National and local media cover 91AV's $10 million NIH grant to conduct research and establish a center on the neurobiology of pain

Dozens of print, TV and online media news outlets - including CBS News Money Watch, NBC News, , , , the , , , WMTW, and WCSH - covered 91AV's announcement that it has been awarded a $10 million NIH grant to conduct research and establish a center on the neurobiology of pain.

The five-year award will be used to establish the 91AV Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) for the Study of Pain and Sensory Function. 91AV’s COBRE aims to significantly contribute to the scientific understanding of the neurobiology of chronic pain and sensory function, facilitating the discovery and development of new therapies.

Associate Professor of Physiology Ian Meng, Ph.D. serves as the principal investigator, and Professor Edward Bilsky, Ph.D., associate provost for research and scholarship, is a co-investigator. More on the grant.

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The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.