Basic Science - Preclinical

The overarching goal of this group is to facilitate basic pain research in all forms and promote communication between researchers in the basic science field by providing a platform for discussion and collaboration, furthering educational objectives and building aliances with public-facing groups.

Goals:

• Provide a platform for discussion, data sharing, communication and collaboration between researchers that share common interests in basic research into pain and nociception

• Furthering the educational objectives of the SIG via website and Twitter, meetings, webinars, an annual symposium and workshop at the USASP annual meeting

• Engage trainees - a webinar (frequency - four to six a year) for postdocs and students to present

• Partner with other SIGs/educational committee - training seminars

• In depth of discussion of different approaches/controversial topics in basic science, with insights into their impact on clinical research and clinical applications.

• Shortened talks (5-10 mins) followed by in-depth discussions

• Enhancing collaboration between basic and clinical research on pain

• Gaps in clinical knowledge that can inform basic research in pain - what is the next big question in various topics? Low back pain? Sex differences? Long-standing unanswered questions

• Use the Pain Beat as a forum

• Building alliances with public-facing groups

• Rita Allen Foundation

• May Day Foundation

• Pain Research Forum & the PRF Correspondents Program

• Pain Beat Podcast

• Journalists and News Organizations

• Promote basic pain research awareness in the public and advocate basic pain research to the NIH, policymakers, and foundations

• Webpage, communications strategy to highlight pain