Today on The Fundamentals, our guest is Dr. Jessica Anand, a research assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Michigan Medical School, and a co-chair of the Pharmacology's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. Her work focuses on developing new molecules to treat different medical needs, like pain with reduced addiction risk, overdose, and potentially mood problems like anxiety and depression. Currently, the main thrust of her research is developing new overdose medications. You can learn more about the work Dr. Anand's lab is doing by visiting their website, and you can follow the University of Michigan Department of Pharmacology @UMichPharmacology.You can learn more about The Fundamentals on our website.A transcript of this episode can be found here.Find out more about the research stories mentioned at the top of the show at the links below:Molecule known to slow inflammation linked to scleroderma, could be treatment targetA variation of the molecule can contribute to fibrosis and sclerodermaDid FDA regulation reduce high rates of opioid-acetaminophen overdoses?Hepatologists examine data around a 2011 FDA drug mandateLearn more about other exciting research happening at the University of Michigan, by checking out Health Lab, Michigan Medicine's daily online publication featuring news and stories about the future of healthcare.The Fundamentals is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network, and is produced by the Michigan Medicine Department of Communication. You can subscribe to The Fundamentals on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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