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Tuan Trang

ResearcherUniversity of Calgary

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Tuan Trang

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
16 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (7 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 5 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Microglia Pain Spinal Cord Pannexin Opioid Neuroscience Pain Behaviour Pannexin-1

Latest papers

Maximal electroconvulsive shock-induced seizures elicit long-lasting analgesia and short-lasting hyperoxia in a sex dependent manner.
Epilepsy research · 2026
Runx1 transcription factor modulates opioid analgesia and withdrawal in humans and rodents.
Neuron · 2026 · senior author
Adjunctive D-cycloserine to intermittent theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation in fibromyalgia: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026

All 40 publications

Latest funding

Development of Non-Opioid Therapeutics for the Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal and Addiction
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$864,450
Sex-specific targeting of T-cells in neuropathic pain
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$45,000
The effectiveness of oral cannabis extracts for osteoarthritic pain: an internal pilot, placebo controlled, blinded randomized trial
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$378,676

All 18 grants and awards

40 publications.

Maximal electroconvulsive shock-induced seizures elicit long-lasting analgesia and short-lasting hyperoxia in a sex dependent manner.

Fick LJ, Pappo F, Imoukhuede A, van den Hoogen NJ, Trang T, Teskey GC

Epilepsy research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2026.107839 PMID: 42235127

Runx1 transcription factor modulates opioid analgesia and withdrawal in humans and rodents.

Leduc-Pessah H, McAllister BB, Sinha S, Stokes-Heck S, Nishizawa D, Fan CY, St-Pierre MK, Bradaia A, Defaye M, Burma NE, Damblon J, Muñoz-Pino E, Visser F, Dorion MF, Healy LM, Tang YM, Canet-Pons J, van den Hoogen NJ, Zhang Z, Antunes FTT, Piscopo VEC, Medina M, Fukuda KI, Ichinohe T, Nagashima M, Hayashida M, Johnson E, Agrawal A, Degenhardt L, Martin NG, Zamponi GW, Nelson EC, Altier C, Tremblay ME, Bousman C, Stifani S, De Koninck Y, Ikeda K, Biernaskie J, Trang T

Neuron2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.11.018 PMID: 41619726

Adjunctive D-cycloserine to intermittent theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation in fibromyalgia: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

DeMayo MM, Sharifi V, Chen L, Zamponi GW, Trang T, Harris AD, McGirr A

Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41386-026-02441-y PMID: 42162266

Locus coeruleus microcircuitry processes periaqueductal gray inputs into distinct outputs for regulation of pain and anxiety.

Harding EK, Zhang Z, Yu WL, Ferron L, van den Hoogen NJ, Trang T, Zamponi GW

Cell reports2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116699 PMID: 41391146

Locus Coeruleus MR Measured Signal Intensity in Fibromyalgia Relative to Healthy Controls.

DeMayo MM, Cassidy CM, McCreary C, Trang T, Harris AD, McGirr A

European journal of pain (London, England)2025

DOI: 10.1002/ejp.70173 PMID: 41243840

Repeated naloxone-induced morphine withdrawal alters blood brain barrier and blood spinal cord barrier integrity in mice.

Kohro Y, Brown CE, Trang T

Molecular brain2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13041-025-01231-9 PMID: 40624697

Divergent sex-specific pannexin-1 mechanisms in microglia and T cells underlie neuropathic pain.

Fan CY, McAllister BB, Stokes-Heck S, Harding EK, Pereira de Vasconcelos A, Mah LK, Lima LV, van den Hoogen NJ, Rosen SF, Ham B, Zhang Z, Liu H, Zemp FJ, Burkhard R, Geuking MB, Mahoney DJ, Zamponi GW, Mogil JS, Ousman SS, Trang T

Neuron2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.01.005 PMID: 39892387

Targeting Pannexin-1 Channels: Addressing the 'Gap' in Chronic Pain.

McAllister BB, Stokes-Heck S, Harding EK, van den Hoogen NJ, Trang T

CNS drugs2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s40263-024-01061-8 PMID: 38353876

Pannexin-1 channel inhibition alleviates opioid withdrawal in rodents by modulating locus coeruleus to spinal cord circuitry.

Kwok CHT, Harding EK, Burma NE, Markovic T, Massaly N, van den Hoogen NJ, Stokes-Heck S, Gambeta E, Komarek K, Yoon HJ, Navis KE, McAllister BB, Canet-Pons J, Fan C, Dalgarno R, Gorobets E, Papatzimas JW, Zhang Z, Kohro Y, Anderson CL, Thompson RJ, Derksen DJ, Morón JA, Zamponi GW, Trang T

Nature communications2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50657-7 PMID: 39048565

Expression of GAD2 in excitatory neurons projecting from the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray to the locus coeruleus.

Harding EK, Zhang Z, Canet-Pons J, Stokes-Heck S, Trang T, Zamponi GW

iScience2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109972 PMID: 38868198

Development of Non-Opioid Therapeutics for the Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal and Addiction

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Derksen, Darren J

Keywords: Electrophysiology; Ligand Lipophilic Efficiency; Medicinal Chemistry; Molecular Dynamics; Mutagenesis; Opioid Withdrawal; Pannexin 1; Structural Biology; Structure-Activity Relationship Studies; Structure-Based Drug Design

$864,450

Sex-specific targeting of T-cells in neuropathic pain

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: McAllister, Brendan

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Leptin; Neuropathic Pain; Pannexin-1; Sex-Differences; T-Cells

