Research

2015 Young Investigators

APS is pleased to grant Young Investigator Travel Awards to 36 trainees. The grant is intended to help offset costs from attending the 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting. These individuals will present their research during designated poster sessions. The APS meeting creates an environment in which scientists and clinicians can share relevant information from their differing perspectives, frequently leading to advances in science and clinical care. Funding for the Young Investigator Travel Award Program is supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the National Institute on Aging, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13NS092293.

Congratulations to the 2015 recipients:

Ramy Abdelhamid, PhD
University of Iowa

Harrison Burgess
University of Rhode Island

Mandeep Chahal, BS
Stanford University

Olivia Franceschelli, BS
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Aneesh Goel, BS
University of Virginia

Jose Grajales-Reyes, BS
Washington University in St. Louis

Stephanie Gregoire, PhD
McGill Centre for Research on Pain

Shaness Grenald
University of Arizona

Cornelius Groenewald, MB ChB
Seattle Children’s Hospital

Kara Hannibal, DPT PT
University of Florida

Jessica Hernandez, BA
Boston Children's Hospital

Anjana Jagpal
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Asimina Lazaridou, PhD MSc
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Loren Martin, PhD
University of Toronto

Lisa McIlvried, BS
University of Pittsburgh

Samantha Meints, MS
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Ericka Merriwether, DPT PhD PT ATC CSCS
University of Iowa

Stephanie Middleton, BS
Stanford University

Chinwe Nwaneshiudu, MD PhD
University of Washington

Michael Owens, BA BS
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Megan Pejsa, BS
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Megan Pfeiffer, BS
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Luis Queme, MD PhD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Sheria Robinson, MSN MHA RN CHPN
Wayne State University

Jessica Ross, BA
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Nicole Scheff, PhD
New York University

Amie Severino, BA
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Tayler Sheahan, BS
Washington University in St. Louis

John Sturgeon, PhD
Stanford University

Chloe Taub
Stanford University

Norman Taylor, MD PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Kathryn Thompson
University of Tulsa

Stacie Totsch, BSc
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Pauline Voon, MSc BSN RN
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Megan Waite, BA
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dokyoung You, MS
Texas A&M University

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National Pain Strategy: Submit Your Comments

APS is extremely pleased to announce that the National Pain Strategy draft is now available for review.

The Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC), which falls under the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), was charged by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health to create a comprehensive population health-level strategy for pain prevention, management, research, and treatment. The NINDS Office of Pain Policy has published a notice soliciting public comments in the Federal Register.

Individuals may comment on the National Pain Strategy draft by Wednesday, May 20, at 5 pm EST. Comments may be sent via e-mail or addressed to Linda Porter, PhD, c/o NINDS/NIH, 31 Center Drive, Room 8A31, Bethesda, MD, 20892.