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The Pain Beat

IASP Pain Research Forum

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Frequency: 1 episode/102d. Total Eps: 22

The Pain Beat brings together the world’s leading pain investigators in order to spark dialogue and debate around important ideas in pain research.

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The Pain Beat (Episode 16) – A2CPS: Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures

Season 1 · Episode 16

Friday, September 1, 2023 • Duration 31:59

This 16th episode of The Pain Beat highlights the work of a vibrant consortium of pain researchers working on a project known as Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS). A2CPS is focused on the identification of biomarkers to predict which patients will transition from acute to chronic pain, and which patients living with chronic pain can improve their quality of life with management (see related PRF news story). The Pain Beat invited several Primary Investigators from A2CPS to talk about the work of the consortium, and how listeners of The Pain Beat can get involved themselves!

Podcast participants include:

Kathleen Sluka, PT, PhD, FAPTA, A2CPS Principal Investigator; University of Iowa, USA
John Burns, PhD, A2CPS Principal Investigator; Rush University Medical Center, Illinois, USA
Chad Brummett, MD, A2CPS Principal Investigator; University of Michigan, USA
Michael Olivier, PhD, A2CPS Principal Investigator; Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA.
Stephani Sutherland, PhD, A2CPS Communications Director; Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA (moderator)

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The Pain Beat (Episode 15) – Nobel Prize: Somatosensation and Stories

Season 1 · Episode 15

Thursday, November 10, 2022 • Duration 44:32

This 15th episode of The Pain Beat is the third and final of a three-part series discussing the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – awarded to David Julius, University of California, San Francisco, USA and Ardem Patapoutian, Scripps Research, California, USA – for their work on molecules important for somatosensation (see PRF related interview here, PRF related news story here, part one of this series here, and part two of this series here). In this episode, The Pain Beat spoke with a group of collaborators and former mentees to discuss what the discoveries mean for the somatosensory field, as well as stories and insights about what it was like working with Drs. Julius and Patapoutian during that time.

Podcast participants include:

Allan Basbaum, PhD, FRS, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Diana Bautista, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Alexander Chesler, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA
Ellen Lumpkin, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Tayler Sheahan, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, USA (Host)

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The Pain Beat (Episode 6) - Communicating Science in an Empathic and Inclusive Way: Why – and How – Should Pain Researchers Do It?

Season 1 · Episode 6

Sunday, February 21, 2021 • Duration 48:19

For the sixth episode, The Pain Beat gathered together an international group of pain researchers, science communicators and civic science advocates to discuss what effective, empathic and inclusive science communication looks like. Specific questions discussed in the podcast include: What are the major challenges chronic pain research faces in different parts of the world? How can we address those challenges using a different and more audacious approach? What have we learned about the general public’s sentiments regarding chronic pain, and why is that important for enhancing interest in chronic pain? And what approach should professional communicators take to create narratives that are impactful and able to transform public discourse about chronic pain?

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The Pain Beat (Episode 5) – The Coding of Sensory Information: Population Coding or Labeled Lines?

Season 1 · Episode 5

Monday, January 11, 2021 • Duration 01:12:15

For the fifth episode, The Pain Beat gathered together a group of pain researchers virtually to discuss how the mammalian nervous system encodes sensory modalities related to touch, pain and temperature. Are there labeled lines? Is there population coding? Do the mechanisms differ by location – the brain, spinal cord or periphery?

Podcast participants include: Diana Bautista, PhD, UC Berkeley, US; Nicholas Betley, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, US; Adam Hantman, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, Virginia, US; Mark Hoon, PhD, National Institutes of Health (NIH), NIDCR, Bethesda, US; Taylor Sheahan, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, US (moderator)

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The Pain Beat (Episode 4) – The Use of Human Tissue in Pain Research: Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Going?

Season 1 · Episode 4

Sunday, October 25, 2020 • Duration 54:19

For the fourth episode, The Pain Beat gathered together a group of pain researchers via Zoom to discuss the use of human tissue in pain research and prospects for clinical translation of new knowledge emerging from this approach. Podcast participants include:

Steve Davidson, PhD, University of Cincinnati, US
Michael Hildebrand, PhD, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Clifford Woolf, MB, BCh, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, US
Laura Stone, PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, US
Alex Chamessian, MD, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, US (moderator)

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The Pain Beat (Episode 3) – The Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain

Season 1 · Episode 3

Thursday, September 17, 2020 • Duration 53:26

A group of pain researchers gather to discuss ideas and issues related to the transition from acute to chronic pain.

