Sherrie Lessans, PhD, RN

Sherrie Lessans, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor (Retired), Department Pain and Translational Symptom Science
SCHOOL OF NURSING
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Research interests
Treatment induced acute and chronic pain
Cancer chemotherapy associated neuropathy
Cancer chemotherapy pain and broader symptom burden including mood disorders, cognitive function, weight gain
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Research approaches
Pain phenotyping
Molecular biology
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7440-2673
Publications
- Lessans, S and Dorsey, S. (2013). The role for epigenetic modifications in pain and analgesia response. Nursing Research and Practice. Vol 2013
- Renn CL, Leitch CC, Lessans S, Rhee P, McGuire WC, Smith BA, Traub RJ, Dorsey SG. (2011). Brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulates antiretroviral-induced mechanical allodynia in the mouse. J Neurosci Res. 2011 Oct;89(10):1551-65. doi: 10.1002/jnr.22685. Epub 2011 Jun 6.
- Dorsey SG, Leitch CC, Renn CL, Lessans S, Smith BA, Wang XM, Dionne RA. (2009). Genome-wide screen identifies drug-induced regulation of the gene giant axonal neuropathy (Gan) in a mouse model of antiretroviral-induced painful peripheral neuropathy. Biol Res Nurs. Jul;11(1):7-16.