New Publication | Featured in Molecular Pain - May 16, 2024
Reduced Capsaicin-Induced Mechanical Allodynia and Neuronal Responses in the DRG in the Presence of Ptpn6 Overexpression More…
New Publication | Featured in PAIN - May 2024
The Mas-related G protein–coupled receptor d (Mrgprd) mediates pain hypersensitivity in painful diabetic neuropathy More…
New Publication | Featured in Science Translational Medicine - April 10, 2024
Synovial fibroblast gene expression is associated with sensory nerve growth and pain in rheumatoid arthritis More…
New Publication | Featured in International Journal of Molecular Sciences- February 1, 2024
Annulus Fibrosus Injury Induces Acute Neuroinflammation and Chronic Glial Response in Dorsal Root Ganglion and Spinal Cord—An In Vivo Rat Discogenic Pain Model More…
New Publication | Featured in Biomolecules - January 8, 2024
Diverse Response to Local Pharmacological Blockade of Sirt1 Cleavage in Age-Induced versus Trauma-Induced Osteoarthritis Female Mice. More…
C-COMP Journal Club - September 25, 2023
Join us for our upcoming C-COMP Journal Club presentation featuring Dr. Alice Courties and Dr. Paul Peter Tak on September 25, 2023, at 10:00 am CST! More…
2023 Pilot Grant Awardees Announced
The Chicago Center on Musculoskeletal Pain would like to announce this year's pilot grant recipients! More…
New Book Publication | Neurobiology Core Director - Richard J. Miller, PhD
The Rise and Fall of Animal Experimentation critically examines this assumption and asks whether it is true that animal-based research achieves its aims and, if so, how often this occurs and if there are alternatives to performing animal-based science. -Oxford University Press 2023 More…
2023 Pilot Grant Call - Closed
The 2023 Pilot Grant Call is closed as of June 13. More…
NIH HEAL Initiative Funding Opportunities for the Development and Validation of Preclinical Models and Measures of Pain
NIH HEAL Initiative Funding Opportunities More…
New Publication - Nature Communications
Piezo2 expressing nociceptors mediate mechanical sensitization in experimental osteoarthritis. More…
Recent Publications by Members
Find articles published by members of the Chicago Center on Musculoskeletal Pain! More…
2023 RFA for Pilot Grants Released
C-COMP Pilot Grant Announcement: Deadline June 12. More…
Research Spotlights | NIH HEAL Initiative
Explore the projects helping to make a difference in the opioid crisis. More…
RE-JOIN Award Alert
Re-Join Award Alert More…
2022 Pilot Grant Awardees Announced
We are very pleased to announce the first awardees of the C-COMP pilot grants. More…
2022 Pilot Grants Closed
Thank you to the 14 groups that submitted pilot grant applications this year - submissions are now closed for 2022. More…
2022 RFA for Pilot Grants
$25K for 1 year, focused on mechanisms underlying pain in musculoskeletal and rheumatic disease. Apply now, deadline July 15 2022. More…
WashU MSK Biology & Regeneration Symposium
The Wash U Centers of Musculoskeletal Research and Regenerative Medicine are hosting the 2nd Musculoskeletal Biology and Regeneration Meeting at the WUSM campus in St. Louis on May 5-6, 2022. More…
HEAL Initiative announces the Re-JOIN funding opportunity
The Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative announces the “Restoring Joint Health and Function to Reduce Pain (Re-JOIN)” funding opportunity. More…
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Promoting Pain Research Within the NIAMS Mission Areas
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Promoting Pain Research Within the NIAMS Mission Areas More…