The 4th Annual Maixner Pain Research Symposium, co-hosted this year by the Comparative Pain Research and Education Center at NC State University and the Department of Anesthesiology at Duke University, brings together pain researchers and clinicians from North Carolina academic hubs, including Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State University, and Wake Forest University, to 1) share exciting new advances in pain research and pain management, 2) stimulate organic collaborative opportunities, and 3) promote professional development of early career students and trainees. This year, our keynote speakers and invited presentations will primarily revolve around two subjects, “Intersection of Pain, Stress and Emotion” and “Pain Across the Life Span.”

Background

Schedule

Time	Activity/Topic	Moderator/Speaker
9:30 am -10:00 am	Coffee/Breakfast, Poster Set Up, Check in and Networking
10:00 am-10:10 am	Symposium Introduction
10:10 am-12:15 pm	Pain Across the Lifespan
10:10 am-10:15 am	Introduction of Speakers
10:15 am-10:45 am	Sex and age effects on pain and opioid responsiveness	Anne Murphy PhD (Georgia State)
10:45 am-10:55 am	Student/Trainee Short Talk
10:55 am-11:15 am	Early life injury and later consequences for pain	Morika Williams, DVM, PhD (UNC)
11:15 am-11:25 am	Student /Trainee Short Talk
11:25 am-11:45 am	Beating the Pain of Aging: New Understandings and Innovations	Amber K Brooks (Wake Forest)
11:45 am-11:55 am	Student /Trainee Short Talk
11:55 am-12:10 pm	Panel Discussion
12:10 am-12:20 pm	Break
12:20 pm-1:20 pm	Poster Session I
1:20 pm-2:05 pm	Lunch/Networking
2:05 pm-4:10 pm	Intersection of Pain, Stress, and Emotion
2:05 pm-2:10 pm	Introduction of Speakers
2:10 pm-2:40 pm	(proposed) Encoding the unpleasantness of pain	Greg Corder (U Penn)
2:40 pm-2:50 pm	Student/Trainee Short Talk
2:50 pm-3:10 pm	Influence of pain catastrophizing on pain states	Frank Keefe, PhD (Duke)
3:10 pm-3:20 pm	Student/Trainee Short Talk
3:20 pm-3:40 pm	(proposed) Measurement of emotional component of pain in non-rodent animals	Margaret Gruen DVM, PhD (NCSU)
3:40 pm-3:50 pm	Student/Trainee Short Talk
3:50 pm-4:05 pm	Panel Discussion
4:05 pm-4:15 pm	Trainee Awards and Wrap Up
4:15 pm-4:25 pm	Break
4:25 pm-5:25 pm	Poster Session II and Reception
5:25 pm-6:00 pm	Poster Session II Ends, Reception Continues

Registration

Call for Abstracts

The organizing committee invites you to submit a scientific abstract related to pain research.

Abstracts are due on Friday, October 16th at 11:00pm Eastern time. You will receive notification by Friday, October 30th by 11:00pm Eastern time if the abstract has been accepted for poster presentation. Information about poster board size and format (landscape or portrait) will be provided on acceptance.

Please find more information in the flyer here.

Location

The McKimmon Conference and Training Center at NC State University is a premier
facility dedicated to hosting a wide range of educational events, from conferences and
workshops to training sessions and seminars.

McKimmon Conference and Training Center
1101 Gorman Street

Raleigh, NC 27606

Interactive directions (Google Maps) →

Parking

Parking in the front lots of the McKimmon Center is free and usually plentiful. There are
three smaller parking lots on each side of the Center that are reserved for University
employees. Visitors are asked to park in designated visitor parking spaces in order to
avoid ticketing.

Organizing Committee

The success of this symposium is made possible through the dedication, expertise, and collaborative efforts of our organizing committee, who represent the four biomedical campuses of North Carolina.