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March 23-26, 2026 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Philadelphia, PA Attend our 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting Register Here Complete your registration for the 2026 USASP Annual Scientific Meeting Book Your Lodging Reserve your hotel room with the USASP room block rate Program Agenda Click here for current program Poster Session Information Learn how to prepare for your poster session and see FAQs Loews Philadelphia Hotel Philadelphia, PA March 23-26, 2026 2026 Registration Rates Registration for Virtual Attendance Program at a Glance Scroll to explore the conference at a glance. From inspiring keynote voices to impactful workshops and networking opportunities, this section showcases the experiences waiting for you. DOWNLOAD OUR FULL AGENDA Filter by Specialty Basic Science Clinical Science Welcome/Introductions Drs. Cristina Yang and Meredith Grey 8:00 AM Ballroom Plenary Presentation Dr. Alex Karev 9:00 AM Meeting Space A Poster Session Explore poster presentations. Judging takes place April 25th at 12PM. 10:00 AM Poster Room Symposia Session Dr. Elizabeth Stevens 11:00 AM Meeting Space B Lunch Refuel for our afternoon sessions. 12:00 PM Grand Foyer Poster Session Explore poster presentations. Judging takes place April 25th at 12PM. 1:00 PM Poster Room Symposia Session Dr. Mark Sloan 2:00 PM Ballroom Special Interest Group Meetings Headed by committee chairs Drs. Richard Webber and Miranda Bailey 3:00 PM Meeting Space A Add big title here Quána Madison, MA Person with Lived Experience Plenary Author, Artist, and Advocate for People with Lived Experience “Empathy, Resilience & Creativity as Tools of Resistance in the Fight for Pain Relief: Perspectives from a Person Living with Chronic Pain” Cameron is a college freshman who has experienced chronic pain for his entire life. In the past few years, he’s become an outspoken advocate for the disabled community, and he is very passionate about disability and LGBTQ rights and the intersections between them. Guided by his experiences as a disabled person and what he’s learned from years of advocacy within the disabled community, he is excited to speak at this conference and share what he’s learned with you all. Jennifer Stinson, RN-EC, PhD, CPNP, FAAN Canada Gairdner Peter Gilgan Moment Laureate; Senior Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences; Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto; The Hospital for Sick Children “Innovating Pediatric Pain Care: The Promise and Practice of Digital Therapeutics" Ted works at The Center for Advanced Pain Studies, UT Dallas and Ashbel Smith Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at University of Texas at Dallas where is the Director of the Center for Advanced Pain Studies. Ted did his PhD with Ken Hargreaves at UT Health San Antonio and his postdoc with Fernando Cervero at McGill. Ted started his independent lab in 2007 at University of Arizona and moved to UT Dallas in 2014. Ted’s lab’s goal is to identify molecular mechanisms causing chronic pain with emphasis on developing new drugs to treat pain. His lab’s focus is on human molecular neuroscience with specialization on dorsal root ganglion and spinal dorsal horn. Ted has published more than 200 peer reviewed studies, and has been continuously funded by NIH for more than 15 years. He is co-founder of many companies, including 4E Therapeutics. Victoria Abraira, PhD Rising Star Plenary Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University "Context is Key: How Spinal Cord Neuromodulation Shapes Our Somatosensory Experiences" Luana is a Power Distinguished Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the Director of the Placebo Beyond Opinion Center at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Dr. Colloca holds an MD, a Master’s degree in Bioethics, and a PhD in Neuroscience. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and a senior research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, USA. Dr. Colloca has conducted studies on the behavioral, neural, and pharmacological mechanisms of pain modulation related to placebo and nocebo effects. Her lab has also developed an interest in virtual reality as a non-pharmacological approach to relieving pain and other symptoms. She has published in top-ranked international journals, including Biological Psychiatry, Annual Reviews of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Pain, Nature Neuroscience, JAMA, The Lancet Neurology, Science, and The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Her research has been cited over 19,200 times (H-index 64) and has been featured in National Geographic, The New Scientist, The Washington Post, Science Daily, The Boston Globe, The New Yorker, Nature, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, and USA Today. Dr. Colloca has received the Dubner and Patrick Wall awards from the International Association for the Study of Pain and the UMB 2024 Researcher of the Year award, among others. She is committed to science dissemination, including podcasts (one with Jason Alexander of Seinfeld) and a TEDx talk. Grégory Scherrer, PharmD, PhD Basic Science Research Plenary