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Kirsty Bannister

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 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

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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...

chronic pain and migraine hero

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...

Dr Kirsty Bannister

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...

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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

Kirsty Bannister 780x440

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...

chronic pain and migraine hero

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...

Dr Kirsty Bannister

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...

neurons3