Minnesota pain and alcohol research consortium (MNPARC)

Investigating the interactions between alcohol and pain

Dr. Anna Lee is the Co-Director of the Minnesota Pain and Alcohol Research Consortium (MNPARC), which brings together basic scientists, human laboratory researchers and clinicians from across the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center. Our mission is to advance a comprehensive understanding of how alcohol affects pain and how pain shapes alcohol use, with the goal of accelerating discovery to improve outcomes. We aim to build a critical mass of expertise in pain and alcohol research at the University of Minnesota by fostering communication and collaboration between investigators at the departmental and college level. Our goals are to promote bidirectional translation, integrate clinical perspectives with preclinical research, and foster innovative ideas to better understand the complex interactions between pain and alcohol to improve quality of life. 

Check out MNPARC's website to learn more!