Overview
Background
Dr Michael Morgan is a mid-career academic with a robust foundation in basic sciences, who has built a distinguished path exploring the biological underpinnings of pain—particularly musculoskeletal pain and osteoarthritis. With influential lead author publications in Pain, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage and Bone his work bridges molecular mechanisms and translational insights. Now pivoting toward clinical research, he is deepening his focus on another musculoskeltal conidtion, focusing on whiplash injury and the multidimensional nature of pain, driving cross-disciplinary studies that aim to connect lab findings with real-world patient outcomes.
Availability
- Dr Michael Morgan is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Systematic review of the subcutaneous air pouch model using monosodium urate and calcium pyrophosphate and recommendations for studying crystal-related arthropathies
Hewage, Wenu, Vidimce, Josif, Shiels, Ryan G., Morgan, Michael and Bulmer, Andrew C. (2025). Systematic review of the subcutaneous air pouch model using monosodium urate and calcium pyrophosphate and recommendations for studying crystal-related arthropathies. Animal Models and Experimental Medicine. doi: 10.1002/ame2.70058
2024
Journal Article
BDNF sensitizes bone and joint afferent neurons at different stages of MIA-induced osteoarthritis
Morgan, Michael, Nazemian, Vida, Thai, Jenny, Lin, Irene, Northfield, Susan and Ivanusic, Jason J. (2024). BDNF sensitizes bone and joint afferent neurons at different stages of MIA-induced osteoarthritis. Bone, 189 117260. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2024.117260
2023
Journal Article
Stomatin-like protein 3 modulates the responses of Aδ, but not C fiber bone afferent neurons to noxious mechanical stimulation in an animal model of acute experimental bone pain
Morgan, Michael, Thai, Jenny, Nencini, Sara, Xu, James and Ivanusic, Jason J. (2023). Stomatin-like protein 3 modulates the responses of Aδ, but not C fiber bone afferent neurons to noxious mechanical stimulation in an animal model of acute experimental bone pain. Molecular Pain, 19. doi: 10.1177/17448069231222407
2023
Journal Article
Artemin sensitizes nociceptors that innervate the osteoarthritic joint to produce pain
Morgan, Michael, Nazemian, Vida, Ooi, Li Sha, Burger, Sarah, Thai, Jenny and Ivanusic, Jason (2023). Artemin sensitizes nociceptors that innervate the osteoarthritic joint to produce pain. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 31 (10), 1342-1352. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2023.06.003
2022
Journal Article
Mini review: The role of sensory innervation to subchondral bone in osteoarthritis pain
Morgan, Michael, Nazemian, Vida, Harrington, Kate and Ivanusic, Jason J. (2022). Mini review: The role of sensory innervation to subchondral bone in osteoarthritis pain. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13 1047943. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1047943
2022
Journal Article
Changes to the activity and sensitivity of nerves innervating subchondral bone contribute to pain in late-stage osteoarthritis
Morgan, Michael, Thai, Jenny, Nazemian, Vida, Song, Richard and Ivanusic, Jason J. (2022). Changes to the activity and sensitivity of nerves innervating subchondral bone contribute to pain in late-stage osteoarthritis. Pain, 163 (2), 390-402. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002355
2021
Journal Article
A binge high sucrose diet provokes systemic and cerebral inflammation in rats without inducing obesity
Patkar, Omkar L., Mohamed, Abdalla Z., Narayanan, Ashwin, Mardon, Karine, Cowin, Gary, Bhalla, Rajiv, Stimson, Damion H. R., Kassiou, Michael, Beecher, Kate, Belmer, Arnauld, Alvarez Cooper, Ignatius, Morgan, Michael, Hume, David A., Irvine, Katharine M., Bartlett, Selena E., Nasrallah, Fatima and Cumming, Paul (2021). A binge high sucrose diet provokes systemic and cerebral inflammation in rats without inducing obesity. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 11252, 11252. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90817-z
2021
Journal Article
Piezo2 knockdown inhibits noxious mechanical stimulation and NGF-induced sensitization in A-Delta bone afferent neurons
Nencini, Sara, Morgan, Michael, Thai, Jenny, Jobling, Andrew I. I., Mazzone, Stuart B. and Ivanusic, Jason J. (2021). Piezo2 knockdown inhibits noxious mechanical stimulation and NGF-induced sensitization in A-Delta bone afferent neurons. Frontiers in Physiology, 12 644929. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.644929
2020
Journal Article
ASIC3 inhibition modulates inflammation-induced changes in the activity and sensitivity of Aδ and C fiber sensory neurons that innervate bone
Morgan, Michael, Thai, Jenny, Trinh, Phu, Habib, Mohamed, Effendi, Kelly N. and Ivanusic, Jason J. (2020). ASIC3 inhibition modulates inflammation-induced changes in the activity and sensitivity of Aδ and C fiber sensory neurons that innervate bone. Molecular Pain, 16. doi: 10.1177/1744806920975950
2020
Journal Article
Biliverdin and bilirubin sulfonate inhibit monosodium urate induced sterile inflammation in the rat
Shiels, Ryan G., Hewage, Wenu, Pennell, Evan N., Vidimce, Josif, Grant, Gary, Pearson, Andrew G., Wagner, Karl-Heinz, Morgan, Michael and Bulmer, Andrew C. (2020). Biliverdin and bilirubin sulfonate inhibit monosodium urate induced sterile inflammation in the rat. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 155 105546. doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105546
