Heather N Allen

Heather N Allen, PhD

Postdoc Associate

Department: MD-PHARMACOLOGY / THERAPEUTICS
Business Email: allenh@ufl.edu

Research Profile

Mentor: Rajesh Khanna, PhD

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0003-0771-1959

Publications

2024
A parabrachial hub for the prioritization of survival behavior.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. [DOI] 10.1101/2024.02.26.582069. [PMID] 38464066.
2024
Intranasal CRMP2-Ubc9 inhibitor regulates Na V 1.7 to alleviate trigeminal neuropathic pain.
Pain. 165(3):573-588 [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003053. [PMID] 37751532.
2024
Small molecule targeting NaV1.7 via inhibition of CRMP2-Ubc9 interaction reduces pain-related outcomes in a rodent osteoarthritic model.
Pain. [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003357. [PMID] 39106443.
2024
STINGing away the pain: the role of interferon-stimulated genes.
The Journal of clinical investigation. 134(9) [DOI] 10.1172/JCI180497. [PMID] 38690736.
2024
Targeted transcriptional upregulation of SENP1 by CRISPR activation enhances deSUMOylation pathways to elicit antinociception in the spinal nerve ligation model of neuropathic pain.
Pain. 165(4):866-883 [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003080. [PMID] 37862053.
2024
The spino-parabrachio-amygdaloid pathway is critical for the manifestation of chronic pain.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. 49(3):491-492 [DOI] 10.1038/s41386-023-01745-7. [PMID] 37740055.
2024
Uncoupling the CRMP2-CaV2.2 interaction reduces pain-like behavior in a preclinical joint-pain model.
The journal of pain. [DOI] 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104664. [PMID] 39233208.
2024
Uncoupling the CRMP2-CaV2.2 interaction reduces pain-like behavior in a preclinical osteoarthritis model.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. [DOI] 10.1101/2024.06.05.596514. [PMID] 38895294.
2023
A Parabrachial-to-Amygdala Circuit That Determines Hemispheric Lateralization of Somatosensory Processing.
Biological psychiatry. 93(4):370-381 [DOI] 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.09.010. [PMID] 36473754.
2023
A peptidomimetic modulator of the CaV2.2 N-type calcium channel for chronic pain.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120(47) [DOI] 10.1073/pnas.2305215120. [PMID] 37972067.
2023
Alleviation of neuropathic pain with neuropeptide Y requires spinal Npy1r interneurons that coexpress Grp.
JCI insight. 8(22) [DOI] 10.1172/jci.insight.169554. [PMID] 37824208.
2023
Developing a 3-D computational model of neurons in the central amygdala to understand pharmacological targets for pain.
Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland). 4 [DOI] 10.3389/fpain.2023.1183553. [PMID] 37332477.
2023
Endogenous μ-opioid-Neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor synergy silences chronic postoperative pain in mice.
PNAS nexus. 2(8) [DOI] 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad261. [PMID] 37649580.
2023
Intranasal CRMP2-Ubc9 Inhibitor Regulates Na V 1.7 to Alleviate Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. [DOI] 10.1101/2023.07.16.549195. [PMID] 37502910.
2023
Neuropilin-1 is essential for vascular endothelial growth factor A-mediated increase of sensory neuron activity and development of pain-like behaviors.
Pain. 164(12):2696-2710 [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002970. [PMID] 37366599.
2021
Left and right hemispheric lateralization of the amygdala in pain.
Progress in neurobiology. 196 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101891. [PMID] 32730859.
2019
Covalent Poly(lactic acid) Nanoparticles for the Sustained Delivery of Naloxone.
ACS applied bio materials. 2(8):3418-3428 [DOI] 10.1021/acsabm.9b00380. [PMID] 31497753.
2018
The Boss’ Healthy Buddies Nutrition Resource Is Effective for Elementary School Students.
Journal of obesity. 2018 [DOI] 10.1155/2018/4659874. [PMID] 29854438.

Education

PhD
2016-2021 · Duquesne University

Contact Details

Emails:
Business:
allenh@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Street:
L4-162
1149 NEWELL DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610