Cristina Peterson, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (ECP)
Contact
Email
Office Address
7-101 Weaver-Densford Hall
308 Harvard St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States
Titles
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (ECP)
Education
PhD of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
BS in Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Biography
Bio Summary
Dr. Peterson is a researcher studying the neuropharmacology of pain and addiction, with an emphasis on the development of safe, non-addictive analgesic medications. Her primary research focus is on non-opioid analgesic drug development and has included investigation of small molecule and viral vector approaches. Within the College of Pharmacy, Dr. Peterson frequently contributes to courses in areas such as neuroscience, pharmacology, drug development, and institutional compliance.
Expertise
- Analgesic medications
- Preclinical modeling of pain and addiction
- NMDA receptor neuropharmacology
- Adeno-associated viral vectors
- Opioid neuropharmacology
Professional Associations
- Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)
- American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)
- United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP)
- International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC) Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
Research Summary
- Development of non-addictive analgesics
- Opioid neuropharmacology
- Substance use disorder
- Synergistic drug interaction
- Gene therapy
Teaching
Courses/Teaching Areas
- Advanced Topics: Regulatory Science and Affairs (ECP/PHM-8940)
- Advanced Neuropharmaceutics (PHM/NSC/CMV 8481)
- Readings in Neurobiology: Pain (NSC 8320)
- Medicinal Chemistry and Neuropharmacology (PHAR 6762)
Publications
Grants
Preclinical Pharmacological Studies of Small Proprietary Molecules