Research Interests
Neurobiology of head and neck cancer and orofacial pain
The goal of The Scheff Lab is to understand plasticity in peripheral neurons associated with cancer and to investigate whether therapy targeted to neurons in the cancer microenvironment can alleviate pain and slow tumorigenesis. The lab executes translational research through collection of patient-reported outcomes and clinical specimens as well as implementation of molecular, electrophysiological and behavioral studies in preclinical mouse models.
Program
Neuroscience (CNUP)