Eileen Nguyen, PhD

E-mail

nguyen.eileen@medstudent.pitt.edu

Education & Training

PhD, University of Pittsburgh (2021)

Campus Address

BST, 14th floor

Mentor

Sarah Ross

Graduation Year

2021

Representative Publications

Nguyen E, Lim G, Ding H, Hachisuka J, Ko MC, Ross SE. Morphine acts on spinal dynorphin neurons to
cause itch through disinhibition. Sci Transl Med. 2021 Feb 3;13(579):eabc3774. doi:
10.1126/scitranslmed.abc3774. PMID: 33536279.


Chiang, M.C., Nguyen, E., Canto-Bustos, M., Papale, A.E., Oswald, A.-M.M., and Ross, S.E. (2020).
Divergent Neural Pathways Emanating from the Lateral Parabrachial Nucleus Mediate Distinct
Components of the Pain Response. Neuron.

Dissertation

Alumni Current Affiliation

Anesthesiology Resident, UCLA Health