News and Events
News
- Ken Hayashida, postdoctoral fellow, was promoted to faculty status effective March 1, 2008. Recently, he was awarded a R03 award for the Mechanism of Gabapentin Analgesia.
- Danilo Boada, PhD, post-doctoral fellow, joined the laboratory effective March 1, 2009.
Pain Mechanisms Labs, General Lab Meeting
| Date (2010-2011) | Presenter |
| August 30 | Eric Ewan, BS |
| September 6 | Dani Boada, PhD |
| September 13 | Chris Peters, PhD |
| September 20 | Silvia Gutierrez, PhD |
| September 27 | Shotaro Hobo, PhD |
| October 4 | Masaru Yoshizumi, PhD |
| October 11 | Ken Hayashida, DVM |
| October 18 | ASA Meeting |
| October 25 | Doug Ririe, MD |
| November 1 | Jeff Martin, PhD |
| November 8 | Tim Houle, PhD |
| November 15 | Society for Neuroscience Meeting |
| November 22 | Jim Eisenach, MD |
| November 29 | Eric Wan, BS |
| December 6 | Dani Boada, PhD |
| December 13 | Chris Peters, PhD |
| December 20 | Christmas Quiz |
| December 27 | Christmas |
| January 3 | New Year's |
| January 10 | Silvia Gutierrez, PhD |
| January 17 | Shotaro Hobo, PhD |
| January 24 | Masaru Yoshizumi, PhD |
| January 31 | Ken Hayashida, DVM |
| February 7 | Doug Ririe, MD |
| February 14 | Jeff Martin, PhD |
| February 21 | Tim Houle, PhD |
| February 28 | Jim Eisenach, MD |
| March 7 | Eric Wan, BS |
| March 14 | Dani Boada, PhD |
| March 21 | Chris Peters, PhD |
| March 28 | Silvia Gutierrez, PhD |
| April 4 | Shotaro Hobo, PhD |
| April 11 | Masaru Yoshizumi, PhD |
| April 18 | Ken Hayashida, DVM |
| April 25 | Doug Ririe, MD |
| May 2 | Jeff Martin, PhD |
| May 9 | Tim Houle, PhD |
| May 16 | Jim Eisenach, MD |
Postdoctoral Journal / Data Club Schedule
Sept. 11, 2009-Danilo Boada, Ph.D.
Data club- Physiological and anatomical characteristics of tactile afferents in mice and rats
Sept. 25, 2009-Chris Peters, Ph.D.
Journal Club – Primary afferent spinal cord connectivity Braz et al. (2009). Neuroscience. Triggering genetically –expressed transneuronal tracers by peripheral axotomy reveals convergent and segregated sensory neuron-spinal cord connectivity
October 30, 2009-Shotaro Hobo, M.D.
Data club – Effects of oxytocin on potassium induced increases in intracellular calcium in rat dorsal root ganglia neurons
November 6, 2009-Eric Ewan, B.S.
Journal Club – Methods for assessing spontaneous pain behaviors King et al. (2009) Nature Neuroscience. Unmasking the tonic aversive state in neuropathic pain.
November 20, 2009-Danilo Boada, Ph.D.
Data club – Differential physiological effects of the chemotherapy oxaliplatin on low and high threshold mechanoreceptive afferent fibers
December 4, 2009-Chris Peters, Ph.D.
Data club – Contribution of neural-glial signaling and microglia to mechanical hypersensitivity following surgical incision in rats
December 18, 2009-Shotaro Hobo, M.D.
