What a great few days! 🌟 Last week, we welcomed early-career researchers to the #ResolvePAIN Summer School for inspiring talks, hands-on workshops and lively discussions. Thank you to all speakers, participants & organizers! A special thanks to our Junior Council for making it all happen 🧠💙 #KFO5001

The @resolvepain.bsky.social Summer School “Translating Pain: from Mechanisms to Meaning” took place last week here in Würzburg! I had the pleasure of being a part of the organising team, the Junior Council. It was a very successful event with intriguing lectures and discussions Thanks!

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🗞️👩‍🔬 Paper of the Month! Pain resolution is more than a return to normal. Our latest featured study reveals sex-specific cellular and molecular processes that actively drive the resolution of neuropathic pain. 🔗 Learn more: www.ukw.de/forschung-le...

😀Great days at the EAN Congress with Sabine Seefried and Emma Leisgang from our KFO group led by Prof. @clsommer25.bsky.social Both delivered oral presentations to full rooms 🎉 Seefried’s talk on pain mechanisms was featured in the “highlights” session 🤩 We are proud of our early career researchers!

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Health research is key to understanding, preventing and treating major diseases. Prof. @clsommer25.bsky.social represented us during this important visit, highlighting outstanding research at the University Hospital of Würzburg. Thanks to Dr. Launert 💐: www.facebook.com/reel/2690121... #ResolvePAIN

KFO 5001 was well represented at the PNS Meeting in Maastricht 😍 Great scientific exchange, strong contributions from our early-career researchers 👩‍🔬🔬, and active participation of our PIs. A particular highlight was Prof. @clsommer25.bsky.social nomination as President-Elect of the PNS Society 🎉

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Peter Grace to the University Hospital Würzburg this week 😍 Highlights so far include inspiring discussions with our early-career researchers, scientific exchange, and Prof. Grace’s excellent lecture yesterday 🗣️🎉Thank you, Prof. Grace, for the stimulating visit!

🤩 Last Thursday, representatives of our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion committee attended a workshop on “Equal Opportunity Measures in DFG Research Consortia” organized by Dr. Fraas, with participation from Dr. Anne Freese. 💡 It was a great opportunity to refresh our knowledge and gain new ideas!

🎉 We are happy to welcome two new voices to the Junior Council of the KFO5001 @resolvepain.bsky.social: Gülcin Nozhatzadeh and Julia Grüner 😍 We look forward to your perspectives and contributions across our interdisciplinary network 👩‍🔬🧠 It is great to have you on board!

📄 Paper of the Month: What role does NaV1.9 play in pain perception? 🤔 @resolvepain.bsky.social postdoc Ankita Rawat and collaborators used proteomic profiling of isolated nerve terminals from NaV1.9 knockout mice to uncover pathways linked to nociception 👩‍🔬 🔗 Read more: www.ukw.de/en/clinical-...

Our Jour Fixe is happening now @resolvepain.bsky.social ! 😍 We’re sharing project updates (NPZ & NP1), exchanging ideas, and making space for some great discussion and networking. Always inspiring to see what everyone’s working on! 👩‍🔬🚀

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Don't miss out! Sign up now to virtually attend the EMBO Workshop "Brain (epi)genome" taking place 21–24 April 2026. Deadline: 14 April 2026 https://www.embl.org/about/info/course-and-conference-office/events/brg26-01 #EMBOBrainEpi #EMBOevents 🧪

The Junior Council of the KFO5001 ResolvePAIN ( @resolvepain.bsky.social ) is organising a summer school! Join us for intriguing topics on different aspects of pain research and discoveries as well as treatments on July 14 -16

#ECR, PhDs and postdocs, take note - here is our alternative date for the info session about the DFG's Emmy Noether Programme, its eligibility requirements and your funding opportunities. Full Details:▶️ www.dfg.de/en/research-...

🚀 Ready to push the frontiers of #PainResearch? Join us this summer at the ResolvePAIN Summer School at the University Hospital Würzburg! 📅 July 14-16 Be part of a vibrant, international research community shaping the future of translational pain science. ⚡️ Limited spots: www.ukw.de/en/clinical-...

🎉 Congratulations to Felicitas Schlott on successfully defending her PhD 👩‍🔬! The #ResolvePAIN community had the pleasure of witnessing an outstanding thesis defense, where Felicitas presented years of dedicated work with clarity, rigor, and confidence. A fantastic milestone! Well done, Dr. Schlott 👏

Join leading scientists in #genomics, #neuroscience and #epigenetics in the #hybrid EMBO Workshop "Brain (epi)genome," 21–24 April 2026. Registration deadline (in-person): 10 March https://www.embl.org/about/info/course-and-conference-office/events/brg26-01/ #EMBOBrainEpi #EMBOevents 🧪

Thinking about doing research in Europe? Meet the European Research Council at the MIT European Career Fair 🇺🇸 #MITECF is the largest EU-focused career fair in the United States. 📅5–8 March 2026 📍 MIT, Cambridge, MA Full info 👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/... #ChooseEurope

ERC at the MIT European Career Fair

The European Research Council will participate in the 30th Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) European Career Fair, taking place in Cambridge

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📢 Paper of the Month 🎉 Our latest featured paper from KFO5001 shows that early bortezomib-induced neuropathy is driven by blood-nerve barrier dysfunction, without damage to dorsal root ganglia💡👉 Read more: www.ukw.de/en/clinical-...

🗣️ We are excited to share that Felicitas Schlott will defend her PhD thesis on March 12, 2026, at 12:00 pm! 🧠 Sex-specific Phenotyping of Molecular and Cellular Plasticity in Resolution of Pain. Join us for the public defense and scientific discussion🎓✨ #PhDDefense #PainResearch #WomenInScience

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🛠️📚 Workshops at NeuroDoWo Join our workshops and learn through hands-on sessions and insightful discussions. 💻 Software Carpentry 🤖 AI in Science Communication 📝 Grant Writing 🧠 Critical reasoning and Logic Don't miss this oportunity and register via the link in our bio until March 10th.

😍 First Jour Fixe of the year! 🤩 Great discussions, fresh ideas, and exciting plans ahead as we continue advancing translational pain research 🚀🥼 A big thank you to everyone who joined. We’re looking forward to a productive and inspiring year! #ResolvePAIN #KFO5001 #PainResearch

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🎉 Registration is officially OPEN! 🎉 Registration for the NeuroDoWo is now open! Join us for amazing talks, interactive workshops and networking events. 🎟️ Sign up now — scan the QR code or visit our website (see bio) 🗓️ Deadline: 10th March

🎤KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT We welcome Prof. Dr. Matthias Gamer from the Department of Psychology at the University of Würzburg 🧠 Explore how the brain responds to threats and defensive behavior on the conference’s final day. 📍 GSLS, University of Würzburg 📅 11 June 2026 @gamerlab.bsky.social