Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Dermatology
Additional Titles
- Dr. Russel D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology
- Director, Center for the Study of Itch & Sensory Disorders
Education and training
- PhD, Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1994
- Postdoc, Neuroscience, California Institute of Technology, 2000
Research Interests
- The role of central serotonergic system in development and pain
- Identification of GRP and GRPR as itch-specific peptide and receptor
- Mechanisms of acute and chronic itch
- Mechanisms of opioid-induced itch and anti-itch and the role of TRPs in itch
- Contagious and mechanical itch behavior
- Dr. Chen’s publications