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Ream Al-Hasani | |
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Born | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Portsmouth, University of Surrey |
Known for | Kappa opioid signalling in the negative affect associated with pain |
Awards | INRC Young Investigator Awards, Young Investigators Grants from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, "Pathway to Independence Award" from NIDA |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuroscience, pharmacology |
Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis, Center for Clinical Pharmacology |
Ream Al-Hasani is a British neuroscientist and pharmacologist as well as an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis. Al-Hasani studies the endogenous opioid system to understand how to target it therapeutically to treat addiction, affective disorders, and chronic pain.