Shivani Ruparel

New research highlights a key sex difference in pain resolution: in males, androgen signaling promotes IL-10+ monocytes that "switch off" pain after inflammation. Congrats to the Laumet Lab team on this fantastic paper! @geoffroylaumet buff.ly/61wyU5C

How do you think scientists could solve the primary limitation in neuroscience, according to @SuthanaLab – a lack of cross-species dialogue? bit.ly/4qSs6gd #PRF @_TheTransmitter, Illustration by mariacorte.com

Maybe in my 40s I can say the paper was accepted 🙈

How to write an introduction section of a scientific article?

NIH's National Institute on Aging is seeking proposals for compounds to be tested through the Interventions Testing Program (ITP), which measures the ability to extend lifespan and/or delay the onset of diseases. Applications due Feb. 27, 2026. Learn more ➡️ nia.nih.gov/research/dab/i…

A detailed Script of one of my most elite trips in the US #lovetravel #lovenature #alaska #glaciers #wildlife #summervacations mytripscripts.com/2025/12/29/a-d…

Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research. @UTHealthSA is searching for our next tenure-track faculty recruit. Outstanding Enviornment and colleagues. Please apply or share widely. #neuroscience #painresearch #addictionresearch #orofacialpain uthscsa.referrals.selectminds.com/faculty/jobs/c…

Are you interested in the psychobiological pathways of healing? Register now for this webinar from @Colloca_Lab featuring Karin Meissner bit.ly/43ebAxY #PRF #webinar

I was extremely lucky to receive two RO1s in the current climate literally just before the fiscal year end and government shutdown🙏 I so wish this was the story of all academic scientists in the US. #savescience news.uthscsa.edu/school-of-dent…

Intrathecal administration of the Nav1.7 inhibitor... : PAIN journals.lww.com/pain/abstract/… Interesting—this might work, but sympathetic side effects? Long-term use may be impractical. At 30 nM, what’s the exposure? Good to see opioid dependency here, though the controversy continues.

Our take on the future of pain science in @PAINthejournal Innovating pain research: bridging gaps and shaping the... : PAIN journals.lww.com/pain/abstract/…

Have you ever wondered what it is like to speak with a faculty member at @NAPainSchool? Check out this interview between Daniela Maria Escobar Espinal and Kirsty Bannister today! bit.ly/4gO5TMF #PRF #ScienceCommunicators

New episode of The Pain Beat just dropped! A key route to identify new pain treatments is gaining traction. Hear more about it at the Pain Research Form. painresearchforum.org/multimedia @PainResForum @IASPpain @psalmotoxin @SutherlandPhD

ICYMI: Good news! The House rejected the proposed 40% NIH funding cut. The bill released has NIH funded at $48 billion, almost identical to the Senate’s number of $48.7 billion.

Single cell seq studies typically use a single mouse strain. To determine how genetic diversity affects brain cell composition, we performed snRNA-seq on 14 different mouse strains. Found that components of neurovascular unit-pericytes and endothelial cells-show greatest variation across strains. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Check it out! An interview on pain mechanisms and therapeutics with Dr. Clifford Woolf, PhD, MB, Bch of Harvard Medical School by Julia Nickols at the North American Pain School is now posted on PRF! painresearchforum.org @IASPpain @CanadianPain @NAPainSchool @AusPainSoc

Just posted on Pain Research Forum! Dr. Allan Basbaum's curated list of pain-related papers published August 8-15, 2025 and his choices for Editor's pick. Posted at painresearchforum.org

New NIH research finds that chronic pain has surged 18% since before the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total to more than 60 million adults. The findings highlight an urgent need to address this growing public health crisis. bit.ly/4oDid6c

@Kimgmz6 @KhannaLabUF All the very best to you Kim.

One of the hardest things I did this week was give my exit seminar. It wasn’t just a talk; it was the closing of a chapter that shaped who I am as a scientist. Every slide carried years of sacrifice and effort, but also joy and growth.

Do you have questions about advancing outcome measurement development and translational relevance of animal models of #pain? Sign up for this in-person, 2-day workshop in Bethesda, Maryland, USA now bit.ly/460tjek #PRF