Nackley Lab

Translational Pain Research Laboratory | Chronic Primary Pain Conditions | β3-adrenergic Receptor | Account does not represent opinion of Duke

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For more information on our lab's work to understand the mechanisms of chronic pain, visit our lab website at: https://t.co/lAjkgsBxpA

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We’re proud to share that Sara Lin presented her Biology senior thesis from our lab:

“Molecular and Clinical Features Associated with Comorbid Chronic Primary Pain in Obesity.”

Wishing you the best as you head to medical school at WashU! Congratulations!

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We were honored to have our very own Dr. Nackley speak at the Center for Advanced Pain Therapeutics & Research (CAPToR) at @UF.

Thank you to Dr. Raj Khanna (@KhannaLabUF) for the award, and to Rana and the CAPToR team for an amazing visit.

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We’re proud to share that Savanna Wachter, an Amgen Scholar from our lab, has been accepted into a PhD program in Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis at Washington University in St. Louis. Congratulations!

https://t.co/GIGn1XPYBA

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Dr. Andrea Nackley was featured in the 2026 Benign Urology Symposium at Duke School of Medicine—an exciting opportunity to share the lab's work in vestibulodynia!

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Check out our Special Issue in Pain Reports on the Epigenetic Regulation of Chronic Pain, with Dr. Nackley as the guest editor!

https://t.co/oHdu94VFKU

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Honored to have Dr. Nackley featured in the UNC Dental Research Day article as the keynote speaker!

https://t.co/9puXK1hrgh

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More great news from the lab! 🎉

Sunny Hsiung, a sophomore, was accepted to Duke’s Summer Neuroscience Program: https://t.co/bm6zomf49B

She’ll lead a project on adrenergic sensitivity in altered adipocytes as a model for obesity and pain sensitivity. Way to go, Sunny!

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A proud moment for our lab! 👏

Dr. Andrea Nackley delivered the keynote at @UNCDentistry’s 42nd Annual Dental Research Day and was honored with an award recognizing her outstanding contributions.

Thank you to Dr. Seth Weinburg for presenting this special recognition!

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Happy holidays! Overjoyed to have lab members and alumni able to gather in celebration!

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Thrilled to share that Dr. Nackley has been selected as a 2026 USASP Fellow! Huge congratulations on this well-earned honor 🎉

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We collected nearly 80 pounds of trash and recycling from Erwin road today in our annual trash pickup with @DurhamBeautiful!

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Dr. Nackley will be presenting in the UT Dallas seminar series this Thursday on the Neuro-adipo-immune axis of chronic primary pain. Looking forward to a great discussion!

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It was so wonderful to attend the St. Louis Translational Pain Research Forum this past weekend!

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📣Registration is NOW OPEN for the 3rd annual Maixner Pain Research Symposium, hosted by Duke #Anesthesiology's Center for Translational Pain Medicine and held in honor of the late Dr. William "Bill" Maixner. Abstracts are due on 10/17.
🔗REGISTER HERE: https://t.co/FChD9jpjsl

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@kingneuro Yes!

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This years’ Maixner Pain Research Symposium agenda now is published! Check it out at https://t.co/cBmmpjjiY0. Registration and abstract submission are open. We have a limited number of submissions, so apply soon!

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The summer student poster session here at Duke has so many brilliant posters! Especially two from our lab: Savanna Watcher’s project on catecholamines and colon chemical sensitivity and Monica Rashkov’s project on Adrb3 isoforms in pain. Great work!

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Here is the updated link on PubMed: https://t.co/hYqp023hQ3

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Excited to announce our accepted paper “Vestibulodynia Presentation is Differentiated by the Presence of Additional Chronic Primary Pain Conditions.” These findings emphasize the need to account for CPPC status in VBD. https://t.co/CkHL41rFuL

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Excited to announce our accepted paper “Vestibulodynia Presentation is Differentiated by the Presence of Additional Chronic Primary Pain Conditions.” These findings emphasize the need to account for CPPC status in VBD. https://t.co/CkHL41rFuL

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#usasp2025 hope everyone got a chance to see the phenomenal poster of our graduate student Dr. Hernandez! It’s his final poster with our lab. 🥳🎉