Labs & groups Major research programs in our department focus on anesthetic mechanisms, cognitive outcomes, hypoxia and ischemia, pain, vascular disease, cerebrovascular malformations and stroke, lung injury, sepsis, antibody engineering, data science and bioinformatics, and health equity. See Labs & Groups Research projects See all research projects Prakash Lab Gut-Lung Axis: Gut microbiome control of lung injury responses in mice Guan Lab Molecular mechanism of neuropathic pain and incisional pain Yu Lab ACVR1 sensory neuron-specific signaling in neuropathic pain and injury-induced heterotopic ossification Hellman Lab Bacterial lipoproteins and TLR2 Training programs The UCSF Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care’s research training program has a longstanding mission to train and foster the development of the next generation of physicians and scientists to push forward discovery and knowledge related to the care of patients whose management falls within the wide purview of anesthesiology. See Training Programs Latest research news See all news Feb 6, 2025 Announcing the 2024-2025 Clinical Seed Award Recipients Announcement Research Jan 13, 2025 Anesthesia Research Day 2024 Announcement Research Sep 26, 2024 UCSF Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care Receives $4.8 Million Grant to Improve Postoperative Health Announcement Research Research events See all events Feb26 General Outpatient ketamine infusions for refractory chronic pain, a patient interview - February PARC Seminar Speaker: Christopher Abrecht, MD Mar26 General Optimizing the use of ketamine to reduce chronic postsurgical pain in women undergoing mastectomy for oncologic indication: study protocol for the KALPAS multicenter randomized controlled trial - March PARC Seminar Speaker: Jing Wang, MD, PhD Apr23 General ACVR1 sensory neuron-specific signaling in neuropathic pain and injury-induced heterotopic ossification - April PARC Seminar Speaker: Xiaobing Yu, MD May7 General Anesthesia Grand Rounds: Pain Research Speaker: Mark Schumacher, MD, PhD Support Us Pain medicine, global health, education, research, and patient care are all supported. Learn about what the impact your giving could make. See Donor Impact Resources for current researcher faculty, trainees, and staff Explore Resources
Yu Lab ACVR1 sensory neuron-specific signaling in neuropathic pain and injury-induced heterotopic ossification
Sep 26, 2024 UCSF Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care Receives $4.8 Million Grant to Improve Postoperative Health Announcement Research