Associate Professor School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, of Pharmacology, UNC Neuroscience Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “Neural Circuits and New Therapeutics for the Multiple Dimensions of Pain” Beth is a Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of the Stanford Pain Relief Innovations Lab. A psychologist-scientist, she leads NIH and PCORI-funded national studies that on scalable behavioral analgesic interventions and patient-centered opioid reduction. Her work centers on developing, investigating and disseminating solutions that offer more equitable access to evidence-based behavioral pain care for diverse and underserved populations. She created Empowered Relief® a 1-session group intervention that rapidly equips individuals with effective pain relief skills for acute, chronic, and post-surgical pain. Empowered Relief® is being delivered by certified instructors in 29 countries and in 8 languages. She has three times briefed the U.S. Congress and the FDA on patient-centered pain care and opioid stewardship. She is a scientific member of the NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee, served on the CDC Opioid Workgroup (2021), is Chief Science Advisor for AppliedVR, and is author of four books for patients and clinicians. She has keynoted national pain society conferences in Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the U.K. In 2018 she spoke on the psychology of pain relief at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Stanford Faculty Profile and full CV: https://profiles.stanford.edu/beth-darnall Twitter: @bethdarnall Plenary Speakers Discussing current information related to pain mechanisms, pain prevention an intervention, alongside other supporting topics. Advocacy Workshop March 26, 2026 from 12-3pm EST The Advocacy Committee invites you to join us for a lunch and learn workshop during the final conference day, which will center on what you can do to advocate for federal funding and pain research infrastructure. LEARN MORE Engagement Community of Practice March 24, 2026 from 5:30-7:30pm EST The People with Lived Experience (PWLE) Engagement Committee invites you to join the first Community of Practice meeting, an in-person event for those interested in community- and PWLE-engaged research. LEARN MORE PRECISION Human Pain Network Workshop March 23, 2026 from 1-4pm EST PRECISION Human Pain Network PIs and scientists within the group will give an update on data generated within each of the 4 centers, network wide projects, and opportunities for collaboration. LEARN MORE PURPOSE Network Meeting March 22, 2026: Interdisciplinary PAIN Cohort Meeting (T90/R90, T32s, and other trainees) March 23, 2026: PURPOSE Network Annual Meeting The NIH and the NIH HEAL Initiative is excited to invite you to the annual PURPOSE Meeting, March 22 & 23, 2026. This hybrid (in-person and online) will take place on the PURPOSE Network at Loews Philadelphia Hotel, just before the 2026 USASP Annual Meeting. The PURPOSE meeting provides learning experiences, networking, and collaborations for pain researchers across the continuum of basic, translational, and clinical research, and connect them with NIH Program Officers, and mentors outside of their home institutions. LEARN MORE Early Career Forum March 23, 2026 from 11:50am-4:45pm EST Join us at the 2026 USASP Early Career Forum, a dedicated pre-conference event designed to support trainees (currently completing their degree) and early-career professionals. Note, junior faculty are considered early-career professionals and strongly encouraged to participate in this event. LEARN MORE 2026 USASP Sickle Cell Disease Pre-Conference Workshop - Connecting Minds, Improving Lives: Collaborative Pain Research in Sickle Cell Disease March 23, 2026 from 12-4pm EST Join us for a dynamic and highly interactive half-day workshop designed to build bridges across disciplines and accelerate progress in pain research for people living with sickle cell disease. LEARN MORE Positioning Your PCORI Proposal for Success: Practical Tools for Pain Researchers March 23, 2026 from 1-5pm EST This second annual, highly rated workshop returns with a proposal-readiness focus, designed for both PCORI-curious investigators and those refining or resubmitting applications. LEARN MORE Music-Based Interventions for Pain Management Workshop March 23, 2026 from 1-5pm EST The NIH-funded Music Research Networks invite you to participate in a half day workshop focused on music-based interventions for pain management. LEARN MORE Pre-Conference Workshops Awards for High Priority Early Career Investigators Designed to support trainees and young investigators from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds as they pursue careers in pain research and clinical practice. This scholarship provides an opportunity to attend the 2026 USASP Annual Scientific Meeting, where awardees can engage with leading experts, present their research, and participate in professional development sessions. LEARN MORE Excellence in Engagement Award Celebrating outstanding researchers, PWLE partners, and teams who exemplify meaningful, collaborative, and impactful engagement in advancing pain research. LEARN