Hey #painresearcher wondering where you fit in to today's world of #scicomm? Thanks to the @usasp.bsky.social for inviting me and hosting this webinar next Tues Oct 13 at 9 PT/12 ET Join me! www.usasp.org/event-detail...
Stephani Sutherland
Stephani Sutherland
@sutherlandphd.bsky.social
Neuroscientist, freelance journalist, pain researcher. Comms Director for @a2cps-pain.bsky.social Former SciWriter at NIH. Words at Scientific American, New Scientist, Knowable. Having fun outdoors in SoCal. stephanisutherland.com
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How will you use the A2CPS multimodal data? Come ponder and learn more, Tues Sep 29 10PT/1ET All are welcome - NOT limited to painresearch! painresearchers.com/networks/eve...
TUES SEP 29 10 PT/1 ET Join us! Learn to mine the world's largest, most comprehensive dataset on pain in human patients to date. This longitudinal study includes multimodal data (omics, brain imaging, patient reports) that will be available for further analysis. painresearchers.com/networks/eve...
Been a minute but thanks to @tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social's starter pack, now there's a whole bunch of #painresearchers in my feed 🙌🏼 so...what's everybody up to, hmmm? 🤓
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Chronic pain affects an estimated 50 million to 100 million Americans, disabling up to 20 million of them. Yet there are few effective drugs to treat chronic pain beyond opioids, which can be dangerous and addictive. What’s the way ahead? ✍️ @sutherlandphd.bsky.social: knowmag.org/4dnIuRb
I was honored to be a part of this process - and these Q&As are super fun!
Core principles shape how pain research is designed, conducted, and translated. In a new HEAL Research Priorities interview, Kathleen Sluka, PhD discusses the core principles guiding HEAL pain research with Stephani Sutherland, PhD. Read the article and join the discussion: bit.ly/3MnEZR4
Wow, kudos to this entire team, and a huge thanks to all the participants. Come check out the data that's available for study! #chronicpain #painresearch #pwle
2,285! Recruitment is complete on the A2CPS study, and 2,285 participants who have generously donating their time, energy and blood samples to this study. Our team has also performed over 3,000 brain imaging sessions! Learn more about how YOU can use the data in your studies. a2cps.org
This was super fun! What an amazing day full of luminaries, organized by @fadelzeidan.bsky.social in a gorgeous location - all day #brainimaging #chronicpain #painresearch #offsite #sfn2025 #ucsandiego #lajolla
Interested in #scicomm and finishing your #phd? It's time! Don't miss this amazing opportunity to apply for the @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social #massmedia fellowship. This is how I got my start with an internship at the @latimes.com - deadline is Jan 1! massmedia.secure-platform.com/a/organizati...
Catch this month’s Notes on Pain eepurl.com/jrgTYU #painresearch
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The October issue of #NotesOnPain is out now! mailchi.mp/a09375ba44e0...
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The list of the latest published pain papers is out now on PRF! Dr. Qiufu Ma's curated list for August 15-21, 2025 and his choice for Editor's pick can be found here: painresearchforum.org/paper @iasp.bsky.social @nyupainresearch.bsky.social @utdpaincenter.bsky.social @sutherlandphd.bsky.social
I’ve resurrected my monthly newsletter, Notes on Pain eepurl.com/jh0VaM
Have you checked out the relaunch of PRF? Editors’ picks are selected by rotating editorial board members like @gregscherrer.bsky.social @painresforum.bsky.social
Just posted on Pain Research Forum! Dr. Greg Scherrer's curated list of pain-related papers published August 1-7, 2025 and his choice for Editor's pick. Check it out at painresearchforum.org @iasp.bsky.social @nyupainresearch.bsky.social @utdpaincenter.bsky.social @sutherlandphd.bsky.social
Looking for a great summer read that's also sciencey? Check out @science.org's new book reviews, including one from me! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Happening now! @usasp.bsky.social hosting a webinar: Pain Research in Peril: Why Your Voice Matters and What You Can Do Now, featuring experts Chris Veasley & Kate Nicholson - it's being recorded, with future opportunities for outreach. #painresearch
Rockstar health #journo & #author @marynmck.bsky.social interviewing Dr. Jonathan Grein who leads a Federal special pathogens unit at @cedarssinai.bsky.social on past and emerging threats, protocols #HJ25
What a great and entertaining writing workshop with Steve Padilla of @latimes.com full of expert tips to make our stories sing. Bottom line: what’s the story? What you say is more important than how you say it. What fun! #HJ25 #freelance
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As the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress and Chair Emerita of @capac.house.gov, I am disgusted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statement that the U.S. will 'aggressively' revoke visas for Chinese students.
