Yup. That's a nice way to put it, Ted. The new mechanism we uncovered here (involving telomeres and spinal cord cellular senescence) doesn't even start until 4 months post-injury, LONG after virtually every preclinical pain research study ever conducted had ended.

In case you missed it, our 7-years-in-the-making opus came out Friday in Journal of Clinical Investigation. In addition to suggesting a new class of treatment for #ChronicPain, it makes the case that preclinical studies should last MUCH longer... jci.org/articles/view/…

The last chapter of my thesis from the lab of Jeffrey Mogil is finally out today in Science Advances! Check it out- the finding is a very important thing to consider when doing behavioral experiments. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Delighted to share our latest work on how spinal cord perineuronal nets modulate #pain, published in Science Magazine. This study was led by vary talented Shannon Tansley, in collaboration with Jeffrey Mogil. Congrats to all the co-authors 🍾🥂🥳 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

And, of course, Shannon Tansley, who, um, did all the work and made every tactical decision.

Soliciting beta testers for PainFace, our cloud-based software platform that is designed to standardize grimace analyses with black-coated mice. Software validated in our lab and Jeffrey Mogil lab. Details at painface.net and see our preprint. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Coming to World Congress/Pain in Toronto? Would love to see you at the Social Aspects of Pain SIG Symposia on Monday. Check out the program at: iaspworldcongress2022.org/sessions/multi…. Looks good, no?

Finally out in PAIN Journal. For the first time, we (and by we I mean Magali Millecamps) tested mice with spared nerve injury throughout their entire life. Average chronic pain levels influence lifespan in male but not female mice! journals.lww.com/pain/Abstract/…

🚨 #FundingOpportunity 🚨 ▶️ Operating Grant to host a 2025 Summer Institute in Sex and Gender+ Science offering trainees advanced training in sex, gender+, and health research 📅 Register by January 24 ℹ️ bit.ly/3RboExo

Animal testing within the Mogil lab over the last two decades. Normative Preclinical Algesiometry Data on the von Frey and Radiant Heat Paw-Withdrawal Tests: An Analysis of Data from More Than 8,000 Mice Over 20 Years pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38219851/ McGill Science McGill Psychology

Apply to attend the North American Pain School #NAPS by 31 January! Join leading experts for a unique educational and networking experience among the next generation of pain researchers. bit.ly/3SfIARu

We are so excited to announce the first #NAPainSchool 2024 invited speakers🥳 🎤Jessica Merlin, Ishmail Abdus-Saboor & ⚡️GREG_CORDER⚡️ will join us to discuss pain prevention, treatment and cure! 📚Interested in #pain #research? Apply by Jan 31st northamericanpainschool.com/registration/

Come join us this summer in Montreal for Pain School

🧠 ⚡️🐭 Apply to come hang out and talk all things pain neuroscience with me & these other cool researchers in Canada 🍁

Apply to attend the North American Pain School #NAPS by 31 January! Join leading experts for a unique educational and networking experience among the next generation of pain researchers. bit.ly/3SfIARu

Okay folks. This is it. Deadline is THIS Wednesday. The dog doesn't need another walk. You don't even have to get out of your PJs. No more delays. Apply NOW!!!

PainFace paper is out! This software can be used to quantify facial grimaces indicative of spontaneous pain in mice. Give it a try! Currently has over 280 registered users who performed >27 million grimace evaluations. journals.lww.com/pain/fulltext/…

Our new sex differences in pain review is out: doi.org/10.1016/j.neub… It features a pathway analysis-driven summary of the existing literature, and a new hypothesis. Getting it published was tough, as it is neither a pure narrative review nor a formal meta-analysis. Thoughts?