$45,000

The effectiveness of oral cannabis extracts for osteoarthritic pain: an internal pilot, placebo controlled, blinded randomized trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Clarke, Hance A; Balneaves, Lynda G; Fitzcharles, Mary-Ann; Karkouti, Keyvan; Kotra, Lakshmi P; Ladha, Karim

Keywords: Cannabinoid Based Medicine; Internal Pilot Study; Medical Cannabis; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Randomized Controlled Trial

$378,676

Sex specific targeting of T-cells in neuropathic pain

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Trang, Tuan

Keywords: Pain; Sex Differences; Spinal Cord; T Cells

$983,025

Defining a ventrolateral periaqueductal gray brainstem circuit involved in descending modulation of pain

SupervisorCIHR2022CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Harding, Erika

Keywords: Analgesia; Electrophysiology; Locus Coeruleus; Neuropathic Pain; Optogenetics; Periaqueductal Gray; Spinal Cord

$90,000

Central Mechanisms of Opioid Withdrawal

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Trang, Tuan

Keywords: Microglia; Opioid; Pannexin

$875,926

Central mechanisms of opioid withdrawal

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant - PA: Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction

Principal investigators: Trang, Tuan

Keywords: Microglia; Opioid; Pannexin; Spinal Cord

$100,000

The Biology of Microglia: Adenosine A3 Receptor Suppression

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Trang, Tuan

$240,000

The role of VGLUT1 expressing proprioceptive afferents on exercise-induced pain and motor recovery following peripheral nerve injuries

SupervisorCIHR2018CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Kwok, Charlie H

Keywords: Motor Function; Neuropathic Pain; Peripheral Nerve Injury; Plasticity; Sensorimotor Integration; Spinal Circuit; Voluntary Exercise

$135,000

Regulation of microglial pannexin-1 channels in arthritis pain

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Trang, Tuan

Keywords: Microglia; Neuroscience; Pain; Pain Behaviour; Pannexin-1; Pharmacology; Spinal Cord

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Tuan Trang

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Maximal electroconvulsive shock-induced seizures elicit long-lasting analgesia and short-lasting hyperoxia in a sex dependent manner.

Runx1 transcription factor modulates opioid analgesia and withdrawal in humans and rodents.

Adjunctive D-cycloserine to intermittent theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation in fibromyalgia: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Locus coeruleus microcircuitry processes periaqueductal gray inputs into distinct outputs for regulation of pain and anxiety.

Locus Coeruleus MR Measured Signal Intensity in Fibromyalgia Relative to Healthy Controls.

Repeated naloxone-induced morphine withdrawal alters blood brain barrier and blood spinal cord barrier integrity in mice.

Divergent sex-specific pannexin-1 mechanisms in microglia and T cells underlie neuropathic pain.

Targeting Pannexin-1 Channels: Addressing the 'Gap' in Chronic Pain.

Pannexin-1 channel inhibition alleviates opioid withdrawal in rodents by modulating locus coeruleus to spinal cord circuitry.

Expression of GAD2 in excitatory neurons projecting from the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray to the locus coeruleus.

Development of Non-Opioid Therapeutics for the Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal and Addiction

Sex-specific targeting of T-cells in neuropathic pain

The effectiveness of oral cannabis extracts for osteoarthritic pain: an internal pilot, placebo controlled, blinded randomized trial

Sex specific targeting of T-cells in neuropathic pain

Defining a ventrolateral periaqueductal gray brainstem circuit involved in descending modulation of pain

Central Mechanisms of Opioid Withdrawal

Central mechanisms of opioid withdrawal

The Biology of Microglia: Adenosine A3 Receptor Suppression

The role of VGLUT1 expressing proprioceptive afferents on exercise-induced pain and motor recovery following peripheral nerve injuries

Regulation of microglial pannexin-1 channels in arthritis pain

Frequent collaborators

Christophe Altier

Alexander Mcgirr

Yves De Koninck

Roger Thompson

Hance Clarke

Rithwik Ramachandran

Rajiv Midha

Marie-Ève Tremblay

Chad Bousman

Mariana Bueno

Ying Zhang

Lisa Isaac

Stefano Stifani

Tuan Trang

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Maximal electroconvulsive shock-induced seizures elicit long-lasting analgesia and short-lasting hyperoxia in a sex dependent manner.

Runx1 transcription factor modulates opioid analgesia and withdrawal in humans and rodents.

Adjunctive D-cycloserine to intermittent theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation in fibromyalgia: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Locus coeruleus microcircuitry processes periaqueductal gray inputs into distinct outputs for regulation of pain and anxiety.

Locus Coeruleus MR Measured Signal Intensity in Fibromyalgia Relative to Healthy Controls.

Repeated naloxone-induced morphine withdrawal alters blood brain barrier and blood spinal cord barrier integrity in mice.

Divergent sex-specific pannexin-1 mechanisms in microglia and T&#xa0;cells underlie neuropathic pain.

Targeting Pannexin-1 Channels: Addressing the 'Gap' in Chronic Pain.

Pannexin-1 channel inhibition alleviates opioid withdrawal in rodents by modulating locus coeruleus to spinal cord circuitry.

Expression of GAD2 in excitatory neurons projecting from the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray to the locus coeruleus.

The Biology of Microglia: Adenosine A3 Receptor Suppression

Frequent collaborators

Christophe Altier

Alexander Mcgirr

Yves De Koninck

Roger Thompson

Hance Clarke

Rithwik Ramachandran

Rajiv Midha

Marie-Ève Tremblay

Chad Bousman

Mariana Bueno

Ying Zhang

Lisa Isaac

Stefano Stifani

Divergent sex-specific pannexin-1 mechanisms in microglia and T cells underlie neuropathic pain.