Dr. Steve Sullivan works with Dr. Andrei Sdrulla studying the neuromodulatory and cellular mechanisms of pain relief achieved through electrical stimulation of the spinal cord.  During his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, Steve characterized the release of the NMDA receptor coagonist D-serine and its physiological effects on retinal neurons. He was later awarded a National Science Foundation International Research Fellowship to conduct postdoctoral work at University College London, focusing on the molecular plasticity of fast excitatory transmission in the spinal cord that is associated with chronic pain.