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Linnstaedt Lab members attended and presented at the 3rd annual Duke Maixner Pain Research Symposium

December 9, 2025
The Maixner Pain Research Symposium brings together pain researchers from across North Carolina to advance scientific discovery and improve care for individuals living with chronic pain. This year, ten members of our lab, including Erica Branham, Brittanie Winfield, Jacqueline Mickelson, Kennedy Bell, Miranda Layne, Meghna Iyer, Seka Shahriar, Taanvii Verma,...

Doctoral candidate Alice Woolard successfully defends her thesis

December 8, 2025
Alice’s research in the Linnstaedt Lab focused on three important topics: 1 – understanding the relationship between childhood trauma and chronic post traumatic pain outcomes in adulthood, 2 – identifying microRNA expression changes in the early aftermath of traumatic stress exposure, and 3 – developing a protocol for a pilot randomized clinical...

PhD students Erica Branham and Brittanie Winfield present at the 2025 BCB/GMB Scientific Retreat

November 17, 2025
Graduate students Erica Branham and Brittanie Winfield were selected to present their research via oral presentation at this year’s BCB/GMB Scientific Retreat, held on November 15th, 2025 at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill North Carolina. We are incredibly proud of both trainees for their achievements and their outstanding presentations...

Lab Members present posters at the 3rd Annual Department of Anesthesiology Celebration of Academics

September 3, 2025
Twelve members of the Linnstaedt Lab, including Dr. Lauren McKibben, Erica Branham, Alice Woolard, Brittanie Winfield, Jacqueline Mickelson, Kennedy Bell, Miranda Layne, Taanvii Verma, Amanda Xu, Rahul Shah, and Seka Shahriar, attended and presented ten posters at the UNC Department of Anesthesiology’s Celebration of Academics in Roper Hall. The event...

Linnstaedt Lab Team Bonding and Wellness Event

August 29, 2025
The Linnstaedt Lab had an evening of camaraderie and wellness by gathering for a potluck and game night. It was a fun and relaxing event with good conversation, good food, good people, and good fun!