Weekly Highlights from a Past President of the International Association for the Study of Pain

As a Past President of the?International Association for the Study of Pain?(IASP) I am pleased to provide weekly updates on the most recent activities within the field.

In the following, I draw your attention to the wealth of activities and resources that IASP offers the global pain community.

IASP News - This Week:

The John J. Bonica Trainee Fellowship Deadline Approaching

Online applications close on October 16 for the John J. Bonica Trainee Fellowship, established in 1998 in memory of the founder of IASP to support training in all aspects of pain research. One Fellowship is given each year for $100,000 which is distributed over the course of 2 years. Fellowships are expected to last 2 years.? Learn more and apply here!

IASP Journals:

PAIN is an official journal of IASP. Published monthly,?PAIN?presents original research on the nature, mechanisms, and treatment of pain. Take a look at this original research paper from the September 2024 issue:

People with painful knee osteoarthritis hold negative implicit attitudes towards activity. Pulling et al. PAIN. September. 165(9): 2024-2034.

PAIN Reports is an official IASP publication. An online, open access, multidisciplinary journal,?PAIN Reports?promotes a global, rapid, and readily accessible forum that advances clinical, applied, and basic research on pain. ?

Take a look at the latest articles from PAIN Reports by visiting here.

IASP Pain Research Forum:

The IASP Pain Research Forum (PRF) is an interactive community of pain researchers working to understand the basic neurobiology of pain and translate new knowledge into novel treatments for chronic pain.?

PRF News: PRF’s professional science journalists cover the latest topics in pain research each and every week for thousands of readers throughout the world.

?DID YOU MISS? The Importance of Collaboration and Mentorship: A Conversation with Jennifer Haythornthwaite

In her conversation with?PRF-NAPS Correspondent?Bukola Ibitoye (the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada), Jennifer describes her introduction to the field of pain research, the formation of the United States Association for the Study of Pain, and how her research career has sparked interest in improving faculty mentor/mentee relationships.

PRF Papers of the Week: PRF’s weekly review of the scientific literature on pain. This week’s highlighted papers:?????????????????????????????????

11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases chronic primary pain diagnoses in children and adolescents: representation of pediatric patients in the new classification system. Rau et al. Pain. 06 Sep 2024.

?A distinct neuronal ensemble of prelimbic cortex mediates spontaneous pain in rats with peripheral inflammation. Ma et al. Nat Commun. 10 Sep 2024.

?An interdisciplinary perspective on peripheral drivers of pain in rheumatoid arthritis. Rutter-Locher et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 06 Sep 2024.

?Lung-innervating nociceptor sensory neurons promote pneumonic sepsis during carbapenem-resistant lung infection. Joshi et al. Sci Adv. 06 Sep 2024.