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Time Event Location
8:00–8:45 am Light Breakfast & Socializing ALUMNI CENTER
8:45–9:00 am Welcome & Introductions KERRIGAN AUDITORIUM
9:00–10:00 am Plenary Talk
Rob Gereau, PhD, Washington University in Saint Louis
Rethinking translational pain research: Studies of human tissues for identification and validation of analgesic targets		 KERRIGAN AUDITORIUM
10:00–11:00 am Investigator Talks
LaTasha Crawford, DVM, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sensory ganglia as a hub for neuropathic and urologic pain

Tayler Sheahan, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Spinal kappa opioid receptor inhibition of pain

Marie Hoeger Bement, MPT, PhD, Marquette University
Translation of Offset Analgesia to Exercise

 KERRIGAN AUDITORIUM
11:00–11:15 am Coffee & Snack Break
11:15 am–12:45 pm Trainee Talks
Logan Elkin, Medical College of Wisconsin
Clonazepam activates the transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) ion channel

Garcia Guadalupe, PhD, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Efficient in vivo CRISPR/Cas9 editing of murine sensory neurons for functional screening of pain-related genes

Julie Lee, Medical College of Wisconsin
Investigating the Role of Circulating Inflammatory Biomarkers in Pediatric Chronic Pain and Obesity

Jonathan Enders, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Episodic pain in Fabry disease is mediated by a heat shock protein-TRPA1 axis

Gabriella Robilotto, Medical College of Wisconsin
Noninvasive optogenetic inhibition with transdermal light reduces nociceptive behaviors in mice with acute cystitis

Paola Pacifico, PhD, Northwestern University
Targeting Epidermal Langerhans Cells in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy 		KERRIGAN AUDITORIUM
12:45–1:30 pm Lunch ALUMNI CENTER
1:30–2:30 pm Plenary Talk
Ted Price, PhD, University of Texas at Dallas
Cross-Species Insights into Dorsal Root Ganglion Biology: Unraveling Mechanisms of Pain		 KERRIGAN AUDITORIUM
2:30–2:50 pm Programmatic Research Talk
Stephani Sutherland, PhD
Communications Director, A2CPS
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
The Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures Consortium (A2CPS) - A Bold Research Initiative to Identify Biomarkers and Advance Pain Science
 KERRIGAN
2:50–3:00 pm Sharing the Patients Voice
Sara Gehrig
Patient With Lived Experience
KERRIGAN
3:00–3:15 pm Break and Poster Set-up
3:15–4:55 pm Poster Session and Happy Hour
Block A: 3:15–4:05 pm
Block B: 4:05–4:55 pm 		HUB Hallway
4:55–5:00 pm Concluding Remarks and Farewell HUB Hallway

Will be updated as information becomes available. Last updated 10/14/2025