Curriculum Vita

Alexander Chamessian

Phone: 919-613-9581
Email: agc14@duke.edu
Web: achamess.github.io

Education

• Stony Brook University, BS in Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude (2005-2009)
• Duke University School of Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program, MD-PhD candidate (2010-Present)

Research Interests

• Neuro-immune interactions in chronic pain
• Genetic factors predisposing to chronic pain after nerve injury
• Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance of pain behaviors
• Therapeutic application of pro-resolving specialized lipid mediators for neuropathic pain prevention and nerve regeneration
• Human pain genetics

Honors and Awards

• Phi Kappa Beta (Spring 2008)
• Provost Award for Academic Excellence (Spring 2009)
• Undergraduate Recognition Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement (Spring 2009)
• USA Today All-USA Academic Team 2009 – Honorable Mention (Spring 2009)
• SUNY Chancellor’s Award (2009)
• Linda and Richard Gelfond Leadership Award Scholarship (Fall 2008)
• HHMI International Summer Research Scholar (Summer 2008)
• Sigma Xi Excellence in Research Award (Spring 2008)
• URECA Summer Research Scholarship (Summer 2008)
• Undergraduate Recognition Awards (Spring 2008)
• Bastiat Scholarship, Cato Institute (July 2008)
• Honors College Scholarship
• Presidential Scholarship, Stony Brook University
• Dean’s List, Stony Brook University (6 semesters)
• Campus Residence Academic Achievement Award (3 times)
• University Scholar (Academic Year 2005-2006)
• AP Scholar with Distinction (June 2005)
• Travel Scholarship for attending the Cullen Trust for High Education Symposium on Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, (January 2008)
• URECA Researcher of the Month (October 2008)
• Golden Key International Honour Society
• Provisional Member of Sigma Beta Honor Society
• Feagin Leadership Program Scholar, Duke University School of Medicine, (Academic year, 2012-2013)

Publications

Books
Chamessian AG, Wei P (2014) Learning Medicine: An Evidence-Based Guide (In Progress)

Journal Articles

Nelson JW, Chamessian AG, McEnaney PJ, Murelli RP, Kazmierczak BI, Kazmiercak BI, et al. A biosynthetic strategy for re-engineering the Staphylococcus aureus cell wall with non-native small molecules. ACS Chem Biol.2010 Dec 17;5(12):1147–55.

Abstracts

Alexander G. Chamessian, Alex Kieber, Thomas Buchheit, Chester “Trip” Buckenmaier, Andrew Shaw, Thomas Van de Ven, and Ru-Rong Ji . A Potential Role for the NOD-Like Receptor Pathway in the Development of Neuropathic pain. Duke Anesthesiology Academic Evening Symposium. (Durham, NC, May 2014)

Alexander G. Chamessian, Alex Kieber, Hung-Lun Hsia,Thomas Buchheit, Mary McDuffie, Chester Buckenmeier, Andrew Shaw, Ru-Rong Ji, Thomas Van de Ven. More than Mere Detergents: An Interspecies Study Reveals Bile Acids as Novel Mediators in Acute and Chronic Pain. Pain Society of the Carolinas Annual Meeting and Symposium. (Asheville, NC, Nov 2013)

Conferences Attended

• Pain Society of the Carolinas, Annual Meeting and Symposium. (Asheville, NC, 2013)
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2013 Annual Meeting. (San Francisco, NC, 2013)
• UCSD Clinical and Translational Research Institute/ Nature Medicine “Pain 2010: From bench to bedside”, La Jolla, CA, USA (2010)