NYU Pain Research Center Symposium

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

8:45 am – 6:30 pm
NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South
Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 4th floor
New York, NY 10012

AGENDA

Time Description
8:45 am
Registration and Breakfast

9:30 am  

Welcome and Introductory Remarks:
Dean Charles N. Bertolami
Herman Robert Fox Dean, NYU College of Dentistry

Overview and Vision of NYUPRC:
Dr. Rajesh Khanna, introduced by Dr. Nigel Bunnett
   
SESSION 1 Moderated by Rajesh Khanna, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular Pathobiology
Director, NYU Pain Research Center
NYU College of Dentistry
10:00 am

"The NIH HEAL Initiative: Targeting Pain Management Through Innovative Research"

Rebecca G. Baker, PhD
Director, NIH HEAL Initiative, National Institutes of Health

10:25 am

"Capturing the Body Language of Pain"

Clifford J. Woolf, MB, BCh, PhD
Director, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center and
Program in Neurobiology, Boston Children’s Hospital
Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology,
Harvard Medical School
Blackfan Diamond Chair in Neuroscience Research at Boston Children’s Hospital
10:50 am

"Using Brain-Machine Interfaces to Study and Treat Pain"

Jing Wang, MD, PhD
Valentino D.B. Mazzia MD, JD Associate Professor
Director, Interdisciplinary Pain Research Program
Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine
Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
11:15 am Networking / Coffee Break
   
SESSION 2 Moderated by Nigel W. Bunnett, PhD
Professor & Chair, Department of Molecular Pathobiology
Assistant Dean for Research Development
NYU Pain Research Center
NYU College of Dentistry
11:45 am

"To Infinity and Beyond: The Role of ExtraCellular Matrix (ECM) in Pain"

Jon Levine, MD, PhD
Professor, Departments of Medicine & Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
12:10 pm

"Role of TRPV4 in Pain and Itch: Looking Back and Future Perspective"

Wolfgang B. Liedtke, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Molecular Pathobiology
NYU Pain Research Center
NYU College of Dentistry
Chair of Neurology, Psychiatry, Pain Medicine and Sensory Systems;
Global Development Scientific Council
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
12:35 pm

"Beyond the Barrier: Skin Cells Actively Participate in Painful Conditions"

Cheryl L. Stucky, PhD
Marvin Wagner Endowed Professor
Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, & Anatomy
Director, Pain Division, Neuroscience Research Center
Medical College of Wisconsin
1:00 pm   Lunch & Posters
   
SESSION 3 Moderated by Brian L. Schmidt, MD, DDS, PhD
Director, NYU Dentistry Translational Research Center
Director, NYU Oral Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
NYU Pain Research Center
NYU College of Dentistry
Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
2:20 pm

"Amygdala Circuits for Pain Modulation"

Yarimar Carrasquillo, PhD
Investigator
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
National Institutes of Health

2:45 pm

"The Role of Endosomal GPCR Signaling in Central and Peripheral Itch Pathways"

Dane Jensen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Pathobiology & NYU Dentistry Translational Research Center
NYU Pain Research Center
NYU College of Dentistry
3:10 pm

"Oxytocin for Pain Treatment"

Victoria E. Abraira, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Rutgers University
WM Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience
   
SESSION 4 Moderated by Yi Ye, PhD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Pathobiology
Associate Director, Clinical Research Operations, NYU Dentistry Translational Research Center
NYU Pain Research Center
NYU College of Dentistry
3:35 pm

"Sensory Dysfunctions in Christianson Syndrome"

Reza Sharif-Naeini, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology & Cell Information Systems Group
Director, Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain
Associate Member, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Science
McGill University
4:00 pm

"Serotonergic Signaling as a Key Therapeutic Target for Modulation of Brain, Gut and Pain Disorders"

Kara Margolis, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pathobiology
Associate Director, Clinical and Translational Research
Director, Brain-Gut Science
NYU Pain Research Center
NYU College of Dentistry
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
4:25 pm

"Oral Health for All: Realizing the Promise of Science"

Rena D’Souza, DDS, MS, PhD
Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
National Institutes of Health

   
4:50 pm Concluding Remarks
Dr. Rajesh Khanna
   
5:00 pm Reception and Posters