The Pain Beat (Episode 2) – Optogenetics and Chemogenetics for Pain Treatment: How Feasible Are They? How Effective Could They Be?

Season 1 · Episode 2

Tuesday, July 14, 2020 • Duration 39:27

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the second episode of The Pain Beat, PRF’s new monthly podcast series! Supported by a generous grant from The MAYDAY Fund, The Pain Beat brings together the world’s leading pain investigators in order to spark dialogue and debate around important ideas in pain research. Guided by Rebecca Seal, Scientific Director of The Pain Beat, these podcasts feature open and spirited discussion about the hottest topics in pain and how the field moves forward from here.

For the second episode, The Pain Beat gathered together a group of pain researchers in Keystone, Colorado, US, where two joint Keystone Symposia, Somatosensation: From Detection to Perception and Pain: Aligning the Target, were being held from February 2-5, 2020. The podcast participants include:

Allan Basbaum, University of California San Francisco, US
Robert Gereau, Washington University School of Medicine, US
Yarimar Carrasquillo, National Institutes of Health, US
Stephani Sutherland, PRF freelancer (moderator)

The group found a quiet spot amidst the hubbub of the meeting to discuss whether optogenetics and chemogenetics are feasible approaches to pain treatment, and if so, how effective they might be. The podcast also includes brief introductions to these two approaches.

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The Pain Beat (Episode 1) – Pain Targets: Molecules? Cells? Circuits? Systems?

Season 1 · Episode 1

Sunday, June 14, 2020 • Duration 32:14

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Pain Beat, The IASP Pain Research Forum's new monthly podcast series! Supported by a generous grant from The MAYDAY Fund, The Pain Beat brings together the world’s leading pain investigators in order to spark dialogue and debate around important ideas in pain research. Guided by Rebecca Seal, Scientific Director of The Pain Beat, these podcasts feature open and spirited discussion about the hottest topics in pain and how the field moves forward from here.

For the first episode, The Pain Beat gathered together a group of pain researchers in Keystone, Colorado, US, where two joint Keystone Symposia, Somatosensation: From Detection to Perception and Pain: Aligning the Target, were being held from February 2-5, 2020. The podcast participants include:

Alexander Chesler, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, US
Ardem Patapoutian, Scripps Research, La Jolla, US
Sarah Ross, University of Pittsburgh, US
Cheryl Stucky, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, US
Stephani Sutherland, PRF freelancer (moderator)

The group found a quiet spot away from the hubbub of the meeting to discuss the following question: What biological levels should be targeted to produce the most effective pain therapies: molecules, cells, circuits, or systems?

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The Pain Beat (Episode 14) – Nobel Prize: A Conversation with Ardem Patapoutian and Bertrand Coste

Season 1 · Episode 14

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 • Duration 27:18

This 14th episode of The Pain Beat is the second of a three-part series discussing the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – awarded to David Julius, University of California, San Francisco, USA and Ardem Patapoutian, Scripps Research, California, USA – for their work on molecules important for somatosensation (see PRF related interview here, PRF related news story here, and part one of this series here). In this episode, The Pain Beat spoke with Nobel Prize laureate Ardem Patapoutian and Bertrand Coste, Aix-Marseille University, France, to discuss their discovery of mechanically sensitive ion channels – Piezo1 and Piezo2.

Podcast participants include:

Ardem Patapoutian, PhD, Scripps Research, California, USA
Bertrand Coste, PhD, Aix-Marseille University, France
Tayler Sheahan, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, USA (Host)

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The Pain Beat (Episode 13) – Nobel Prize: A Conversation with David Julius and Michael Caterina

Season 1 · Episode 13

Friday, August 19, 2022 • Duration 36:48

This 13th episode of The Pain Beat is the first of a three-part series discussing the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – awarded to David Julius, University of California, San Francisco, USA and Ardem Patapoutian, Scripps Research, California, USA – for their work on molecules important for somatosensation (see PRF related interview here, and PRF related news story here). In this episode, The Pain Beat spoke with Nobel Prize laureate David Julius and Michael Caterina, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Maryland, USA, to discuss their discovery of TRPV1. The conversation provides insight regarding their thought processes and problem solving, the enduring challenges of scientific discoveries, and the fun they had along the way.

Podcast participants include:

David Julius, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Michael Caterina, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Maryland, USA
Tayler Sheahan, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, USA (Host)

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