The new HEAL pain research priorities include a set of 5 Core Principles- here @ksluka0101.bsky.social breaks them down for @sutherlandphd.bsky.social

PURPOSE: the Pain Research Network@painresearchers.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Core principles shape how pain research is designed, conducted, and translated. In a new HEAL Research Priorities interview, Kathleen Sluka, PhD discusses the core principles guiding HEAL pain research with Stephani Sutherland, PhD. Read the article and join the discussion: bit.ly/3MnEZR4

2,285! Recruitment is complete on the A2CPS study, and 2,285 participants who have generously donating their time, energy and blood samples to this study. Our team has also performed over 3,000 brain imaging sessions! Learn more about how YOU can use the data in your studies. a2cps.org

hey #painresearchers - spread the word to your trainees about this amazing #scicomm opportunity!

Stephani Sutherland@sutherlandphd.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Interested in #scicomm and finishing your #phd? It's time! Don't miss this amazing opportunity to apply for the @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social #massmedia fellowship. This is how I got my start with an internship at the @latimes.com - deadline is Jan 1! massmedia.secure-platform.com/a/organizati...

Register now!

A2CPS - Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures@a2cps-pain.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Join us for our next #a2cps Journal Club featuring @ghasemloulab.bsky.social to discuss circadian rhythms as a #biomarker of #chronicpain conditions. Thurs Dec 4 noon ET, registration is free through the PURPOSE Network painresearchers.com/topics/22512...

Happening now! @psadil.bsky.social sharing about the #brainimaging data we’ve collected for #a2cps - Poster PP2 at #sfn2025 #neuroscience

Heading to #SanDiego for #SfN #neuroscience? Be sure to come see a poster from Patrick Sadil, PhD, on the brain imaging data we're collecting for #a2cps. Sunday morning, board PP2 - Image processing in the Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) project #painresearch

Join us for our next #a2cps Journal Club featuring @ghasemloulab.bsky.social to discuss circadian rhythms as a #biomarker of #chronicpain conditions. Thurs Dec 4 noon ET, registration is free through the PURPOSE Network painresearchers.com/topics/22512...

A nice interview with #painresearch legend Clifford Woolf from #NAPS, found on @painresforum.bsky.social painresearchforum.org/from-mechani...

From Mechanisms to Treatment of Pain: A Conversation with Clifford Woolf. From NAPS 2025 in Montebello Canada - Pain Research Forum

Note: The following interview originally appeared on the North American Pain School (NAPS) web site and is republished here with the permission of NAPS. Editor’s note: The 2025 North American Pain Sch...

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The list of the latest published pain papers is out now on PRF! Dr. Qiufu Ma's curated list for August 15-21, 2025 and his choice for Editor's pick can be found here: painresearchforum.org/paper @iasp.bsky.social @nyupainresearch.bsky.social @utdpaincenter.bsky.social @sutherlandphd.bsky.social

The Trump administration, seemingly determined to hobble the NIH, continues to devise new and insidious ways to politicize what has long been considered the crown jewel of US research. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁 link):

Politicizing Scientific Research Comes With a Hefty Price

More oversight at the National Institutes of Health is slowing down innovation that could meaningfully improve people’s lives.

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I’ve resurrected my monthly newsletter, Notes on Pain eepurl.com/jh0VaM

Just posted on Pain Research Forum! Dr. Greg Scherrer's curated list of pain-related papers published August 1-7, 2025 and his choice for Editor's pick. Check it out at painresearchforum.org @iasp.bsky.social @nyupainresearch.bsky.social @utdpaincenter.bsky.social @sutherlandphd.bsky.social

Congrats to A2CPS's Rachel Bergmans & Robert McCarthy at Rush University on publication of their paper, A Multilateral Qualitative Study of Perspectives on Enhancing Clinical Trial Diversity Among Historically Underrepresented Groups, in Clinical Therapeutics. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A Multilateral Qualitative Study of Perspectives on Enhancing Clinical Trial Diversity Among Historically Underrepresented Groups

Clinical trial enrollment among underrepresented patient populations remains a critical challenge in biomedical research. This study was conducted for…

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This dashboard on U.S. research spending is one to watch for researchers applying for #NIH, #NSF, #DOD grants and other research grants. Thanks to @alesszimm.bsky.social and @aaas.org www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026...

