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Maria Osikovic
Education:
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Maria Osikovic received her PhD from the
Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences,
Krakow, Poland in December 2008. Her thesis was titled
“The role of metabotropic glutamate receptors in
nociceptive transmission in an animal model of
neuropathic pain” and her studies were carried out under
supervision of Prof. Barbara Przewlocka in Department of
Pain Pharmacology.
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Her M.Sc. thesis completed in June 2004
was on ”The influence of anti-estrogen ICI 182.780 on
the expression of aromatase and estrogen and angrogen
receptors in the rodent male gonad” prepared at the
Department of Animal Physiology of the Institute of
Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences,
Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Research Interests:
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Role of metabotropic glutamatergic
receptors in the maintenance of allodynia and
hypersensitivity in neuropathic pain
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The role of glial cells (microglia and
astrocyte) in neuropathic pain
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Role of endogenous opioid peptides in
physiology and pathology of the CNS
Current projects:
Extracurricular Interests and Activities:
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traveling
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reading
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swimming
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