The Pain Beat

Author: IASP Pain Research Forum

The Pain Beat brings together the world's leading pain investigators in order to spark dialogue and debate around important ideas in pain research.
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Pain Beat (Episode 20): Human tissue research addresses a longstanding void in pain research
Episode 20
Monday, 6 October, 2025

Manager's note: The Pain Beat, launched and supported by a generous grant from the MAYDAY Fund, with additional funding from the Rita Allen Foundation, brings together the world's leading pain investigators with the purpose of sparking dialogue and debate around important ideas in pain research. Guided by Rebecca Seal, scientific director of The Pain Beat and Editor-in-Chief of Pain Research Forum, the podcasts feature open and spirited discussions about the hottest topics in pain and how the field moves forward. For this episode, Adam Dourson and Lite Yang served as both creators and producers. Lite Yang moderates an important discussion with leaders in the pain field, which provides insights into current work to use human donor tissues to guide basic research findings to increase the success of clinical outcomes. This is update on Episode 4 recorded in 2021, which featured another group of leading pain researchers. Podcast participants include: Robert Gereau, PhD, Washington University in Saint Louis, US Wenqin Luo, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, US Theodore Price, PhD, UT Dallas, US William Renthal, MD, PhD, Harvard University, US Lite Yang, Washington University in Saint Louis, US PRF thanks Kevin Seal for creating the music.