MORE 2026 Travel Award Seize the opportunity to present your research and secure funding to present your innovations at our annual meeting. LEARN MORE USASP Fellows The highest class of membership within the US Association for the Study of Pain (USASP) — is an acknowledgment of outstanding and continuing work in the field of pain. LEARN MORE Gold-Haythornthwaite Lifetime Achievement Award Celebrating exceptional contributions to the realm of pain research and clinical practice. LEARN MORE Recognize Excellence with our 2026 Awards and Grants Submit your Symposia Share your groundbreaking research and innovative ideas by submitting a proposal and contribute to the expansion of pain science. Submissions close on Wednesday October 15, 2025 with accepted abstracts being notified in early December. LEARN MORE Submit a Poster Abstract Showcase your research and engage in insightful conversations with members of the field. We encourage submissions on all aspects of pain research, including clinical and basic science. Submissions close on December 5, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST. Learn More Contribute to our Scientific Programming Our 2026 Sponsors President CONTACT US Discover the best of Philadelphia! Just steps or a short ride from the venue, you’ll find iconic landmarks, historic sites, and great dining options—perfect for a quick coffee break, networking lunch, or evening outing. Make the most of your visit by experiencing a taste of the city between sessions EXPLORE Getting Here Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Philadelphia, PA hosts our 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting. Interactive sessions designed to spark collaboration and leave you with lifelong learnings! Take advantage of early-bird registration and special group discounts to maximize your experience and make attending even more accessible. Book Your Rooms Here By Plane Coming soon. By Car Coming soon. By Train Coming soon. Attend Virtual Sessions Coming soon. Booking your hotel Coming soon. THE FINE PRINT Refund requests for cancellations will not be accepted after Monday, March 2, 2026. For any other requests, please contact us . 2026 Early Career Forum Join us at the 2025 USASP Early Career Forum, a dedicated pre-conference event on April 29th designed to support trainees (currently completing their degree) and early-career professionals. Note that junior faculty are considered early-career professionals and are strongly encouraged to participate in this event. LEARN MORE HERE Session A Monday, April 15th, 10:00-11:15 am Session B Monday, April 15th, 2:00 - 3:15 pm Session C Tuesday, April 16th 10:00- 11:15 am Session D Tuesday, April 16th 2:00 - 3:15 pm Research Poster Presentations Poster Session Assignments Specifications What are Rigor icons? Download Rigor Icons for my Poster Setup and Takedown Schedule Annual Conference 2026 Registration Rates Plenary Speakers Submit Symposia and Abstracts Awards and Grants Education Calendar of Events Leadership Academy 'OUCH' Pain Podcast Newsletter Archive Previous Events Membership Member Login Become a Member Donate to USASP About USASP About Us Our History See All Awards Here Committees and Taskforces Special Interest Groups JOIN We are looking forward to connecting with you! Subscribe and Stay in the Know. Tue, Feb 10 SPARC Seminar Series: Elevating your Research’s Impact and Visibility with ORCID and DataCite / Zoom Details Zoom https://sparc.science/news-and-events/events/sparc-seminar-series-elevating-your-researchs-impact Fri, Feb 13 USASP Sleep and Pain SIG Webinar / Zoom Details Zoom "The Role of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Pain" by Dr. Chung Jung Mun Thu, Feb 26 2026 International #HeadacheAcademy / Los Angeles Learn More Los Angeles, 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Fri, Feb 27 HHS Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) Nominations Due / apply online Details apply online We are seeking scientific experts and members of the public who are passionate about advancing pain research and improving the lives of people affected by pain. The IPRCC welcomes nominations from individuals with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds. Load More Upcoming Event Calendar

Advocacy Workshop Registration for workshops is part of the 2026 Annual Meeting registration form. Full meeting registration is not required for Pre-Conference Workshop attendance or the PURPOSE Meeting, but it is required for the Early Career Forum. REGISTER HERE Date : March 26, 2026 Location : Loews Hotel Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Time : 12-3pm Registration Fee : $0 - there is no registration, feel free to just show up! Organizers : Kate Nicholson, Diane Hoffman, and the Advocacy Committee Please plan to stick around on the final day of the Annual Scientific Meeting for a 3-hour workshop on Advocacy to learn how you can become involved in the USASP’s Advocacy agenda for 2026. During this workshop, you will learn how to speak to reporters and the press, advocate on Capitol Hill or in state legislatures, make your voice heard to federal administrative agencies through the Federal Register, and much more! OPEN AGENDA

