Development of a new pathway to manage the clinical pain is a clinical chalenge. Drs. Bin Feng and Guoan Zheng professors in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, have recently received a $2,030,740 grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to better understand the causes of chronic visceral pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to characterize the sensory neural cell bodies in a cluster of neurons known as the dorsal root ganglion, or DRG. These neural clusters are responsible for transmitting sensory messages of pain and touch from skin, as well as inner abdominal organs including the colon and rectum. Drs. Feng and Zheng will quantify the topological distribution of pain receptors called mechanonociceptors. These neurons respond to intense pressure on the colorectum. This project will help to define the molecular properties of mechano- and silent nociceptors, specifically in the thoracolumbar and lumbosacral DRG.

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10th Annual International Symposium of Ayurveda and Health will be held on September 25-26, 2020 at UCONN Health Center in Farmington, CT.

Topics/Subjects of Interest, Not Limited:
Pain: (mental or physical,) not limited to any particular field or type. Observation, diagnosis, treatment, management, alternative approaches and therapies; herbs, food and applied Sciences, Current developments (clinical and/or research papers), Emerging trends in Pain Therapy. Diseases of Interest: Cancer, GI, IBS, Acid Reflex, Joint pain (arthritis), Heart Disease, Pediatric variances and Psychosomatic diseases.

People who are interested to submit an abstract to facilitate networking need to send it to Dr. Amala Guha: aguha1@att.net

Abstract deadline: December 15, 2019

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The CAMP annual symposium on “Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain Management: Innovations in Research and Practice” was held successfully at UConn, Student Union on Nov. 1st, 2019.

The symposium brought scholars from different universities to give a speech about pain and pain management. The conference director, Dr. Xiaomei Cong started the opening remarks. Then, Drs. Steve Kinsey from West Virginia University, Dr. Burel Goordin from University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. William Shaw from UConn Health, Dr. Susan Dorsey from University of Maryland, Dr. Raymond Dionne from UConn Health, Dr. Bin Feng from University of Connecticut, Dr. Luana Colloca from University of Maryland, Dr. Melissa Santos from Connecticut’s Children’s Medical Center, Dr. Debra Lyon from University of Florida and Dr. Natalie Shook from West Virginia University presented keynote speech on different aspects of pain and pain management.

At the end of the symposium, the poster session was held at the School of Nursing and students presented their research.