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Arrival and light breakfast
Cheryl Stucky and sponsors
Moderator: Cheryl Stucky – Marvin Wagner Professor, MCW
Geoffroy Laumet, PhD — Red Cedar Distinguished Associate Professor, Michigan State University
“Immune Disruption of the Brain’s Lymphatic Drainage as a Driver of Migraine-like Behaviors”
Moderator: Aaron Mickle – Associate Professor, MCW
Zachary T. Campbell, PhD — Betty J. Bamforth Distinguished Chair, Vice Chair for Research, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison
“Don’t Be So Sensitive — Translational Control as a Source of Novel Analgesic Targets”
Lucy Vulchanova — Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
“Preclinical Studies of Chronic Alcohol Consumption as an Antecedent to Pain Chronification”
Byron Hayes — Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin
“A Novel Intranasal-Based Murine Model of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome”
Moderators: Hannah Anderson – Graduate Student, MCW; Bradey Stewart – Graduate Student, MCW
Angela Mickle — Clinical Research Coordinator III, University of Florida
“A Quantified Biopsychosocial Assessment Helps Explain Individual Differences in Clinical Pain and Functioning in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain”
Mehri BagheriMohamadiPour — Research Scientist I, Medical College of Wisconsin
“Plasma-Induced Gene Expression Modules Are Associated with Pain Frequency in Children with Sickle Cell Disease”
Dianise Rodríguez García — Graduate Student, Medical College of Wisconsin
“Keratinocyte PIEZO1 Activity Contributes to Diabetic Mechanical Hypersensitivity”
Haley VanBeek — Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin
“Value-Based Assessment of Lumbar Sympathetic Neurolysis: High Cost, Limited Benefit”
Junxi Chen — Medical Student, Medical College of Wisconsin
“Fabry Disease Rat Model Demonstrates Pathological Changes in Corneal Nerves”
Agatha Greenway — Graduate Student, University of Iowa
“Investigating the Sufficiency and Necessity of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Mouse Migraine-like Behaviors”
Mentored table topics for trainees — Moderator: Jonathan Enders, Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin
Moderator: Gabbie Robilotto – Graduate Student, MCW
Monica Gremillion — Associate Professor, Anesthesiology; Pediatric Psychologist, Children’s Wisconsin Pain and Headache Center, Medical College of Wisconsin
“Experiences of Pain Dismissal in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease”
Burel Goodin — Washington University in St. Louis
“A ‘Lifestyle Medicine + Metabolic Therapeutics’ Framework for Chronic Pain Management”
Megan McGrath — Graduate Student, Michigan State University
“More Gain More Pain: The Relationship Between Weight and Pain Status in a Diet-Induced Model of Obesity in Mice”
Moderator: Tayler Sheahan – Assistant Professor, MCW
Lauren Slosky, PhD — Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School
“Molecular Bumpers and Glues: Tuning GPCR–Transducer Coupling to Treat Pain and Addiction”
John McCorvy, PhD — Associate Professor and Eminent Scholar, Medical College of Wisconsin
“Structure-Based Design of Novel Analgesics”
Clémence Gière — Postdoctoral Fellow, Saint Louis University
“Failure of Descending Pain Modulation Underlies Nociplastic Pain in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”
Will be updated as information becomes available. Last updated 9/21/2026