8:00 AM
Coffee, Bagels, Pastries & Fruit Alumni Center

Arrival and light breakfast

8:20 AM
Introduction (10 min) Kerrigan Auditorium

Cheryl Stucky and sponsors

8:30 AM
Plenary (55 min) Kerrigan Auditorium

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”

9:30 AM
Session 1 (45 min) Kerrigan Auditorium

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”

10:20 AM
Coffee Break (40 min)
11:00 AM
Data Blitz (1 hr — 6 × 10 min: 8 + 2 min Q&A) Kerrigan Auditorium

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”

12:10 PM
Lunch (75 min — sessions / table topics) Alumni Center

Mentored table topics for trainees — Moderator: Jonathan Enders, Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin

1:25 PM
Session 2 (45 min) Kerrigan Auditorium

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”

2:15 PM
Session 3 (45 min) Kerrigan Auditorium

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”

3:05 PM
Break (40 min)
3:30 PM
Poster Session (90 min) MCW Cafeteria Lobby

Will be updated as information becomes available. Last updated 9/21/2026