News
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Linnstaedt Lab SPENGA Team Bonding Event
The Linnstaedt Lab recently participated in its second SPENGA fitness class led by our very own graduate student, Brittanie Winfield. We were also excited to have one of our collaborators within the Department of Anesthesiology, Dr. Anna Austin, join us for the event. The class was a fun and energizing opportunity to stay active, de-stress, … Read more
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Congratulations to Dr. Lauren McKibben and team on the acceptance of our manuscript in the Journal of Pain!
Our lab is proud to share that a research project led by Dr. Lauren McKibben was recently published in the Journal of Pain. The manuscript, titled “Peritraumatic C-reactive protein levels predict pain outcomes following traumatic stress exposure in a sex-dependent manner,” includes contributions from Miranda Layne, Liz Albertorio-Saez, Ying Zhao, and Erica Branham of the Linnstaedt Lab. … Read more
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Brittanie Winfield Presents at Society of Biological Psychiatry meeting
Graduate student Brittanie Winfield traveled to New York City to attend this year’s Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, which highlights innovative and transformative approaches to understanding psychiatric illnesses, as well as emerging tools for experimental measurement and manipulation. Brittanie also presented her research at the meeting, representing our university, department, and lab exceptionally well, … Read more
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Welcome Kasey Linton!
Kasey Linton joined the lab as a Genetics & Molecular Biology PhD student in UNC’s Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program. We are excited to have her as part of the lab. Welcome, Kasey!
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Lab members Taanvii Verma and Sathvika Kommera presented posters at the 27th annual Undergraduate Celebration of Research at UNC
We are incredibly proud of undergraduate lab members Taanvii Verma (UNC Senior) and Sathvika Kommera (UNC Junior) for presenting their research posters at UNC’s 27th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research. Both students represented the lab exceptionally well and showcased their hard work and dedication to research.
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3rd Annual Linnstaedt Lab March Madness Challenge
Congratulations to Brittanie, winner of the 3rd Annual Linnstaedt Lab March Madness Challenge. With an impressive 142 points, she predicted a UConn vs. Michigan National Championship matchup and correctly selected Michigan to win. Her bracket ultimately outperformed the rest of the lab in what was a very tight race.
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Senior Undergraduate Student Taanvii Verma Presents Honors Thesis
Senior undergraduate student Taanvii Verma presented her honors thesis, titled “Memory of Pain: Hippocampal Correlates and Translational Data on Early Life Adversity and Risk for Posttraumatic Pain in Humans and Rodents.” We are incredibly proud of Taanvii’s growth, dedication, and enthusiasm for the lab’s research, and we are excited to see all that she accomplishes … Read more
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Three Trainees from the Linnstaedt Lab Present Four Posters at USASP
Dr. Sarah Linnstaedt, along with trainees Erica Branham, Kennedy Bell, and Taanvii Verma, attended the annual United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP) meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team presented four posters highlighting their latest research and showcasing the lab’s ongoing work.
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The Linnstaedt Lab Co-Authors New Science Immunology Paper with the Laumet Lab
Members of the Linnstaedt Lab are proud collaborators on a newly accepted manuscript led by The Laumet Lab at Michigan State University. By combining complementary expertise in human clinical cohorts and animal models, the teams demonstrated that IL-10–producing monocytes play a key role in resolving inflammatory pain and contribute to sex differences in pain recovery. Importantly, enhancing IL-10–positive monocytes … Read more
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Linnstaedt Lab Collaborates with the O’Donovan’s Lab on New Study Published in Psychological Medicine
The Linnstaedt Lab is pleased to share the publication of our recent collaboration with Dr. Aoife O’Donovan’s Lab, titled Inflammatory markers in the emergency department and PTSD symptoms in the AURORA Study: a longitudinal cohort study, now published in Psychological Medicine. This study examines whether inflammatory markers measured in the emergency department following traumatic stress exposure are associated … Read more