The Stone Lab

• Whittal, M., Poynter, S., Samms, K., Briar, K.J., Sinopoli, S., Millecamps, M., Stone, L.S., DeWitte-Orr, S., Gregory, D., 2022. TAK-242 treatment and its effect on mechanical properties and gene expression associated with IVD degeneration in SPARC-null mice. European Spine Journal, 31 (10): doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-022-07310-y
• Bolt, J., Patel, F., Stone, L.S., Pandian, D., Manuel, M., Gaines, N., 2022. Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric mental and behavioral health visits to the emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Care, 38 (8): doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000002794
• Angarita-Fonseca, A., Pagé, G., Meloto, C., Gentile, E.L., Léonard, G., Massé-Alarie, H., Tufa, L., Roy, J.S., Stone, L.S., Choinière, M., Fortin, M., Roy, M., Sean, M., Tétreault, P., Rainville, P., Deslauriers, S., Lacasse, A., 2022. The Canadian version of the NIH minimum dataset for chronic low back pain research: Reference values from the Quebec Low Back Pain Study. PAIN: doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002703
• Millecamps, M., Sotocinal, S., Austin, J.S., Stone, L.S., Mogil, J.S., 2022. Sex-specific effects of neuropathic pain on long-term pain behavior and mortality in mice. PAIN: doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002742
• Lee, S., Kawarai, Y., Ouellet, J., Haglund, L., Szyf, M., Stone, L.S., 2022. DNA methylation in degenerating human intervertebral discs. Journal of Pain, 23 (5): doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2022.03.148
• Millecamps, M., Gregoire, S., Stone, L.S., 2022. Inter- and trans-generational inheritance of paternal chronic pain to male and female offspring in mice. Journal of Pain, 23 (5): doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2022.03.102
• Buck, E., Lee, S., Gao, Q., Tran, S., Tamimi, F., Stone, L.S., Cerruti, M., 2022. The role of surface chemistry in the osseointegration of peek implants. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 8 (4): doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01434
• Massé-Alarie, H., Angarita-Fonseca, A., Lacasse, A., Pagé, G., Tétreault, P., Fortin, M., Léonard, G., Stone, L.S., Roy, J.S., 2022. Low back pain definitions: Effect on patient inclusion and clinical profiles. Pain Reports, 7 (2): doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000997
• Grégoire, S., Cheishvili, D., Salmon-Divon, M., Dymov, S., Topham, L., Calderon, V., Shir, Y., Szyf, M., Stone, L.S., 2021. Epigenetic signature of chronic low back pain in human T cells. Pain Reports, 6 (4): doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000960
• Kawarai, Y., Jang, S. H., Lee, S., Millecamps, M., Kang, H., Gregoire, S., Suzuki-Narita, M., Ohtori, S., Stone, L.S., 2021. Exercise attenuates low back pain and alters epigenetic regulation in intervertebral discs in a mouse model. The Spine Journal, 21 (11): doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2021.06.002

2019: International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine - Best Paper Award (Basic Science Category) – Awarded for the manuscript entitled: ISSLS Prize in Basic Science: Physical activity attenuates fibrotic alterations to the multifidus muscle associated with intervertebral disc degeneration. European Spine Journal, 28(5):893-904, May 2019. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30737621.

2020-2025: CIHR (Canadian Institutes for Health Research) Project Grant – “Chronotherapy of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs could enhance bone fracture recovery” (Role = co-PI, Nominated Principle Applicant = Dr. Faleh Tamimi)

2020-2025: US Department of Defense - Chronic Pain Management Research Program – “Understanding Acute to Chronic Back Pain Pathways and Testing New Solutions” (Role = co-I; PI = Dr. David Klyne; additional co-I’s Dr. Mary Barbe and Dr. Paul Hodges).

2019-2021: NIH (National Institutes of Health; USA) (Subaward on 1R21NS113335) – “Targeting the VFG signaling system for new chronic pain treatments”. (Role = co-I, PI = Dr. Lucy Vulchanova).

2016-2021: CIHR (Canadian Institutes for Health Research) Project Grant 362909 – “Epigenetic Mechanisms in Chronic Pain” (Role = Principle Investigator, Co-PI =Dr. Moshe Szyf, Co-Investigator = Dr. Magali Millecamps).

2015-2020: CIHR (Canadian Institutes for Health Research) Operating Grant MOP-142291- “Low back pain: from mechanism to therapeutic intervention” (Role = Principle Investigator, Co-Investigators = Dr. Magali Millecamps, Dr. Lisbet A Haglund).