-Nicholas-181x233-1.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professor Michael Nicholas\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Conjoint Professor Michael Nicholas<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.191), 0.98rem);\">Psychologist<br>Director, Pain Education Unit<br>Pain Management Research Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Karin-Aubrey-181x231-1.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Associate Professor Karin Aubrey\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Adjunct Associate Professor Karin Aubrey<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.191), 0.98rem);\">Postdoctoral Scientist<br>Pain Management Research Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Charles-Brooker-181x233-1.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Clinical Associate Professor Charles Brooker\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Clinical Associate Professor Charles Brooker<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p>Visiting Medical Officer<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"230\" 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\n<p>Postdoctoral Scientist<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Dr Sarah Overton<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        <p>Postdoctoral Scientist<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Ali-Gholamrezaei-181x232-1.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr Ali Gholamrezaei\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Dr Ali Gholamrezaei<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p>Postdoctoral Scientist<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Eindra-Aung-181x232-1.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr Eindra Aung\u00a0\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Dr Eindra Aung<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.191), 0.98rem);\">Postdoctoral Scientist <br>Pain Management Research Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Associate Professor Elizabeth Devonshire<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        <p>Educator<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Dr Duncan Sanders<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        <p>Educator<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Saurab-Sharma-web-213x300.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr Saurab Sharma\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Saurab-Sharma-web-213x300.jpeg 213w, https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Saurab-Sharma-web-729x1024.jpeg 729w, https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Saurab-Sharma-web-768x1079.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Saurab-Sharma-web-1093x1536.jpeg 1093w, https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Saurab-Sharma-web-1457x2048.jpeg 1457w, https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Saurab-Sharma-web.jpeg 1557w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Dr Saurab Sharma<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.191), 0.98rem);\">Chief Clinical Research Scientist<br>Conjoint Senior Lecturer<br>Pain Management Research Centre&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Vanessa Mitchell<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        <p>Research Officer<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Rebecca Power<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        <p>PhD Student<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Dr Daniel Costa<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        <p>Statistician and Researcher<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Eddy Sokalai<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        <p>Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Kristen Anderson<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        <p>PhD Student=<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Miguel Cornejo<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        <p>MD Research Project Student<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    <h3>Dominique Barbara<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p>Honours Student<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-easy-tabs-block-tab-content etb-animation-slide-up\" data-selector=\"eaf768b8-319b-4ecf-bba2-9eaa2f728525\">\n<p>For over five years, the Pain Management Research Institute has been designated as the lead site for pain research in NSW by the Ministry of Health. We have provided ongoing leadership of the Pain Management Network of the Agency of Clinical Innovation. Our researchers collaborate with other centres within the Kolling Institute and across the University of Sydney, such as the Sydney Musculoskeletal Network, the Brain &amp; Mind Centre and the Cancer Research Network. Our network extends nationally and internationally.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-easy-tabs-block-tab-content etb-animation-slide-up\" data-selector=\"eaf768b8-319b-4ecf-bba2-9eaa2f728525\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pain Management Research Institute\u2019s key activities and achievements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Research:<\/strong>&nbsp;We had two lab-based groups (cellular mechanisms of pain and cannabinoids; neurobiology of pain inhibitory pathways in spinal cord) and four clinical research groups (Clinical Trials; Pain Testing and Pain Pathways; Cancer Survivor Pain, with a focus on self-management and opioid deprescribing;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brain, Behaviour and Society<\/strong>, with a focus on early intervention to prevent the development of acute pain). Our research income was more than $2.5 million. Our research output included 24 peer-reviewed publications. Two new PhD scholarships were donated last year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Pain Management Research Institute\u2019s Pain Education Unit runs a degree course annually and there\u2019s been a strong increase in demand in recent years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advocacy:<\/strong>&nbsp;Professor Paul Glare replaced Professor Cousins on the board of Painaustralia. Professor Nicholas is co-chair of the NSW ACI Pain Management Network, and is on the Council of the International Association for the Study of Pain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>With additional funding, Pain Management Research Institute researchers plan to undertake the following projects to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understand the role of glycine neurotransmission targeting neurons in the brain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve co-ordination of care for chronic pain patients frequently attending the Emergency Department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trial SMS text messaging to support patients tapering off opioids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate pain self-management in cancer survivors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop standardised functional measures for pain clinics worldwide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate best practice of pain management in women having Caesareans<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-easy-tabs-block-tab-content etb-animation-slide-up\" 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