I have spent my career as a pain researcher in academia and government. The mission of my research program is to understand the brain’s role in perceiving, modifying, and managing pain, with a special emphasis on mind/body modalities of pain control. My research includes clinical studies of non-pharmacological analgesic treatments in chronic pain patients and rodent studies addressing how environmental factors affect pain processing. Beyond my own research, I have served the pain community as President, Canadian Pain Society (2011-2012), Councilor, Society for Neuroscience (2012-2016), Director, McGill University Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain (2003-2009) and multiple IASP positions.
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Council
Catherine Bushnell, PhD
President
Institution/Organization
Harold Griffith Professor Emerita, McGill University Scientist Emerita, National Institutes of Health
Term End Date
2024
Committees
- IASP Councilor (1996-2002)
- Editor-in-Chief, IASP Press (2003-2010)
- Treasurer (2010-2012)
- Section Editor of Pain (2000-2003)
- Editorial Board of Pain (2008-2018)
- John J. Bonica Awardee (2014)
Country
USA
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