Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research

Your source of pain research news out of the University of Pittsburgh.

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

You don't want to miss the first episode of the Pain Beats 'Nobel Prize series'! Throughout this series @tayler_sheahan chats to @DJuliusSF @ardemp @Alex_Chesler @Bautista_DianaM and others about their groundbreaking discoveries that put pain research in the spotlight 💡

[Tayler Sheahan @tayler_sheahan]

Curious about @DJuliusSF’s path to the Nobel Prize? What it felt like to for Michael Caterina to discover the capsaicin receptor? 🎧Tune into Episode 1 of The Pain Beat’s Nobel Prize Series! https://t.co/HJVNybHUpD

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

Brand new preprint from @CharlesWarwick7 @decouvriez and twitterless Rick Koerber! They use 2p Ca2+ imaging to look at what dorsal horn populations mediate central sensitization after capsaicin

[Charles Warwick @CharlesWarwick7]

Our latest preprint! We used 2p Ca2+ imaging coupled with pharmacological profiling to identify interneuron and spinoparabrachial populations in the spinal dorsal horn that mediate capsaicin-induced central sensitization. We used an ex vivo prep 1/ https://t.co/d2MSP9HErw

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

🚨 Fantastic new paper from @janehartung This paper gives us a unique look at VGCCs in humans 🧑‍🤝‍🧑and rats 🐀 p.s #sciencetwitter she's on the job market and would be an absolute catch for any department!

[Jane Hartung @janehartung]

If you haven’t checked it out already, @GoldPainLab and I published a paper this summer characterizing voltage-gated Ca2+ currents in human DRG neurons- it's chock full of interesting observations unique to human sensory neurons. https://t.co/Clm9zFmplh

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

Thinking about a neuroscience PhD? Come and see what @PittTweet has to offer! spread the word to all the budding pain neuroscientists 🧠

[Sarah Ross @decouvriez]

Considering a PhD in Neuroscience? Come to our virtual open house to learn about our top-rate program at the University of Pittsburgh. We will answer all your questions and give you application tips! Register here: https://t.co/RVLvkYNaeS

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

#PCPR gets itchy for the day at the #worldcongressonitch

[Tayler Sheahan @tayler_sheahan]

Our virtual #WorldCongressOnItch watch party is in full swing! We even had a couple of party crashers for @KSmithFive's talk :) @decouvriez @eileenknguyen @RubyAHolland and NIT Andrew Liu

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

New Research Tech job opportunity in the Saloman lab in the #PCPR and the @Vignali_Lab working on projects centered around neuroimmuno interactions in cancer! Click the link to apply now! https://t.co/Y4CZQqxXrl

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

Congratulations to the new Dr Arokiaraj the latest #PCPR and @lab_seal Phd graduate! @CyninCircuits

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

Congrats to @nicole_scheff a @UPMCHillmanCC Junior Scholar award winner 🥇 👩‍🔬

[UPMC Hillman Cancer Center @UPMCHillmanCC]

Congratulations to the @UPMCHillmanCC Scientific Retreat Junior Scholar Award Winners! @RPatelMDPHD @TLHagan @ArbelyYael @hwbulls @KMBaileylab @nicole_scheff @PittHealthSci

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

Another fantastic episode of #thepainbeat

[Tayler Sheahan @tayler_sheahan]

What is pain & why do we experience it? Can researchers objectively measure pain? Why has the pain field been holding onto nociceptive measures so tightly? @TawfikLab @IshmailSaboor @MarkZylka & Carl Saab share insights in this episode of The Pain Beat! 🎧https://t.co/9c9Hku6y0X

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

A couple of new papers from the PCPR for you all. The Scheff and Saloman combined forces for an excellent review on cancer neuroimmunology https://t.co/z7b16oE8lp and the Saloman lab published their first clinical pancreatitis pain research paper! https://t.co/LUF46kHZq8

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

Big congrats to @ardemp and @DJuliusSF their work has been very important for so many of us

[Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp]

A day to be thankful: this country gave me a chance with a great education and support for basic research. And for my labbies and collaborators for partnering with me. So glad @NancyAHong captured this "touching" moment. #PIEZO

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

👩‍🔬🐭 New paper from @Brad_Taylor_PhD lab. Basu et al showed sex differences in KOR inhibition of PKA dependent mechanisms that drive post operative latent sensitization. https://t.co/jAmA2Vl4fI

[Ruby A. Holland @RubyAHolland]

#BlackInNeuroRollCall Hi I’m Ruby, an MD/PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh studying pain and addiction circuitry in the midbrain 🧠🐭So excited for round 2!!! #BlackInNeuroWeek2021

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

Tune into the latest episode of #thepainbeat a much anticipated discussion on the importance of sex differences in research

[Rebecca Seal @lab_seal]

"Sex differences are not just to be enjoyed but should be studied." Hear more about this on the latest Pain Beat podcast episode. https://t.co/oKrqvQ1CCh. @Kevin_Seal @aecrpain @US_ASP @KateSadlerPhD @AnneZMurphy @IASPpain @UTDPainLab @PCPRpgh

[Stempath @stempath_]

Job Opportunity!

Postdoc, University of Pittsburgh
Laboratory of Dr. Rebecca Seal

Electrophysiologist to study striatal plasticity in Parkinson's disease

@PCPRpgh @Pitt_Brain @lab_seal

https://t.co/bHEOpiMIui via @gotbenchspace

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

Everyone buckle in for what is sure to be a fabulous defense! Join us while we hear the final wrap up of MSTP student @eileenknguyen thesis project! Next Friday (7/9) at 2pm (eastern time) 🥂

[Eileen Nguyen, MD, PhD @eileenknguyen]

In exactly ONE WEEK I will be giving my public, hybrid PhD defense! I'll be presenting on opioid balance in the brainstem and spinal cord for itch and pain. Here is the virtual location: https://t.co/cndnOMK0KA

I would love to hear your feedback on our work!

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

New paper from the Koerber and Ross labs 🎊

[Sarah Ross @decouvriez]

Are non-peptidergic afferents actually nociceptors? We say no, not unless you are injured. See our new paper with Koerber, @CharlesWarwick7, @tayler_sheahan, @KSmithFive plus others https://t.co/veCjpGFTqn

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

The wait is over!New episode of #thepainbeat is here. This time the the guests, lead by Howard Fields, discuss what we have learned from imaging pain in humans 🧠 https://t.co/tjGbludj7s

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

Congratulations @KimMeerschaert what a wonderful dissertation it was! We’re so excited for you but you will be missed!!!

[Kimberly Meerschaert @KimMeerschaert]

I successfully defended my dissertation last Friday! I'm so grateful for all of the people who helped me along this journey, especially my Twitter-less mentor Dr. Brian Davis. And I'm excited to announce I'll be joining @IsaacMChiu for my postdoc at @Harvard. #PhDone

[Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research @PCPRpgh]

Come and work in the PCPR!!!! Excellent training environment, fantastic colleagues and an amazing city!!!!

[Rebecca Seal @lab_seal]

Seal lab is looking for postdocs interested in single cell transcriptomics/genomics to identify cell-type specific regulatory elements for circuit studies and development of therapeutics. Familiarity with ENCODE ATAC-seq and competency in Python or R preferred. Please retweet!