April 29th to May 2nd in Chicago, IL. Be inspired and informed by our exceptional lineup of plenary speakers. 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting Register Now Save your spot at the 2025 USASP Annual Conference in Chicago, IL Secure your Stay Make the most of our event by securing your accommodations. Pre-Conference Workshops Attend the 2025 Pre-Conference Workshops on April 29th Awards and Grants Offering a range of awards and grants for outstanding contributions. Advancing Pain Research: Innovations to Enhance Care April 29 to May 2, 2025 in Chicago, IL In Person Registration Requests for cancellations must be done by April 1, 2025 View Abstract Supplement Conference Agenda Cameron Young Cameron is a college freshman who has experienced chronic pain for his entire life. In the past few years, he’s become an outspoken advocate for the disabled community, and he is very passionate about disability and LGBTQ rights and the intersections between them. Guided by his experiences as a disabled person and what he’s learned from years of advocacy within the disabled community, he is excited to speak at this conference and share what he’s learned with you all. Theodore Price, PhD Ted works at The Center for Advanced Pain Studies, UT Dallas and Ashbel Smith Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at University of Texas at Dallas where is the Director of the Center for Advanced Pain Studies. Ted did his PhD with Ken Hargreaves at UT Health San Antonio and his postdoc with Fernando Cervero at McGill. Ted started his independent lab in 2007 at University of Arizona and moved to UT Dallas in 2014. Ted’s lab’s goal is to identify molecular mechanisms causing chronic pain with emphasis on developing new drugs to treat pain. His lab’s focus is on human molecular neuroscience with specialization on dorsal root ganglion and spinal dorsal horn. Ted has published more than 200 peer reviewed studies, and has been continuously funded by NIH for more than 15 years. He is co-founder of many companies, including 4E Therapeutics. Beth Darnall, PhD Beth is a Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of the Stanford Pain Relief Innovations Lab. A psychologist-scientist, she leads NIH and PCORI-funded national studies that on scalable behavioral analgesic interventions and patient-centered opioid reduction. Her work centers on developing, investigating and disseminating solutions that offer more equitable access to evidence-based behavioral pain care for diverse and underserved populations. She created Empowered Relief® a 1-session group intervention that rapidly equips individuals with effective pain relief skills for acute, chronic, and post-surgical pain. Empowered Relief® is being delivered by certified instructors in 29 countries and in 8 languages. She has three times briefed the U.S. Congress and the FDA on patient-centered pain care and opioid stewardship. She is a scientific member of the NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee, served on the CDC Opioid Workgroup (2021), is Chief Science Advisor for AppliedVR, and is author of four books for patients and clinicians. She has keynoted national pain society conferences in Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the U.K. In 2018 she spoke on the psychology of pain relief at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Stanford Faculty Profile and full CV: https://profiles.stanford.edu/beth-darnall Twitter: @bethdarnall Luana Colloca, MD, PhD Luana is a Power Distinguished Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the Director of the Placebo Beyond Opinion Center at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Dr. Colloca holds an MD, a Master’s degree in Bioethics, and a PhD in Neuroscience. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and a senior research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, USA. Dr. Colloca has conducted studies on the behavioral, neural, and pharmacological mechanisms of pain modulation related to placebo and nocebo effects. Her lab has also developed an interest in virtual reality as a non-pharmacological approach to relieving pain and other symptoms. She has published in top-ranked international journals, including Biological Psychiatry, Annual Reviews of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Pain, Nature Neuroscience, JAMA, The Lancet Neurology, Science, and The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Her research has been cited over 19,200 times (H-index 64) and has been featured in National Geographic, The New Scientist, The Washington Post, Science Daily, The Boston Globe, The New Yorker, Nature, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, and USA Today. Dr. Colloca has received the Dubner and Patrick Wall awards from the International Association for the Study of Pain and the UMB 2024 Researcher of the Year award, among others. She is committed to science dissemination, including podcasts (one with Jason Alexander of Seinfeld) and a TEDx talk. Plenary Speakers Discussing current information related to pain mechanisms, pain prevention an intervention, alongside other supporting topics. 