PURPOSE: the Pain Research Network

#FBF: The trial results show sustained improvements in QoL and health-related outcomes for chronic neuropathic low back pain. 👀 ow.ly/8YrH50Z32f1 ➡️ DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2024.09.007

Tomorrow! Join us for Exploring Pain: Episode 7. Dr. Laura Wandner and Ted Price, PhD, break down expert insights on pain mechanisms and treatment. Friday, May 22nd at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT Register here: bit.ly/4tRED5F

Next-Gen Pain Therapeutics Explore HEAL Priorities B & C with Ted Price, PhD, and John Markman, MD. This discussion unpacks mechanism-based drug discovery, moving past the "magic bullet" approach, and accelerating the academic-to-pharma pipeline. Read & join the forum: bit.ly/4u9GwuE #PainResearch #NIHHEAL

Missed the live session? The recording is now available! Smriti Iyengar, PhD, provides a deep dive into the Preclinical Screening Platform for Pain (PSPP). Discover how to leverage this NIH HEAL Initiative resource for your own research. Watch now on PURPOSE: bit.ly/4u9AlHb

Update your calendars! We’ve shifted the timing for our upcoming session, Exploring Pain: Episode 7. Join Dr. Laura Wandner and Ted Price, PhD, for expert insights on our new date: Friday, May 22nd at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT Register here: bit.ly/4tRED5F

Coming up next week! Join Dr. Laura Wandner for Episode 7 of the Exploring Pain series. Featuring expert insights from: Ted Price, PhD May 19, 2026 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT Register: bit.ly/4tRED5F

Join Dr. Laura Wandner for Episode 7 of the Exploring Pain series. Featuring expert insights from: Ted Price, PhD May 19, 2026 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT Register: bit.ly/4tRED5F

Don't miss out tomorrow! Elizabeth Sypek, PhD (NINDS), joins us to talk career development in pain research. Essential for early-career researchers navigating recent NIH changes or HEAL funding. Register: bit.ly/4vafXXi April 29 | 11 AM PT

Coming up next week! Don’t miss our session on NIH and HEAL career development opportunities with Dr. Elizabeth Sypek. Register now to join us on April 29 | 11 AM–12 PM PT: bit.ly/4vafXXi

Tomorrow: Don't Miss the PSPP Webinar! Join Smriti Iyengar, PhD, Sarah Woller, PhD, and Christopher Conrad, PhD, for an in-depth discussion on utilizing this "one-stop" resource to evaluate and profile novel pain therapeutics. When: Tomorrow, April 22 Time: 12 PM–1 PM PT Where: Live with Q&A on Zoom and PURPOSE Register now: bit.ly/4sXkDhN

CRC Appreciation Event 2026🎉 📅 June 2, 2026 ⏰ 3:30–8 p.m. PST 📍 North Addition Office Building Join us to celebrate clinical research staff, including CRCs, with speakers, recognition, and networking! 📅 Register by May 15 🔗Please visit: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019cff2…

A great week wrapping up the 4th Stanford/UCSC Advanced Techniques in Neuroimaging Course! Excellent talks, exciting demos. Thanks to everyone who made it such a stimulating working. Looking forward to next year! @StanfordBrain @ucsc #Neuroimaging #Zuolab

ForceNET webinar tomorrow at 2PM EDT with Dr. Ken Weber from Stanford. Free to all. duke.zoom.us/j/93863584020

Don't miss Episode 6 of the Exploring Pain series tomorrow! Join Dr. Laura Wandner for expert insights from Mark Pitcher and Linda Porter. April 21, 2026 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT Register here: bit.ly/4cc30U3

Don't forget! Join us next week, April 22, for our NIH HEAL Initiative webinar with Smriti Iyengar, PhD, Sarah Woller, PhD, and Christopher Conrad, PhD. They will be discussing how to utilize the Preclinical Screening Platform for pain. A one stop resource to evaluate and profile novel pain therapeutics. Ensure your registration is complete: bit.ly/4sXkDhN #PainResearch #NIHHEAL #PURPOSE

Next Week: Exploring Pain Series, Episode 6 Join Laura Wandner, PhD, for the upcoming session of the Exploring Pain series. This episode features expert insights from Mark Pitcher, PhD, and Linda Porter, PhD. Date: April 21, 2026 Time: 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT Registration: bit.ly/4cc30U3