PROGRAM
Wednesday, September 27th
14:00–22:00 Registration and room assignments (Swope Center, 1st Floor)
17:30–19:00 Dinner (Swope Center, Hall, 2nd Floor)
19:00–19:25 Opening remarks: Valeria Vásquez and Frank Bosmans, Conference Organizers
Jeanne Nerbonne, 2023 President Society of General Physiologists
19:25–19:30 Introduction of Friends of Physiology Keynote Speaker: Theanne Griffith, Conference Organizer
19:30–20:30 Friends of Physiology Keynote Lecture
Cheryl Stucky (Marvin Wagner Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin)
Pain transduction mechanisms: From detection to protection
21:00–23:00 Mixer (Swope Center, Meigs Room)
Thursday, September 28th
07:00–08:30 Breakfast (Swope Center, Dining Room)
08:30–10:15 Session I: Pain in the Brain: Central Mechanisms of Nociception
Sarah Ross (U. Pittsburgh): ‘Demystifying pain circuitry in the spinal cord’
Yarimar Carrasquillo (NIH/NCCIH): ‘Amygdala cells and circuits that drive pain and analgesia’
Greg Scherrer (U. North Carolina): ‘Neural circuits and therapeutics for the affective and cognitive dimensions
of pain'
Short Talk 1
10:15- 10:45 Break
10:45-12:30 Session II: Pain mechanisms I: from single cells to circuits
Ted Price (UT Dallas): ‘Profiling human nociceptors at single cell resolution’
Ellen Lumpkin (UC Berkeley): ‘Mechanisms underlying chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy’
Michael Burton (UT Dallas): ‘Interconnectivity of the immune and nervous system to mediate sex differences in
pain and depression'
Short Talk 2
12:30–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:00 Roundtable discussion: Pain management challenges for black sickle cell patients
Moderated by Theanne Griffith and Oyebimpe Adesina (UC Davis)
15:00–17:00 Poster Session A
17:00–19:00 Dinner (Swope Center, Dining Hall)
19:00-19:30 Excelsior Award
19:30–21:00 Session III: Other than opioids: new targets for pain treatment
Karen Wagner (UC Davis): ‘Small molecule inhibitors of the soluble epoxide hydrolase as a novel target for
analgesia'
Avi Priel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem): ‘Decoding the paracetamol pain relief mechanism: identifying new
targets'
Toto Olivera (U. Utah): ‘Cone snail toxins and pain’
21:00–23:00 Mixer (Location TBD)
Friday, September 29th
07:00–08:30 Breakfast (Swope Center, Dining Hall)
08:30–10:00 Session IV: Using structural-functional insights to tackle pain treatment
Vera Moiseenkova-Bell (UPenn): ‘Structural pharmacology of TRPV channels’
Rocío Finol-Urdaneta (University of Wollongong, Australia): ‘One for all: multi-target nociceptor sensitization by a
novel algogenic King Baboon Spider venom peptide’
Short Talk 3
Short Talk 4
10:00–10:30 Break
10:30–12:15 Session V: Membrane Proteins of Pain
Reza Sharif-Naeni (McGill University): ‘Ionic mechanisms of mechanical pain’
Daniela Salvemini (St. Louis University): ‘Novel GPCR based therapeutics for neuropathic pain’
Irina Vetter (U. Queensland): ‘A novel NaV channel accessory protein expressed in nociceptors directly targeted
by venom-derived toxins’
Short Talk 5
12:30–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:00 Roundtable discussion: Funding your pain research
Moderated by Frank Bosmans and Durga P. Mohapatra (Program Officer, NINDS)
15:00–17:00 Poster Session B
17:00–19:00 Dinner (Swope Center, Dining Hall)
19:00–21:00 Session VI: The intersection of pain and touch
Alexander Chesler (NIH/NCCIH): ‘Cells and molecules for touch and pain’
Short Talk 6
Victoria Abraira (Rutgers University): ‘Context is key: spinal cord neuromodulation to alleviate pain’
Short Talk 7
Gary Lewin (Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine): ‘Identifying tethers for touch’
21:00–23:00 Mixer (Location TBD)
Saturday, September 30th
07:00–08:30 Breakfast
08:30–10:15 Session VII: Pain mechanisms II: from ion channels to perception
Vladimir Yarov-Yaravoy (UC Davis): ‘Design of biologics to target sodium channels involved in pain signaling’
Raj Khanna (NYU): ‘Navigating a new path to Nav1.7 for pain’
Short Talk: Vertex (TBD)
Alan Basbaum (UCSF): ‘Mechanisms of sensory perception’
10:15-10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:30 Session VIII: Human tissue in basic pain research
Katharina Zimmermann (Friedrich-Alexander University): ‘Ion channel function in human sensory perception’
Angelika Lampert (Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University): ‘Sensory neuron classification for studying nociception
and neuropathic pain in animals and humans’
Short Talk: Anatomic (TBD)
12:30–16:30 Lunch and Boat Trips
16:30–18:00 Session IX: Toolkits for studying pain
Bryan Copits (Washington University): ‘Optical tools for studying pain circuitry’
Andrea Brueggemann (Nanion): TBD
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor (Columbia University): ‘Remote pain delivery with automated pain assessment’
18:00–20:00 Lobster Dinner/Clambake (Swope Center, Dining Hall)
20:00–22:00 Mixer (Location TBD)
Sunday, October 1st
07:00–08:30 Breakfast
