1. L. Savannah Dewberry
Savannah.dewberry@gmail.com
Education and Training:
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Dates: Aug. 2012- May 2016 University of Alabama at Birmingham
Supervisor: Dr. Robert E. Sorge Specialization: The effect of diet, genetics, and the
immune system on chronic pain
Research Skills: Von Frey test (fibers), Hargreaves’ test, hot plate test, tail withdrawal test,
formalin test, acetic acid test, chronic inflammation tests, spared nerve injury surgery, western
blot, intraplantar injection, intravenous (tail vein) injection, perfusions, subcutaneous injections,
intramuscular injections, intravenous self-administration surgery, animal handling, experimental
design, and statistical analysis.
Publications:
Waite, M. E., Tomkovich, A., Quinn, T. L., Schumann, A. P., Dewberry, L. S., Totsch, S. K. &
Sorge, R. E. (2015). Efficacy of common analgesics for spontaneous postsurgical pain in rats.
JAALAS, 54: 420-5
Poster Presentations:
Tomkovich, A., Schumann, A. P., Dewberry, L. S., Quinn, T. L. & Sorge, R. E. (2014, May).
Evaluation of the efficacy of common analgesics for spontaneous postoperative and evoked pain
in rats. Paper presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Tampa, FL,
USA.
Jones, C. D., Dewberry, L. S., Quinn, T. L. & Sorge, R. E. (2014, Apr). The role of the
inflammasome in acute pain sensitivity. Poster presented at the 25th Ost Undergraduate Research
Competition, Birmingham, USA.
Jones, C. D., Dewberry, L. S., Quinn, T. L. & Sorge, R. E. (2014, Apr). The role of the
inflammasome in acute pain sensitivity. Poster presented at the 7th UAB EXPO, Birmingham,
USA
Schumann, A. P., Tomkovich, A., Dewberry, S.,*Brookins, A., Quinn, T. L., & Sorge, R. E.
(2013, July). Comprehensive evaluation of the efficacy of common analgesics for spontaneous
pain following surgery. Paper presented at the UAB Summer Research Expo, Birmingham, AL,
USA.
Brookins, A. J., Dewberry, L. S., & Sorge, R. E. (2013, July). The role of the inflammasome in
acute pain sensitivity. Paper presented at the UAB Summer Research Expo, Birmingham, AL,
USA
Acknowledged in:
Sorge RE, Martin LJ, Isbester KA, Sotocinal SG, Rosen S, Tuttle AH, Wieskopf JS, Acland EL, Dokova
A, Kadoura B, Leger P, Mapplebeck JC, McPhail M, Delaney A, Wigerblad G, Schumann AP, Quinn T,
Frasnelli J, Svensson CI, Sternberg WF, Mogil JS. Olfactory exposure to males, including men, causes
stress and related analgesia in rodents. Nat Methods. 2014 Jun;11(6):629-32. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.2935.
Epub 2014 Apr 28. PubMed PMID: 24776635.