Editor’s note: The fourth North American Pain School (NAPS) took place June 23-28, 2019, in Montebello, Canada. Six of the NAPS trainees were also selected to serve as PRF Correspondents, who provided firsthand reporting from the event, including interviews with visiting faculty members, blog posts, and summaries of scientific sessions, along with coverage on social media.
At NAPS 2019, PRF Correspondent Titilola "Lola" Akintola, a PhD student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, US, interviewed NAPS visiting faculty member Jennifer Laird, PhD, DSc, for a podcast. Laird is vice president, Search & Evaluation, Pain & Neurodegeneration, at Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, in the UK. Here, Laird discusses her sojourns between academic and company settings, what makes for a good drug target, her love of gardening, and more. (A PDF transcript is available below the podcast recording.)
PRF Correspondent Titilola "Lola" Akintola is a PhD student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, US.