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:

IASP Announces 2023 Early Career Research Grant Recipients!

IASP Early Career Research Grants facilitate the development of young researchers just starting their careers as independent investigators. This year’s recipients are Marie-Pierre Cyr, PhD, MSc, MPT (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia) – for her research focused on chronic pelvic pain – and Max Slepian, PhD, C.Psych (University of Toronto, Canada) – for his work developing and evaluating novel pain psychology interventions. Learn more here about IASP’s Early Career Research Grants, and join me in congratulating this year’s recipients!

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 February 2024 issue:

Inflammatory biomarkers in patients with painful knee osteoarthritis: exploring the potential link to chronic postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty—a secondary analysis

Giordano et al. PAIN.?February. 165(2):337-346.

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? Apply to the North American Pain School

The North American Pain School, or NAPS, brings together leading experts in the fields of pain research and management to provide a unique educational and networking experience for the next generation of basic science and clinical pain researchers. Consider applying today!

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

Inhibition of NFAT5-Dependent Astrocyte Swelling Alleviates Neuropathic Pain.

He et al. Adv Sci. January 2024.

Patient engagement in designing, conducting, and disseminating clinical pain research: IMMPACT recommended considerations.

Haroutounian et al. PAIN. January 2024.

Microglial STING activation alleviates nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain in male but not female mice.

Silveira Prudente et al. Brain Behav Immun. January 2024.

Injured sensory neurons-derived galectin-3 contributes to neuropathic pain via programming microglia in the spinal dorsal horn.

Shan et al. Brain Behav Immun. January 2024.