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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 14h

Bit damp out this morning, but the misty rain was quite cooling: 🏃🏻‍♂️ = ✅

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Pain Research Forum @painresforum.bsky.social · 1d

Hey pain scientist, if you are looking for a condensed list of the top pain literature released each week, come check out #PRF's new #PapersoftheWeek selections from Greg Scherrer and @drjerinmathew.bsky.social, who also commented on the latest Editor's Picks painresearchforum.org/paper/preval...

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Greg Jefferis @jefferis.bsky.social · 3d

Exciting news for #drosophila #connectomics and #neuroscience enthusiasts: the Drosophila male central nervous system connectome is now live for exploration. Find out more at the landing page hosted by our Janelia FlyEM collaborators www.janelia.org/project-team....

Male CNS Connectome

A team of researchers has unveiled the complete connectome of a male fruit fly central nervous system —a seamless map of all the neurons in the brain and nerve cord of a single male fruit fly and the ...

www.janelia.org

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 3d

Bit breezy out this morning courtesy of Storm Amy, but October half marathon 🏃🏻‍♂️ = ✅

A blue barge travels along the tree lined river Cam

Me halfway round standing above a lock gate

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 4d

Happy #Caturday 😺😺😺

Henry, black cat, standing and looking at the camera

Matilda, white cat, prowling through the kitchen

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 5d

Bit of a wet one this morning: Friday short 🏃🏻‍♂️ = ✅

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Michele Curatolo, MD, PhD @michelecuratolo.bsky.social · 6d

The first publication of our project, which identifies altered gene expressions in the human DRG associated with neck pain. Fantastic collaboration with @tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social lab, Christoph Hofstetter from Neurosurgery, and a stellar team.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Transcriptome of the human C2 dorsal root ganglia in C1-2 arthrodesis surgery: insight for neck pain

Arendt-Tranholm et al. use surgically resected sensory ganglia to investigate the mechanisms underlying chronic neck pain. They produce a molecular map of

urldefense.com

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 6d

Great to have this out: wonderful team effort, & nice to build on work from others that had identified the dysregulated osteoarthritis lipidome 😃 #neuroskyence #PainResearch

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Journal @oacjournal.bsky.social · 6d

#New in #OAC ! The sphingolipid sphingomyelin 34:1 is upregulated in the synovial fluid of those with OA. Work from @phar.cam.ac.uk shows that SM34:1 causes inflammatory pain in mice, inducing neuronal hyperexcitability.
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@interlukein.bsky.social
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Ben Seymour @benosaka.bsky.social · 7d

We are proud to launch what we think is going to be fantastic opportunity for pain neuroscientists and clinicians to learn the foundations of pain neuroscience

Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences @ndcnoxford.bsky.social · 9d

September is #PainAwarenessMonth, and we are excited to be launching our brand-new MSc in Pain Neurosciences. Could you help shape the future of #pain research? Opening soon for 2026 admissions 👀

Learn more 👇
bit.ly/OxMScPain

New MSc in Pain Neurosciences. Ready to shape the future of pain research? Applications open soon for 2026 admission.

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 7d

New month, new shoes (not sure how long they’ll stay white for!), & 🏃🏻‍♂️ = ✅

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Cambridge Neuroscience @camneuro.bsky.social · 8d

📢 Deadline for Cambridge NeuroWorks Fellowship extended till 13th Oct 2025!

12 fellowship awards available, ~£117k each, for individuals from any sector in the UK or globally, with ideas at any stage to advance treatments for neurological conditions 🧠💡

Info: cambridgeneuroworks.org/programmes/f...

Fellowship Programme - Cambridge NeuroWorks

Fellowship programme Cambridge NeuroWorks is proud to introduce the Cambridge NeuroWorks Fellowship Programme, offering two transformative fellowship streams …

cambridgeneuroworks.org

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 9d

An opportunity for #neuroskyence & #PainResearch 👇

Luke Pattison @interlukein.bsky.social · 12d

I am currently curating a Special Issue for MDPI Cells
on “Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Inflammatory Pain.”

If you are working on, or planning a suitable manuscript, I would be delighted if you would consider submitting it to our issue.

mdpi.com/journal/cell...

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 10d

Nice out this morning, lots of herons seen, hopefully shaken off any attempt at jet lad & effects of last night’s alumni celebrations: 🏃🏻‍♂️ = ✅

Autumnal coloured trees surround a still pond, heron quietly waits on the bank

Still pond under a light cloudy sky with heron in the background

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 11d

Happy #Caturday 😺😺😺

Bertie, grey cat, lounging on the floor in the sun

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 12d

Last up, Shad Smith talks about myths & misconceptions relating to effects of ethnicity on pain sensitivity

Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 12d

Next up @jeffreymogil.bsky.social discusses how to fix preclinical pain research

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 12d

We now move from 🐕 to 🐄, Miriam Martin discussing the impact of breed sensitivity on pain in cattle

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 12d

Rachel Caddiell following on from the previous talk by now talking about actual pain sensitivity across different dog breeds, important to know for both research & clinical pain management

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 12d

Last session and Margaret Gruen discusses perception of dog breed pain sensitivity & factors affecting - cool data here on public vs vet perspective #PainResearch

Margaret Gruen giving a talk, slide showing how public perception of dog breed pain sensitivity correlates with size, but not vets.

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 12d

Last up for this session is Johan Vlaeyen discussing exploitation, exploration & avoidance in relation to adversive experiences

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 12d

Joining us virtually is @hoosierflyman.bsky.social discussing his really cool work on nociception/pain in Drosophila larvae

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 12d

Third speaker of the morning is Ashlee Rowe talking about the marvels of the grasshopper mouse!

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 12d

It was me up next talking about naked mole-rats, so proud of everyone in our lab who has contributed to our endeavours over the years! #PainResearch

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 12d

Kicking off day 2, Terry Walters talking about evolutionary clues about functions & mechanisms related to pain

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 12d

Ready & awake for day 2 of the Pain in Animals Workshop at NIH with Friday short 🏃🏻‍♂️ = ✅

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