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Researchers advancing migraine knowledge

Explore an archive of researchers and collaborative teams whose work addressed migraine mechanisms, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and the experiences of people living with the disease.

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InternationalResearch teams represented across institutions and disciplines

MultidisciplinaryClinical, laboratory, behavioral, genetic, and neurological inquiry

Archived profilesRoutes to project summaries and available completion reports

Research directory

Meet the researchers

This directory preserves the researcher profiles provided in the source archive. Institutional affiliations reflect the supplied profile information and may have changed; follow each profile for its project context.

How to use this archive: Select a profile to review the associated research. Inclusion documents supported work and is not a clinical referral or endorsement.

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Zubair Ahmed, MD

Cleveland Clinic

TA

Trent Anderson, PhD

University of Arizona, Phoenix

AA

Anna Andreou, PhD

King's College London, UK

AP

Andrea Antal, PhD and Walter Paulus, MD

University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany

MA

Messoud Ashina, MD, PhD, DMSc

Danish Headache Center, University of Copenhagen

AP

Brandon Aylward, PhD and Scott Powers, PhD

Cincinnati Children's Hospital

SB

Serapio M. Baca, PhD

Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

EB

Emily Bates, PhD

Brigham Young University

NB

Nancy Berman, PhD

University of Kansas Medical Center

SB

Suzanne Bertisch, MD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

DB

David Borsook, MD, PhD

Harvard Medical School

BK

K. C. Brennan, MD and Dan Kaufmann, PhD

University of Utah

BG

Rami Burstein, PhD and Brian Grosberg, MD

Hartford Healthcare Headache Center

YC

Yu-Qing Cao, PhD

Washington University Pain Center

AC

Andrew Charles, MD

Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

MC

F. Michael Cutrer, MD

Mayo Clinic

AD

Alexandre F. DaSilva, DDS, DMedSc

University of Michigan School of Dentistry

DP

Greg Dussor, PhD and Ted Price, PhD

The University of Texas at Dallas

TE

Teresa Esposito, PhD

Institute of Genetics and Biophysics, Italy

JF

José M. Fernández-Fernández, PhD

Pompeu Fabra University, Spain

AG

Amy Gelfand, MD

University of California, San Francisco

PG

Pierangelo Geppetti, MD

University of Florence

GG

Golda Ginsburg, PhD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

MG

Michael S. Gold, PhD

University of Pittsburgh

LG

Lyn Griffiths, PhD

Queensland University of Technology, Australia

LG

Larus S. Gudmundsson, PhD

Uniformed Services University and University of Iceland

AH

Andrew D. Hershey, MD, PhD

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

RK

Richard Kraig, MD, PhD

University of Chicago Medical Center

ML

Michel Lanteri-Minet, MD

CHU de Nice, France

AL

Alyssa Lebel, MD

Boston Children's Hospital

RL

Richard Lipton, MD

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

BM

Blanca Marquez de Prado, PhD

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

ML

Arne May, PhD and Kerstin Lüdtke, PhD

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

RN

Robert Nicholson, PhD

Mercy Clinic Headache Center

NZ

Dale R. Nyholt, PhD and Huiying Zhao, PhD

Queensland University of Technology, Australia

OS

Jacki Ochs and Susanna Styron

Human Arts Association

OB

Jes Olesen, MD and Deepak Kumar Bhatt, PhD

Danish Headache Center, University of Copenhagen

MO

Michael Oshinsky, PhD

Thomas Jefferson University

PP

Robin Polt, PhD and Frank Porreca, PhD

University of Arizona

FP

Frank Porreca, PhD

University of Arizona

PR

Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Spain

LP

Louis J. Ptáček, MD

University of California, San Francisco

WR

William Renthal, MD, PhD

Brigham and Women's Hospital

PR

Paul Rolan, MD

University of Adelaide, Australia

MR

Marcela Romero-Reyes, DDS, PhD

NYU School of Dentistry

AS

Ann Scher, PhD

Uniformed Services University

NS

Nathaniel Schuster, MD

University of California San Diego Center for Pain Medicine

SK

Markus Schürks, MD, MSc and Tobias Kurth, MD, ScD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

SM

Robert Shapiro, MD, PhD and Gary Mawe, PhD

University of Vermont

TS

Todd Smitherman, PhD

University of Mississippi

IS

Igor Spigelman, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles

PS

Patric Stanton, PhD

New York Medical College

AS

Amaal Starling, MD

Mayo Clinic

TG

Cristina Tassorelli, Rashid Giniatullin and Juha Savinainen

C. Mondino National Institute of Neurology Foundation, Italy

XW

Xiaohui Wang, PhD

Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, China

AW

Anne-Sophie Wattiez, PhD

University of Iowa

WK

Maija Wessman, PhD and Mikko Kallela, MD, PhD

University of Helsinki

WW

Julie Wieseler, PhD and Linda Watkins, PhD

University of Colorado at Boulder

CW

Colin Willis, PhD

University of New England

TY

Tony L. Yaksh, PhD

UCSD Medical Center

YG

David Yarnitsky, Yelena Granovsky and Michal Granot

Technion Faculty of Medicine, Israel

DY

David C. Yeomans, PhD

Stanford University School of Medicine

How to read the archive

From profile to evidence

Research profiles describe focused projects. Findings should be considered alongside study design, limitations, publication history, and the wider body of evidence.

STEP 01

Choose a profile

Start with a researcher, team, institution, or topic that matches your interest.

STEP 02

Identify the question

Note whether the project examines mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, or lived impact.

STEP 03

Check project status

Look for a completion summary or report where one is available in the profile.

STEP 04

Keep context

Do not use an individual project as a substitute for clinical guidance or scientific consensus.

Frequently asked questions

About supported research

Practical guidance for navigating researcher profiles and understanding what inclusion means.

What information is available in a researcher profile?

Profiles may describe the researcher or team, the question investigated, the project approach, and a final report when one was supplied.

Are the listed affiliations current?

Not necessarily. Affiliations reflect the supplied archive and researchers may since have moved institutions or changed roles.

Does inclusion mean a treatment is recommended?

No. The directory documents research activity. Treatment decisions require individualized advice from an appropriately qualified clinician.

Why are some projects collaborative?

Migraine research often combines clinical expertise, neuroscience, genetics, behavioral science, imaging, pharmacology, and other disciplines.

How should I assess a completed project?

Consider the study design, sample, comparison methods, limitations, review status, replication, and consistency with broader evidence.

Where can I find broader research information?

Visit the research overview for additional context and related research pathways.

Where can researchers find application information?

Current program and submission material is available in the grant application section.

Questions about the research archive?

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