10:00 Checkout deadline
14:00–22:00 Registration and room assignments (Swope Center, 1st Floor)
17:30–19:00 Dinner (Swope Center, Hall, 2nd Floor)
19:00–19:25 Opening remarks: Valeria Vásquez and Frank Bosmans, Conference Organizers
Jeanne Nerbonne, 2023 President Society of General Physiologists
19:25–19:30 Introduction of Friends of Physiology Keynote Speaker: Theanne Griffith, Conference Organizer
19:30–20:30 Friends of Physiology Keynote Lecture
Cheryl Stucky (Marvin Wagner Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin)
Pain transduction mechanisms: From detection to protection
21:00–23:00 Mixer (Swope Center, Meigs Room)
Thursday, September 28th
07:00–08:30 Breakfast (Swope Center, Dining Room)
08:30–10:15 Session I: Pain in the Brain: Central Mechanisms of Nociception
Sarah Ross (U. Pittsburgh): ‘Demystifying pain circuitry in the spinal cord’
Yarimar Carrasquillo (NIH/NCCIH): ‘Amygdala cells and circuits that drive pain and analgesia’
Greg Scherrer (U. North Carolina): ‘Neural circuits and therapeutics for the affective and cognitive dimensions
of pain'
Short Talk 1
10:15- 10:45 Break
10:45-12:30 Session II: Pain mechanisms I: from single cells to circuits
Ted Price (UT Dallas): ‘Profiling human nociceptors at single cell resolution’
Ellen Lumpkin (UC Berkeley): ‘Mechanisms underlying chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy’
Michael Burton (UT Dallas): ‘Interconnectivity of the immune and nervous system to mediate sex differences in
pain and depression'
Short Talk 2
12:30–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:00 Roundtable discussion: Pain management challenges for black sickle cell patients
Moderated by Theanne Griffith and Oyebimpe Adesina (UC Davis)
15:00–17:00 Poster Session A
17:00–19:00 Dinner (Swope Center, Dining Hall)
19:00-19:30 Excelsior Award
19:30–21:00 Session III: Other than opioids: new targets for pain treatment
Karen Wagner (UC Davis): ‘Small molecule inhibitors of the soluble epoxide hydrolase as a novel target for
analgesia'
Avi Priel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem): ‘Decoding the paracetamol pain relief mechanism: identifying new
targets'
Toto Olivera (U. Utah): ‘Cone snail toxins and pain’
21:00–23:00 Mixer (Location TBD)
Friday, September 29th
07:00–08:30 Breakfast (Swope Center, Dining Hall)
08:30–10:00 Session IV: Using structural-functional insights to tackle pain treatment
Vera Moiseenkova-Bell (UPenn): ‘Structural pharmacology of TRPV channels’
Rocío Finol-Urdaneta (University of Wollongong, Australia): ‘One for all: multi-target nociceptor sensitization by a
novel algogenic King Baboon Spider venom peptide’
Short Talk 3
Short Talk 4
10:00–10:30 Break
10:30–12:15 Session V: Membrane Proteins of Pain
Reza Sharif-Naeni (McGill University): ‘Ionic mechanisms of mechanical pain’
Daniela Salvemini (St. Louis University): ‘Novel GPCR based therapeutics for neuropathic pain’
Irina Vetter (U. Queensland): ‘A novel NaV channel accessory protein expressed in nociceptors directly targeted
by venom-derived toxins’
Short Talk 5
12:30–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:00 Roundtable discussion: Funding your pain research
Moderated by Frank Bosmans and Durga P. Mohapatra (Program Officer, NINDS)
15:00–17:00 Poster Session B
17:00–19:00 Dinner (Swope Center, Dining Hall)
19:00–21:00 Session VI: The intersection of pain and touch
Alexander Chesler (NIH/NCCIH): ‘Cells and molecules for touch and pain’
Short Talk 6
Victoria Abraira (Rutgers University): ‘Context is key: spinal cord neuromodulation to alleviate pain’
Short Talk 7
Gary Lewin (Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine): ‘Identifying tethers for touch’
21:00–23:00 Mixer (Location TBD)
Saturday, September 30th
07:00–08:30 Breakfast
08:30–10:15 Session VII: Pain mechanisms II: from ion channels to perception
Vladimir Yarov-Yaravoy (UC Davis): ‘Design of biologics to target sodium channels involved in pain signaling’
Raj Khanna (NYU): ‘Navigating a new path to Nav1.7 for pain’
Short Talk: Vertex (TBD)
Alan Basbaum (UCSF): ‘Mechanisms of sensory perception’
10:15-10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:30 Session VIII: Human tissue in basic pain research
Katharina Zimmermann (Friedrich-Alexander University): ‘Ion channel function in human sensory perception’
Angelika Lampert (Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University): ‘Sensory neuron classification for studying nociception
and neuropathic pain in animals and humans’
Short Talk: Anatomic (TBD)
12:30–16:30 Lunch and Boat Trips
16:30–18:00 Session IX: Toolkits for studying pain
Bryan Copits (Washington University): ‘Optical tools for studying pain circuitry’
Andrea Brueggemann (Nanion): TBD
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor (Columbia University): ‘Remote pain delivery with automated pain assessment’
18:00–20:00 Lobster Dinner/Clambake (Swope Center, Dining Hall)
20:00–22:00 Mixer (Location TBD)
Sunday, October 1st
07:00–08:30 Breakfast
10:00 Checkout deadline