Dr Kirsty Bannister PhD
Senior Lecturer
- Principal Investigator
Research interests
- Neuroscience
- Pharmacology
Biography
I lead the Bannister lab group, where we focus on the biological, pharmacological and anatomical basis of pain pathways and their plasticity in chronic pain states. Chronic pain affects up to 20% of the adult population and can occur in the presence or absence of any past injury or evidence of body damage. Modules that I teach on include Physiology and Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System, Pharmacology of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, Core Year One Fundamentals of Pharmacology, and Neuroscience. My lab's research is funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences and the NC3Rs.
Please see my Research Staff Profile for more detail
Key publications:
- Kucharczyk et al., 2020. The impact of bone cancer on the peripheral encoding of mechanical pressure stimuli. Pain.
- Cummins et al., 2020. Activation of the descending pain modulatory system using cuff pressure algometry: Back translation from man to rat. European Journal of Pain.
- Bannister et al., 2019. Kappa opioid signaling in the right central amygdala causes hind paw specific loss of diffuse noxious inhibitory controls in experimental neuropathic pain. Pain
- Bannister et al., 2017. Multiple sites and actions of gabapentin-induced relief of ongoing experimental neuropathic pain. Pain
- Bannister et al., 2015. Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls and nerve injury: restoring an imbalance between descending monoamine inhibitions and facilitations. Pain
Key collaborators:
- Professor Thomas Graven-Nielsen, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Professor Irene Tracey, Oxford University, UK
- Professor Frank Porreca, University of Tucson, USA
- Professor Anthony Dickenson, University College London, UK
News
Dr Kirsty Bannister awarded the British Pain Society Patrick D. Wall Award
The British Pain Society awarded the Patrick D. Wall Award to Dr Bannister, who gave the plenary lecture at the BPS Annual Scientific Meeting 9-11 May 2023
New insights into the brainstem-to-spinal cord pain pathways
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) has provided novel evidence of distinct functions between two pathways that...
Dr Kirsty Bannister receives IASP Young Investigator Prize for pain research
The Patrick D. Wall Young Investigator Prize for Basic Science honours early career researchers who have achieved a high level of independence as an...
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Celebrating Neuroscience Research this Brain Awareness Week
This year, Brain Awareness Week was held from 14 to 22 March 2022. Brain Awareness Week is the global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for...
News
Dr Kirsty Bannister awarded the British Pain Society Patrick D. Wall Award
The British Pain Society awarded the Patrick D. Wall Award to Dr Bannister, who gave the plenary lecture at the BPS Annual Scientific Meeting 9-11 May 2023
New insights into the brainstem-to-spinal cord pain pathways
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) has provided novel evidence of distinct functions between two pathways that...
Dr Kirsty Bannister receives IASP Young Investigator Prize for pain research
The Patrick D. Wall Young Investigator Prize for Basic Science honours early career researchers who have achieved a high level of independence as an...
Features
Celebrating Neuroscience Research this Brain Awareness Week
This year, Brain Awareness Week was held from 14 to 22 March 2022. Brain Awareness Week is the global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for...