Congrats!! This wonderful program is what started it all for me in #scicomm @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social @latimes.com This year's class will need a special kind of gumption. Be brave! I believe in you!
This exactly sums up our US science infrastructure, which has been built over a century and is the envy of the world, one of our nation’s greatest strengths. And it’s being destroyed right now.
The 80-year recipe stoking America’s Prosperity: 1) Free-market capital investments in brilliant ideas… 2) enabled by Engineering Innovations… 3) based on Science Research in Universities… 4) funded by Grants from the US Government. It’s time more people understood this.
WOOT!! Good news today - huge props to @usha.bsky.social named as next director of the Knight Science Journalism program @ksjatmit.bsky.social Usha was my first mentor in #scicomm #journalism in 2001 @latimes.com and I'm grateful for her to this day. She's been kicking ass ever since! #pulitzer
The last 2 weeks have been a blur, but sadly I'm no longer at the NIH. Working for #painresearch at the NIH was a great honor and the best job of my life. As part of this amazing team, I'm proud to have worked on the HEAL 2025 Annual Report - pls share! heal.nih.gov/about/nih-he...
Happening now: NINDS Council public meeting, including presentation of the #HEAL #painresearch recommendations videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?li...
It's free, it's easy, and it's super fun. Join us for Journal Club next week with @daspainbrain.bsky.social #painresearch uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Missing your fellow #painresearch compatriots? Want to learn more about #brainimaging #biomarkers for #chronicpain? Join our next #a2cps Journal Club, featuring @daspainbrain.bsky.social on his latest work in @jama.com Neurology. Next Thurs May 15 at noon ET uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
News from me- an exciting study by Australian pain researchers at UNSW showing long term improvement in chronic pain with emotion regulation. Thx to @benalter.bsky.social for your thoughts www.newscientist.com/article/2479...
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I was excited to hear about a new behavioral treatment for chronic pain developed by researchers in Australia -- dialectical behavior therapy adapted to chronic pain. Thanks to @sutherlandphd.bsky.social for covering this development.
Benedict Alter, MD, PhD, in @newscientist.com: "At any given pain intensity, if you had better emotional regulation, people’s overall lives would be better: less suffering, less functional impairment." www.newscientist.com/article/2479...
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Gather with fellow pain researchers! Join us for our next Journal Club featuring @daspainbrain.bsky.social talking about his latest paper in JAMA Neurology showing cortical biomarkers of persisting pain - Thurs May 15 at noon ET, register now for free! uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Immune amnesia- it’s a thing.
One reason measles is such a big deal is "immune amnesia." Basically, if you get measles, you'll likely lose immunity you've built up over time (from vaccinations or getting sick). This piece is from a few years ago, but offers an overview of the phenomenon. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Happening now! The public MDWG meeting of NINDS with a presentation by @robgereau.bsky.social & Kathleen Sluka of the HEAL Strategic planning report - the research recommendations go to council for approval in May. videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?li...
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A2CPS Consortium members are gearing up to meet in person next week in Michigan - we're SO excited! Among the discussion items will be the continued release of our data to YOU! the scientific community. Check out our new pages For Researchers to learn more and access our data! a2cps.org/researchers/
My latest for @sciam.bsky.social - could nasal #vaccines protect us better against respiratory #viruses without shots? www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
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Researchers in Australia, the US and Canada have identified a new biomarker for pain sensitivity in healthy people that could help predict risk for #chronicpain #HEAL jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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A very happy birthday to @novenacarmel.bsky.social - you make life better! @kcrw.com
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Exciting news! The wait is over - the first release of public data from #A2CPS is here, available via the NDA data portal. Learn more at our For Researchers pages, and see our preprint all about it at @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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It is truly an honor (and one of my favorite parts of writing features) to work to work with @jenchristiansen.com - a true master of scicomm & graphic arts @sciam.bsky.social
I learned lots about mucosal immunity while working on @sutherlandphd.bsky.social’s article “New Nasal Vaccines Offer Better Protection from COVID and Flu—No Needle Required.” Here’s a peek at how the graphics plan developed. www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-... 🧪🐡 #SciArt
New from me: @sciam.bsky.social nasal delivery of vaccines is around the corner- and evidence suggests they’ll work better than shots, perhaps stopping transmission (not just severe doses & death) www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
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New from me: #postpartumdepression is reaching a crisis, affecting 3 in 20 new moms. A new medication can save lives, but millions of women and their babies are going without help due to lack of treatment access. For UCLA's U Magazine online and in print now www.uclahealth.org/news/publica...