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McGill hosts international symposium on pain

Pain research at McGill under the microscope: Past progress and future initiatives

McGill University will host the 10th Anniversary Symposium of the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain (AECRP) on October 3rd, 2013. World leader in pain genetics, Dr. Luda Diatchenko, who recently joined McGill as Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Human Pain Genetics, will deliver the keynote address

Published: 30 September 2013

WHO:              McGill professor Dr. Luda Diatchenko, Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Human Pain Genetics, Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, keynote speaker

WHAT:           10th Anniversary Symposium of the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain

WHEN:           Thursday, October 3, 2013, 8:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

WHERE:         McGill University, New Residence Hall, 3625, avenue du Parc

The symposium will highlight McGill’s longstanding and forward-reaching commitment to promote world-class research into the understanding of the mechanisms underlying pain and the potential avenues for its treatment.

To access the full program of the event: http://painresearchcenter.mcgill.ca/AECRPSymposium.php

To view an interview with Dr. Luda Diatchenko: http://youtu.be/2nRoAaTp-Jg

To find out more about pain research at McGill: http://youtu.be/Q-1p1WH2z3o

More news from McGill University: https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/

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