2025 Sponsors Session A Monday, April 15th, 10:00-11:15 am Session B Monday, April 15th, 2:00 - 3:15 pm Session C Tuesday, April 16th 10:00- 11:15 am Session D Tuesday, April 16th 2:00 - 3:15 pm Research Poster Presentations Poster Session Assignments Specifications What are Rigor icons? Download Rigor Icons for my Poster Setup and Takedown Schedule Updated Essentials of Primary Care Pain Management OUR ACCREDITATION STATEMENT Sunday, April 14th, 2024 — $100USD Brett Stacey, MD (University of Washington) Scott Fishman, MD (University of California, Davis) Target pressing pain management topics with didactic presentations, in-person discussions, and demonstration sessions. The learner objectives include understanding effective evaluation and diagnosis of the patient in pain and implementing evidence-based treatment options for pain. This program will offer CMEs for eligible participants. In-person attendance only features complimentary coffee, lunch arrangements are at your discretion. VIEW AGENDA Optimizing Mentorship to Ensure a Bright Future for Pain Research Pre-Conference Workshop — Sunday, April 14th, 2024 — $100USD Dr. Roger Fillingim (University of Florida) and Dr. Tonya Palermo (Seattle Children’s) Mentorship is critical to the success, persistence, and satisfaction of trainees and early career investigators. In pain research specifically, workforce and lack of pipeline have been raised as limiting factors, particularly in clinical pain research. The intended audience includes early and mid-career faculty who are actively engaged in mentoring (or want to be) and are interested in optimizing their mentoring relationships. The co-facilitators have extensive experience in mentorship and mentor development across the spectrum of training from undergraduate students to early career faculty in pain science. The workshop will apply a facilitative learning process to promote interaction, discussion, and self-reflection. Attendees will leave with a set of tools and strategies they can implement to enhance their mentorship with pain research mentees. This program will offer CMEs for eligible participants. In-person attendance only features complimentary coffee, lunch arrangements are at your discretion. VIEW AGENDA 2024 USASP Early Career Forum and Lunch Forum — Sunday, April 14th — FREE The USASP’s annual information and networking session specifically designed for trainees and early-stage investigators (individuals who completed their training <5 years prior). The event will close with a reception open to all USASP Meeting registrants. The Early Career Forum is the perfect way to kick off the 2024 meeting – low-pressure networking with individuals who you’ll likely see at this meeting for years to come! In-person attendance only, free with registration. Please select this even when registering. VIEW AGENDA Explore our Full Conference Agenda Here Join us at the forefront of innovation as we collectively contribute to the evolving landscape of pain research. Workshops and Forums Leading pain experts, researchers, and practitioners covering a spectrum of topics, from the latest advancements in pain research to innovative approaches. THE FINE PRINT Refund requests for cancellations will not be accepted after Monday, March 31st, 2025. For any other requests, please contact us . 2025 Early Career Forum Join us at the 2025 USASP Early Career Forum, a dedicated pre-conference event on April 29th designed to support trainees (currently completing their degree) and early-career professionals. Note that junior faculty are considered early-career professionals and are strongly encouraged to participate in this event. LEARN MORE HERE Your Stay at The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel BOOK YOUR ROOM HERE Getting Here The Radisson, Blu Aqua Hotel 221 N Columbus Dr Chicago, IL 60601 +1 312-638-6686 Our Conference Hotel Room Block Secure your accommodations within the conference hotel block. If you are booking outside of the site, use booking code LH72G7. If you are planning on attending and have not secured a hotel reservation, search for hotel availability via our trusted partner aRes Travel. aRes Travel is a third-party travel planner. Rates, deposits, and cancellation policies may vary and are the responsibility of the guest. Questions on hotel policies or payments made on aRes website should be directed to the aRes Reservation Center or to the hotel directly. USASP Chicago 2025 aRes Link Parking at the Hotel Covered Parking Valet Parking Public Parking around the Hotel Local Recommendations Looking for things to do while you're in Chicago? Check out our local recommendations for great food, iconic sights, and hidden gems around the city. Virtual Attendance Symposia and plenary sessions will be streamed through Zoom, with select presentations being recorded. More information to come when we open virtual attendance closer to our meeting. Agenda Pre-Conference Workshops : April 29, 2025 Early Career Forum: April 29, 2025 Main Conference: April 30-May 2, 2025 Symposia Proposals Share your groundbreaking research and innovative ideas by submitting a proposal and contribute to the expansion of pain science. Submissions close on October 15, 2024 with accepted abstracts being notified in early December. LEARN MORE Poster Abstracts Showcase your research