FY 2026 R&D Appropriations Dashboard | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Women are disproportionately affected by chronic pain. @a2cps-pain.bsky.social et al. describe sex-specific mechanisms in the transition to chronic pain that may inform individualized approaches to pain management in both sexes. buff.ly/1vi5oNT

There’s still time! Join us 5/15 noon ET

A2CPS - Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures@a2cps-pain.bsky.social · last yr.

Missing your fellow #painresearch compatriots? Want to learn more about #brainimaging #biomarkers for #chronicpain? Join our next #a2cps Journal Club, featuring @daspainbrain.bsky.social on his latest work in @jama.com Neurology. Next Thurs May 15 at noon ET uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Happening now: NINDS Council public meeting, including presentation of the #HEAL #painresearch recommendations videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?li...

Check out this amazing opportunity to hear kNOw-PAIN co-lead @daspainbrain.bsky.social talk about his latest work!

A2CPS - Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures@a2cps-pain.bsky.social · last yr.

Missing your fellow #painresearch compatriots? Want to learn more about #brainimaging #biomarkers for #chronicpain? Join our next #a2cps Journal Club, featuring @daspainbrain.bsky.social on his latest work in @jama.com Neurology. Next Thurs May 15 at noon ET uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Missing your fellow #painresearch compatriots? Want to learn more about #brainimaging #biomarkers for #chronicpain? Join our next #a2cps Journal Club, featuring @daspainbrain.bsky.social on his latest work in @jama.com Neurology. Next Thurs May 15 at noon ET uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Packed house! Happening now, Katie Martucci talking about the deep phenotyping data from the MAPP study and all it’s taught us about pelvic pain

Don’t miss our symposium today 5/1 11:45 Caribbean Room at #usasp2025 - Pain Research Enters the Age of Big Data - we want to share our data with you!

Don’t miss our symposium today 5/1 11:45 Caribbean Room at #usasp2025 - Pain Research Enters the Age of Big Data - we want to share our data with you!

Beth Darnall delivering a fantastic plenary laying out the overwhelming evidence for how CBT, mindfulness treatments work for #chronicpain and how to best to deliver them, even remotely #usasp2025

Be sure to catch up with A2CPS investigators this week at #usasp2025 - we’re here and happy to answer your questions about our data, available now! @torwager.bsky.social @fmristats.bsky.social @sutherlandphd.bsky.social a2cps.org/researchers/...

Next week at #USASP2025 don't miss our symposium, Pain Research Enters the Age of Big Data with Tor Wager, Katherine Martucci and Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, moderated by Michael Falcon - Thursday at 11:45 in the Caribbean/Caspian rooms. See you there!

How will you use A2CPS data to answer questions about pain, health and disease? Baseline data available now. More at a2cps.org/researchers/

Gather with fellow pain researchers! Join us for our next Journal Club featuring @daspainbrain.bsky.social talking about his latest paper in JAMA Neurology showing cortical biomarkers of persisting pain - Thurs May 15 at noon ET, register now for free! uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE TOMORROW: If you're a science writing trainee looking for financial aid to support your internship experience this coming summer, apply for our NASW Summer Diversity Fellowship. Get $3,000 in supplemental funding . Due Tuesday April 1: www.nasw.org/2025Div... 🧪📰

Apply by April 1 for the 2025 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship

Making ends meet on an intern’s salary can be hard. Stipends don’t always cover the full costs of temporarily relocating to a new city or making ends meet while working remotely. Sometimes, prioritizing steps to advance your career can mean putting off other income opportunities that would otherwise serve more immediate financial needs.

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@a2cps-pain.bsky.social annual meeting is now taking place in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We are excited for the full 1.5-day agenda!

Happening now! The public MDWG meeting of NINDS with a presentation by @robgereau.bsky.social & Kathleen Sluka of the HEAL Strategic planning report - the research recommendations go to council for approval in May. videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?li...