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Allan Basbaum, IASP Honorary Member, Receives the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) honored Allan Basbaum, PhD, FRS, as one of the recipients of the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience — the highest recognition given by SfN […]

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Single-Point Mutations in Piezo2 Lead to Increased Mechanical Pain Sensitivity

A new study reveals that removing the voltage-gated block on PIEZO2 channels leads to elevated and long-lasting nociceptor activity in response to mechanical stimulation. The Piezo2 protein, a mechanically gated […]

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Addressing Cultural Disparities and Inequities in Pain Research: A Conversation with Calia Torres

Five early-career pain researchers participated in the PRF-NAPS Correspondents program during the 2024 North American Pain School, which took place 23-28 June in Montebello, Québec City, Canada. The Correspondents program is a unique […]

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Pain Researcher Joins PRF

COME JOIN THE CONVERSATION AT PAIN RESEARCHER! IASP’s Pain Research Forum has always strived to foster discussion and collaboration that speeds up the acquisition of new knowledge and its translation […]

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IASP Awards Lakeisha Lewter with the Philip A. Spiegel Trainee Award

The Philip A. Spiegel Trainee Award is given to the trainee with the highest score in the financial aid application process, and facilitates travel and attendance at the IASP World […]

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Principles of Clinical Pharmacology Applied to Analgesics in Neonates and Infants

Editor’s note: During the International Symposium on Pediatric Pain 2023 (ISPP), five pain researchers participated in the PRF-ISPP 2023 Correspondents Program – made possible by generous contributions from Solutions for […]

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The 2024 PRF-NAPS Correspondents Blog: Reflections

Five early-career pain researchers participated in the PRF-NAPS Correspondents program during the 2024 North American Pain School, which took place 23-28 June in Montebello, Québec City, Canada. The Correspondents program is a unique […]

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Automating Mechanical Stimuli Delivery in Behavioral Testing

Delivering both innocuous and noxious stimuli to the rodent paw – primarily with von Frey hair filaments – is a canonical part of testing pain and mechanical sensitivity. Researchers often […]

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USASP 2024 Juneteenth Event – Empowering Voices of Freedom: A Look to the Past for the Future of Authentic Engagement of Underrepresented Communities in Research

Monday, June 17, 2024, 12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT/9:00 a.m. PST Join the US Association for the Study of Pain for a free one-hour webinar in honor of Juneteenth. The focus of […]

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Call for Late-Breaking Poster Abstract Submissions!

Submit your late-breaking poster abstracts here! At the IASP 2024 World Congress on Pain – taking place 5-9 August in Amsterdam, the Netherlands – poster presenters are given the opportunity […]

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