and engage in insightful conversations with members of the field. We encourage submissions on all aspects of pain research, including clinical and basic science. Submissions close on December 2, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST. VIEW ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS Symposia and Poster Abstracts Submission deadline has passed Annual Conference 2026 Registration Rates Plenary Speakers Submit Symposia and Abstracts Awards and Grants Education Calendar of Events Leadership Academy 'OUCH' Pain Podcast Newsletter Archive Previous Events Membership Member Login Become a Member Donate to USASP About USASP About Us Our History See All Awards Here Committees and Taskforces Special Interest Groups JOIN We are looking forward to connecting with you! Subscribe and Stay in the Know. Mon, Feb 09 USASP Omics and Pain SIG Meeting / Zoom Details Zoom Join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87596887233?pwd=OUyhGf01rx7uIuW4PKQXEsNYPQHxPr.1 Tue, Feb 10 SPARC Seminar Series: Elevating your Research’s Impact and Visibility with ORCID and DataCite / Zoom Details Zoom https://sparc.science/news-and-events/events/sparc-seminar-series-elevating-your-researchs-impact Fri, Feb 13 USASP Sleep and Pain SIG Webinar / Zoom Details Zoom "The Role of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Pain" by Dr. Chung Jung Mun Thu, Feb 26 2026 International #HeadacheAcademy / Los Angeles Learn More Los Angeles, 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Load More Upcoming Event Calendar Awards for High Priority Early Career Investigators Designed to support trainees and young investigators from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds as they pursue careers in pain research and clinical practice. This scholarship provides an opportunity to attend the 2026 USASP Annual Scientific Meeting, where awardees can engage with leading experts, present their research, and participate in professional development sessions. LEARN MORE Excellence in Engagement Award Celebrating outstanding researchers, PWLE partners, and teams who exemplify meaningful, collaborative, and impactful engagement in advancing pain research. LEARN MORE 2026 Travel Award Seize the opportunity to present your research and secure funding to present your innovations at our annual meeting. LEARN MORE USASP Fellows The highest class of membership within the US Association for the Study of Pain (USASP) — is an acknowledgment of outstanding and continuing work in the field of pain. LEARN MORE Gold-Haythornthwaite Lifetime Achievement Award Celebrating exceptional contributions to the realm of pain research and clinical practice. LEARN MORE Awards and Grants for our 2025 Annual Meeting Advocacy Workshop The Advocacy Committee invites you to join us for a lunch and learn workshop during the final conference day, which will center on what you can do to advocate for federal funding and pain research infrastructure. MORE INFORMATION Engagement Community of Practice The People with Lived Experience (PWLE) Engagement Committee invites you to join the first Community of Practice meeting, an in-person event for those interested in community- and PWLE-engaged research. MORE INFORMATION PRECISION Human Pain Network Workshop PRECISION Human Pain Network PIs and scientists within the group will give an update on data generated within each of the 4 centers, network wide projects, and opportunities for collaboration. MORE INFORMATION PURPOSE Network Meeting The NIH and the NIH HEAL Initiative is excited to invite you to the annual PURPOSE Meeting, March 22 & 23, 2026. This hybrid (in-person and online) will take place on the PURPOSE Network at Loews Philadelphia Hotel, just before the 2026 USASP Annual Meeting. The PURPOSE meeting provides learning experiences, networking, and collaborations for pain researchers across the continuum of basic, translational, and clinical research, and connect them with NIH Program Officers, and mentors outside of their home institutions. MORE INFORMATION Early Career Forum Join us at the 2026 USASP Early Career Forum, a dedicated pre-conference event designed to support trainees (currently completing their degree) and early-career professionals. Note, junior faculty are considered early-career professionals and strongly encouraged to participate in this event. MORE INFORMATION 2026 USASP Sickle Cell Disease Pre-Conference Workshop - Connecting Minds, Improving Lives: Collaborative Pain Research in Sickle Cell Disease Join us for a dynamic and highly interactive half-day workshop designed to build bridges across disciplines and accelerate progress in pain research for people living with sickle cell disease. MORE INFORMATION Positioning Your PCORI Proposal for Success: Practical Tools for Pain Researchers This second annual, highly rated workshop returns with a proposal-readiness focus, designed for both PCORI-curious investigators and those refining or resubmitting applications. MORE INFORMATION Music-Based Interventions for Pain Management Workshop The NIH-funded Music Research Networks invite you to participate in a half day workshop focused on music-based interventions for pain management. MORE INFORMATION 2025 Pre-Conference Workshops