Title
Assistant Professor
Ph.D.
University of California San Francisco
Post Doc Training
Johns Hopkins University
Major Interests
- Contribution of epigenetic mechanisms to the development and maintenance of chronic pain
- Early life stress and susceptibility to prolonged postsurgical pain
- Psychosocial factors associated with neuromodulation and other pain treatment
Office
Biomed 2 663-2
Publications
- Bakare AO, Stephens KE, Sanchez KR, Liu V, Zheng L, Goel V, Guan Y, Sivanesan E. Spinal cord stimulation attenuates paclitaxel-induced temporal gait impairment and mechanical hypersensitivity by decreasing Schwann cell- and macrophage-mediated peripheral neuroinflammation. Regional Pain and Anesthesia Medicine. 2024. PMID: 38844412
- Rodriguez KA, Gurung M, Talatala R, Rearick JR, Ruebel ML, Stephens KE*, Yeruva L*. The Role of early-life gut mycobiome on child health. Advances in Nutrition. 2024, 15(3):100185. PMID:38311313
- Frett B, Stephens KE, Koss B, Melnyk S, Roy Choudhury S. Enhancer-activated RET confers protection against oxidative stress to KMT2A-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer Science. 2024, 115(3):963-73. PMID:38226414