{"id":400,"date":"2019-07-24T21:40:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T21:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utlsom.wpengine.com\/lsom-anesthesiology\/?page_id=400"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:15:26","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/anesthesiology\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Specific Lab Expertise includes:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Small animal surgery<\/li>\n<li>Behavioral analysis of nociception<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacological interventions<\/li>\n<li>Protein expression\/activity analysis<\/li>\n<li>Fluidics<\/li>\n<li>Ultrasound-guided technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Current Projects include:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Analysis of behavioral response following perineural therapies<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation of neurolytic effects of perineural therapies<\/li>\n<li>Peripherally mediated opioid analgesia<\/li>\n<li>Regulation of inflammation-associated proteins following nerve injury<\/li>\n<li>Organ preservation systems<\/li>\n<li>Novel uses for ultrasound-guided technologies for drug delivery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our department encourages students and resident physicians to rotate through our laboratories. Anesthesiology researchers also mentor participants in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/anesthesiology\/research\/volunteer-program\/\">Medical Student Summer Research Program<\/a> for both basic science and clinical research. For more information, please contact Dr. Bent via email at <a href=\"mailto:bents@uthscsa.edu\">bents@uthscsa.edu.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2381 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/05\/bents-286x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/05\/bents-286x400.jpg 286w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/05\/bents.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/bents\">Sabrina T. 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