Bijar Ghafouri
Professor, Head of Unit
I am professor in pain biochemistry with a focus on proteomics
Presentation
Bijar Ghafouri is a pre-clinical Professor of biochemistry of chronic pain with a focus on proteomics at department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine. She graduated from Faculty of Science and Engineering 2001 and completed her PhD at Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 2005. She is director of third-cycle education at department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences. She is also head of PAINOMICS laboratory at the division of Pain and Rehabilitation Medicine. Professor Ghafouri has co-authored more than 100 articles, reviews, and posters on clinical biomarkers with a major interest in chronic pain. She is an editor of Scientific Reports and reviews for many peer-reviewed journals. Her main research interest is investigating molecular “signature” of chronic pain using omics. She supervises undergraduate students and doctoral students in the research field of clinical biomarkers
Publications
2026
Response to comment on "Nutrition care in pain rehabilitation-success and lessons from practice"
PAIN MANAGEMENT
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17581869.2026.2661842
Dried blood spot sample extraction for metabolomics and proteomics profiling for clinical trials: a descriptive exploratory study
Scientific Reports, Vol. 16, Article 12196
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-46874-3
Genetic predisposition to coffee consumption and the association with the early risk of atherosclerosis
Scientific Reports, Vol. 16, Article 9652
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-44122-2
Plasma vitamin D and cytokines in relation to exercise in patients with fibromyalgia- A 15-week strength training intervention trial
Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Vol. 26, Article 20250043
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2025-0043
Effects of acute alcohol administration on endocannabinoids and relation to subjective effects
Psychopharmacology, Vol. 243, p. 401-411
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-025-06843-6
