
Welcome to the Falsetta Lab
We are committed to translational women’s health research. Our focus is to uncover the mechanisms that contribute to vulvar disease with the following goals:
- Improve patient care in the short term by better implementing existing treatment strategies or using “off label” treatments that address these mechanisms
- Discover new targets for the development of more effective mechanism-based therapies
- Identify objective quantifiable measures to diagnose and track the progression of vulvar disease and responses to treatment
- Empower our patients and reduce taboo and stigma through peer-reviewed, highly visible research
We are centered in a clinical department and work closely with our treating physicians, which enables us to better envision the practical applications of our research. We seek to translate our findings from “bench to bedside” and are currently planning a clinical trial.

Megan L. Wood, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Projects
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View All Publications- Response Letter to Oka et al.'s Letter to the Editor.; The journal of pain. 2026 Feb 13.
- Executive Summary of the Vulvodynia Therapeutic Research Summit.; Obstetrics and gynecology; Vol 147(2), pp. 266-276. 2025 Nov 06.
- A cautionary tale: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and localized provoked vulvodynia.; The journal of pain; Vol 36, pp. 105559. 2025 Sep 11.
Affiliations
Contact Us
Falsetta Lab
Megan L. Falsetta (Wood), PI
SMD 5-6715
601 Elmwood Ave
Rochester, NY 14642
(585) 275-7628 (Lab)
(585) 273-5462 (Office)