2019
Journal Article
Antiallodynic effects of the selective NaV1.7 inhibitor Pn3a in a mouse model of acute postsurgical pain: evidence for analgesic synergy with opioids and baclofen
Mueller, Alexander, Starobova, Hana, Morgan, Michael, Dekan, Zoltan, Cheneval, Olivier, Schroeder, Christina I., Alewood, Paul F., Deuis, Jennifer R. and Vetter, Irina (2019). Antiallodynic effects of the selective NaV1.7 inhibitor Pn3a in a mouse model of acute postsurgical pain: evidence for analgesic synergy with opioids and baclofen. Pain, 160 (8), 1766-1780. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001567
2019
Journal Article
TRPV1 activation alters the function of Aδ and C fiber sensory neurons that innervate bone
Morgan, Michael, Nencini, Sara, Thai, Jenny and Ivanusic, Jason J. (2019). TRPV1 activation alters the function of Aδ and C fiber sensory neurons that innervate bone. Bone, 123, 168-175. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2019.03.040
2018
Journal Article
Toxins as tools: fingerprinting neuronal pharmacology
Israel, Mathilde R., Morgan, Michael, Tay, Bryan and Deuis, Jennifer R. (2018). Toxins as tools: fingerprinting neuronal pharmacology. Neuroscience Letters, 679, 4-14. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.02.001
2018
Journal Article
Role of complement anaphylatoxin receptors in a mouse model of acute burn-induced pain
Morgan, Michael, Deuis, Jennifer R., Woodruff, Trent M., Lewis, Richard J. and Vetter, Irina (2018). Role of complement anaphylatoxin receptors in a mouse model of acute burn-induced pain. Molecular Immunology, 94, 68-74. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2017.12.016
2017
Journal Article
Burn pain: a systematic and critical review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment
Morgan, Michael, Deuis, Jennifer R., Frøsig-Jørgensen, Majbrit, Lewis, Richard J., Cabot, Peter J., Gray, Paul D. and Vetter, Irina (2017). Burn pain: a systematic and critical review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment. Pain Medicine, 19 (4), 708-734. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnx228
2017
Journal Article
Binge-like sucrose consumption reduces the dendritic length and complexity of principal neurons in the adolescent rat basolateral amygdala
Shariff, Masroor, Klenowski, Paul, Morgan, Michael, Patkar, Omkar, Mu, Erica, Bellingham, Mark, Belmer, Arnauld and Bartlett, Selena E. (2017). Binge-like sucrose consumption reduces the dendritic length and complexity of principal neurons in the adolescent rat basolateral amygdala. PLoS One, 12 (8) e0183063, e0183063. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183063
2017
Journal Article
The Evolution of Fangs, Venom, and Mimicry Systems in Blenny Fishes (vol 27, pg 1184, 2017)
Casewell, Nicholas R., Visser, Jeroen C., Baumann, Kate, Dobson, James, Han, Han, Kuruppu, Sanjaya, Morgan, Michael, Romilio, Anthony, Weisbecker, Vera, Mardon, Karine, Ali, Syed A., Debono, Jordan, Koludarov, Ivan, Que, Ivo, Bird, Gregory C., Cooke, Gavan M., Nouwens, Amanda, Hodgson, Wayne C., Wagstaff, Simon C., Cheney, Karen L., Vetter, Irina, van der Weerd, Louise, Richardson, Michael K. and Fry, Bryan G. (2017). The Evolution of Fangs, Venom, and Mimicry Systems in Blenny Fishes (vol 27, pg 1184, 2017). Current Biology, 27 (10), 1549-1550. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.009
2017
Journal Article
Inhibitory effects of dynorphin 3-14 on the lipopolysaccharide-induced toll-like receptor 4 signalling pathway
Rahiman, Siti Sarah Fazalul, Morgan, Michael, Gray, Paul, Shaw, Paul Nicholas and Cabot, Peter John (2017). Inhibitory effects of dynorphin 3-14 on the lipopolysaccharide-induced toll-like receptor 4 signalling pathway. Peptides, 90, 48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2017.02.004
2017
Journal Article
The evolution of fangs, venom, and mimicry systems in blenny fishes
Casewell, Nicholas R., Visser, Jeroen C., Baumann, Kate, Dobson, James, Han, Han, Kuruppu, Sanjaya, Morgan, Michael, Romilio, Anthony, Weisbecker, Vera, Ali, Syed A., Debono, Jordan, Koludarov, Ivan, Que, Ivo, Bird, Gregory C., Cooke, Gavan M., Nouwens, Amanda, Hodgson, Wayne C., Wagstaff, Simon C., Cheney, Karen L., Vetter, Irina, van der Weerd, Louise, Richardson, Michael K. and Fry, Bryan G. (2017). The evolution of fangs, venom, and mimicry systems in blenny fishes. Current Biology, 27 (8), 1184-1191. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.02.067
2017
Journal Article
The efficacy of Dynorphin fragments at the κ, μ and δ opioid receptor in transfected HEK cells and in an animal model of unilateral peripheral inflammation
Morgan, M., Heffernan, A., Benhabib, F., Wagner, S., Hewavitharana, A. K., Shaw, P. N. and Cabot, P. J. (2017). The efficacy of Dynorphin fragments at the κ, μ and δ opioid receptor in transfected HEK cells and in an animal model of unilateral peripheral inflammation. Peptides, 89, 9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2016.12.019
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The immunomodulation of dynorphin 1-17 and its biotransformation fragments on inflammatory signalling pathways
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nick Shaw, Professor Peter Cabot, Associate Professor Paul Gray
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Beta-Endorphin Biotransformation and Modulation of Inflammatory Signals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Cabot, Professor Nick Shaw, Dr Amitha Hewavitharana
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