Data club – Effects of oxytocin on potassium induced increases in intracellular calcium in rat dorsal root ganglia neurons (update)
2009– 2010 Pain Interest Group Lunch Seminars
March 9, 2010 | Jessica Spradley. Graduate student, Dept. of Psychology, University of Georgia, "The Effects of Central and Peripheral Endocannabinoid Modulation on Pain." |
March 1, 2010 | Dr. Edward Boyden, Assistant Professor of Biodemical Engineering, MIT, "Novel Optical Biological Control Tools: Enabling Integrative Analysis and Engineering of Neural Substrates." |
February 1, 2010 | Dr. Yi Ye, Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UCSF, "Heat Sensitivity of Myelinated Nociceptors and Acute Effects of Inflammation in Newborn Mice." |
January 11, 2010 | Dr. Misha Backonja, Professor of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, "Complexity and Dynamic Nature of Neuropathic Pain and Implications." |
November 11, 2009 | Dr. Esther Pogatzki-Zahn, Dept. Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Muenster, "Mechanisms of Post-operative Incisional Pain: Translation from Bench to Bedside" |
October 12, 2009 | Dr. Tony Pickering, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Bristol, "Targeted Genetic Manipulation of Noradrenergic Descending Control" |
Previous PIG Seminar Guest Speakers:
2007
Tony Yaksh, PhD UCSD
Rami Burstein, PhD, Harvard
Gil Yosopovitch, MD WFUHS
Chuck Tong, MD, WFUHS
2006
Susan G. Carlton, PhD, Univ of Texas, Galveston
Joyce DeLeo, PhD, Dartmouth School of Medicine
John Neubert, PhD, DDS, College of Dentistry, Univ. of Florida
Michelle A. Vincler, PhD, Wake Forest Univ. Health Sciences
Camilla Svensson, PhD, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
Steve Yellon, PhD, Loma Linda School of Medicine, CA
2005 and earlier :
Timothy J. Brennan, PhD, Carver College of Medicine, Univ. of Iowa
Alex Cahana, MD, Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland
Robert Coghill, PhD, Neurobiology & Anatomy, WFUHS
Scott Hemby, PhD, Physiology & Pharmacology, WFUHS
Gayle Page, PhD, Johns Hopkins
Frank Porreca, PhD, Pharmacology, Univ. of Arizona
Jim Rathmell, MD, University of Vermont
Richard Rauck, MD, Center for Clinical Research & WFUHS
Scott Schell, MD, Dept. of Surgery, Univ. of Florida
Joseph Tobin, MD, Anesthesiology, WFUSH
Linda Watkins, PhD, Director, Neurosciences & Psychology, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Jerry Gebhardt, PhD, University of Iowa
Symposia
| Neural Plasticity and Pain: East meets East |
| November 21, 2008 | Koichi Noguchi, MD, PhD, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan
Mitsuo Tanabe, PhD, Nagoya City University, Japan
Hideaki Obata, MD, PhD, Gunma University, Japan
Kin-ichiro Hayashida, DVM, PhD, WFUHS (Organizer) |
| Cholinergic Mechanisms of Analgesia |
| February 7, 2007 | Matilde Cordero-Erausquin, PhD, Universite Laval, Canada
Hui-Lin Pan, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas
Michelle Vncler, PhD, WFUHS
James C. Eisenach, MD, WFUHS (Organizer) |
| Predictors of Pain |
| May 26, 2005 | Michael J. Costigan, PhD, Mass Gen Hosp, Harvard, Boston, MA
Maria Fitzgerald, PhD, Neurobiology, University College, London.
Willliam Maixner, DDS, PhD, Pharmacology & Endodontics, UNC.
Robert Coghill, PhD, Neurobiology & Anatomy, WFUHS
Thomas J. Martin, PhD, Anesthesiology, WFUHS (Organizer) |
| Chronic Pain in Women after Surgery or Childbirth: Incidence, Causes and Prevention |
| October 19, 2004 | Patricia Lavand’homme, MD Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Ruth Landau, MD, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Richard Smiley, MD, Columbia, University, NY
Peter Pan, MD, Wake Forest Univ. School of Medicine
James C. Eisenach, MD, Anesthesia, WFUHS (Organizer) |
| Chronic Opioids in Pain and Addiction: Perspectives from the Laboratory to the Clinic |
| May 27, 2004 | Charles Chavkin, PhD, Univ. of Washington, Seattle
Frank Porreca, PhD, Pharmacology, Tucson, Univ. of Arizona
Nathaniel Katz, MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, M
Thomas J. Martin, PhD, Anesthesiology, WFUHS
Steven Childers, PhD, Physiology&Pharmacology, WFHUS (Organizer) |
| Obstetric Pain: Physiology and Pharmacology (A Retrospective Dedication to Dr. David Dewan) |
| April 25, 2003 | Raymond E. Papka, MD, Neurobiology, Northeastern Ohio Universities
Lars Arendt-Nielsen, MD, PhD, Aalborg Univ., Denmark
Priti Bajaj, MD, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark
Alan Gintzler, PhD, Biochemistry, SUNY, Brooklyn, NY
Roger Fillingham, PhD, College of Dentistry, Univ. of Florida
Chuanyao Tong, MD, Anesthesiology, WFUHS
James C. Eisenach, MD, WFUHS (Organizer) |