European Commission: FP7
  • Developing new therapies
  • Enhancing individual therapies
  • Improving clinical diagnostics
  • Understanding mechanisms of pain

ncRNAPain @ 16th World Congress on Pain

October 25, 2016

Members of the ncRNAPain consortium prominently contributed to the 16th World Congress on Pain of the International Association for the Study of Pain (ISAP) took place in Yokohama on September 26 – October 1, 2016. This biennial event is the most important congress in the fields of research and treatment of pain and attracts international scientists from all over the world.

As Chair of the Scientific Program Committee of the ISAP, Claudia Sommer together with ncRNAPain Coordinator, Michaela Kress, and another 24 international renowned researchers planned, directed and supervised the scientific program of this year’s congress.

ncRNAPain partners featured in the scientific program as speaker in the plenary sessions (Claudia Sommer), by organizing, chairing and presenting topical workshops (Frank Birklein, Nurcan Üçeyler, Marzia Malcangio) and refresher courses (Michaela Kress, Frank Birklein, Claudia Sommer, Nurcan Üçeyler) as well as exhibiting posters (Claudia Sommer, Nurcan Üçeyler).

The 17th World Congress on Pain will take place in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on September 12–16, 2018.