CACPR Symposia
“Holistic and Traditional Approaches to Treat Chronic Pain”
October 26, 2023
Co-Chairs: Joyce Da Silva, PhD and Ian Kleckner, PhD, MPH
Keynote Lecture: Rajesh Khanna, PhD, New York University
“Challenges and Opportunities in Pain Research from Bench to Bedside”
April 17, 2025
Co-Chairs: Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAAN, FAANP and Feng Wei, MD, PhD
Keynote Lecture: Michael Caterina, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Seminars
“Descending Pain Control,”
Dr. Mark Hoon, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research;
March 7, 2024
“When Pain Doesn’t Resolve-The Genomics of Chronic Pain,”
Luda Diatchenko, Md, PhD, McGill University;
April 18, 2024
“The intersection of pain with addiction,”
Kelly E. Dunn, PhD, MBA, University of Maryland School of Medicine;
December 12, 2024
“How inflammation transforms a distributed peripheral code for touch and temperature to trigger pain,”
Nicholas Ryba, PhD, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research;
February 10, 2025
“To Infinity and Beyond: Role of Extracellular Matrix in Nociceptor Function,”
Jon Levine, MD, PhD, University of California San Francisco;
March 6, 2025
“Innovative Approaches for the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Youth,”
Laura E. Simons, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine;
May 15, 2025
“The Role of Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 (AEG-1) a Multifunctional Protein, in the Development and Maintenance of Chronic Pain,”
M. Imad Damaj, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University;
June 13, 2025
“Psychedelic and opioid modulation of cortical pain states,”
Gregory F. Corder, PhD, University of Pennsylvania;
March 12, 2026
“New thoughts on bi-directional brain-spinal communication in pain modulation,”
Yuanyuan (Kevin) Liu, PhD, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research;
May 21, 2026
