@TawfikLab

Pain physician & basic pain neuroscience researcher @Stanford. Glia-lover 🧠, anesthesiologist, mom of boys. Canadian 🇨🇦. Alum @McGill @Dartmouth

 Stanford, CA
tawfiklab.stanford.edu
Joined December 2018
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Vivianne Tawfik, MD, PhD retweeted
Nature Neuroscience
@NatureNeuro14 May 2025
Peripheral sensory (DRG) neurons exhibit senescence in the context of aging and pain-inducing nerve injury; elimination of senescent cells improved nociceptive behaviors in nerve-injured mice @StanfordPain @TawfikLab nature.com/articles/s41593-0…

Aging and injury drive neuronal senescence in the dorsal root ganglia

Nature Neuroscience - The authors describe a susceptibility of the peripheral nervous system to neuronal senescence with age or injury relevant for sensory dysfunction, such as chronic pain.

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FAER
@FAERanesthesia24 Oct 2023
Announcing FAER’s approved Fall 2023 Grantees! Join us in congratulating these outstanding physician-investigators & read more on our website! asahq.org/faer/about/news-an… #Anesthesiology #Research #TheFutureIsFAER #FAERgrantees #FAERgrants @VUMC_Anes @UChiAnesChiefs
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Stanford is hiring seven open faculty positions in the neurosciences! These include neurobiology, brain computer interface (BCI), molecular and cellular neurobiology, pathology, and neuropathology. Learn more buff.ly/3ZIzTkL
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Anesthesia&Analgesia
@IARS_Journals5 Oct 2023
The Anesthesiology Physician-Scientist Pipeline: Current Status and Recommendations for Future Growth—An Initiative of the Anesthesia Research Council by Drs. Emala @TawfikLab @mlanefall @PalomaToledoMD @CynthiaAWongMD @MonicaVavilala @LeeAFleisher buff.ly/46g560D
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James Khan@drjameskhan26 Sep 2023
Our work recently published in @_Anesthesiology looking a predictors of chronic post-surgical pain after cardiac surgery. @maggie_xz @dana_elad @Drhaclarke
Anesthesiology Journals@_Anesthesiology18 Aug 2023
Female sex, pre-existing chronic #pain, and baseline #depression were associated with postsurgical pain scores at 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Read the new research: ow.ly/6vH250PAv5k
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⚡️GREG_CORDER⚡️@FlyBottleEscape13 Sep 2023
⚡️NEW OPIOID VIRAL TOOL⚡️ Lead by @gsalimando in collab with @KarlDeisseroth We developed a catalog of mu-opioid receptor promoters (MORp) for viral access to endogenous opioid-expressing cell types 🦠🧠🐁🐀🐒 nature.com/articles/s41467-0… 🧵for more info on use & where to order:
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Etienne Vachon-Presseau@evp827 Jul 2023
Our paper about chronic pain led by @TanguaySabourinis out in @NatureMedicine | nature.com/articles/s41591-0…. This article introduces the concept of pain spread in chronic overlapping pain conditions and shows that it can be predicted. (1/4)

A prognostic risk score for development and spread of chronic pain

Nature Medicine - A risk score developed using biological, psychological and social factor data from the UK Biobank can predict different pain conditions, the risk of chronic pain spreading across...

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Victoria E. Abraira@VAbraira17 Apr 2023
Our lab just received an R01 to study how oxytocin alleviates pain! We are hiring postdocs, if interested please visit our website (abrairalab.org). drive.google.com/file/d/1jkE…
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Congratulations to the medical students who matched into #anesthesiology at Stanford! So excited that you'll be joining the @stanfordanes family! #Match2023 #MatchDay
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Eric Gross Lab@gross_lab23 Feb 2023
With match rank lists due soon, wishing everyone well with the match for @stanfordanes residency! We have a great PSTP program called the FARM program. It is an excellent opportunity for physician-scientists looking to start their careers in academic medicine. #mdphd #mstp
https://med.stanford.edu/anesthesia/education/residency/farm.html

ALT https://med.stanford.edu/anesthesia/education/residency/farm.html

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Eric Gross Lab@gross_lab12 Dec 2022
Congrats to @DidiGoodnough winner of the #PGA76 Young Investigator Research Contest!!! What a way to end the week!! We will celebrate when you get back to @stanfordanes
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Eric Gross Lab@gross_lab7 Dec 2022
Happy to share our in-press paper in JCI! Awesome team science finding a human/chicken TRPV1 variant less responsive to capsaicin & then developing a TRPV1 peptide as an analgesic #pain #neuroscience #AcademicTwitter dlvr.it/SdyWZV xitter.cf/trp_papers/status/1600…
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CSA@CSAHQ8 Nov 2022
New CSA podcast episode is up! A Journey Through Fire: Conversations with @CoCoVandey, Tennis Star and #CRPS Survivor, and her Anesthesiologist, @TawfikLab. #CRPSAwarenessMonth @BNightsCRPS Listen here: bit.ly/3UJa5Bn
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Janelle Siliezar-Doyle@J_SiliezarDoyle2 Nov 2022
Interesting how Stanford housing rent went up (again) this year while graduate effective earned income went down, and serious damages like below aren’t being accounted for or fully addressed. @Stanford what is going to be done to support those involved here?
Camilo Espinosa Bernal@CamiloEspinosaB2 Nov 2022
Today, a man fell through my room’s ceiling in my $1500 a month Stanford housing apartment. Stanford refuses to respond for physical and emotional damages. Two thoughts: 1. This is why we need a union 2. This is not what I meant when I sang “It’s raining men, Hallelujah!” 😭😭😭
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Vivianne Tawfik, MD, PhD retweeted
FAER
@FAERanesthesia26 Oct 2022
Announcing FAER’s approved Fall 2022 Grantees! Join us in congratulating these incredible physician-investigators and read more on our website! asahq.org/faer/about/news-an… #Anesthesiology #Research #TheFutureIsFAER #FAERgrantees #FAERgrantee #FAERgrants @DayleQHodge @danielrubinmd
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Bob Wachter
@Bob_Wachter20 Oct 2022
Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 946 It’s been a while since my last update & now seems like an opportune time. While Covid is still with us, the threat level is fairly low & the last few months offer a window into what our next few years will look like–making it a good time…(1/25)
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Mert R. Sabuncu 🤖🩻⚕️@mertrory15 Oct 2022
Some advice I give my graduate students about how to keep on top of the literature in their field. A 🧵: 1/
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Lautaro Vergara 🇺🇦@VergaraLautaro10 Oct 2022
PhD student attending first big conference, with advisor.
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Ishwariya Venkatesh
@Ishwariya1319 Sep 2022
Don’t wait to learn programming to start analyzing your genomics datasets. There are plenty of graphical user interface tools that require 0 programming knowledge. Every student deserves to experience that aha moment and the joy of discovery 😀! Here are some of my fav tools- 🧵
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Amynah Pradhan@AmynahPradhan19 Sep 2022
We have 2-3 postdoctoral positions @WashUanesthesia Successful candidates will apply molecular, genetic, physiological, and behavioral tools to study chronic headache/pain and opioid addiction. Special emphasis on drug development. pradhanlab.wustl.edu/

Pradhan Lab

A website by WashU Sites

pradhanlab.wustl.edu
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