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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · Aug 25

#icymi catch up on August before September drops! #notesonpain

Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · Aug 21

I’ve resurrected my monthly newsletter, Notes on Pain eepurl.com/jh0VaM

Notes on Pain Aug 2025

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Pain Research Forum @painresforum.bsky.social · Aug 22

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

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · Aug 21

I’ve resurrected my monthly newsletter, Notes on Pain eepurl.com/jh0VaM

Notes on Pain Aug 2025

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · Aug 9

Have you checked out the relaunch of PRF? Editors’ picks are selected by rotating editorial board members like @gregscherrer.bsky.social @painresforum.bsky.social

Pain Research Forum @painresforum.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · Jun 20

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/...

New books from outer space, future Earth, and close to home

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · Jun 6

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

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 31

Seeing as I’m fully back to #freelance again I went to #HJ25 and I’m so glad I did - what a great day! #scicomm #healthcare #journo

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 31

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

Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 30

Is silencing pain neurons the ultimate goal? Do you see opportunities here to dampen their activity- and wouldn’t that be preferred? What does this say about its clinical use? 🤓

Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 30

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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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 30

Today at #HJ25 former #HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra implores us to keep reporting, and work to combat the stream of misinformation and disinformation coming directly from the new administration

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Rep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · May 29

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.

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 29

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!

Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · May 5

AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship Announces its 2025 Fellows: Seventeen early-career scientists will translate complex research into compelling stories for the public as 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellows this summer. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @aaas.org #scicomm #science

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #236

Science Friday and The Future of Science Reporting + What Is Pre-Reporting—and Do You Really Need to Do It?

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 17

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.

Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · May 17

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.

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 15

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

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 14

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...

The NIH HEAL Initiative 2025 Annual Report: Research in Action | NIH HEAL Initiative

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 14

Here is a link to the draft report; hopefully a finalized version is coming soon for sharing widely! heal.nih.gov/files/2025-0...

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 14

And it's unanimous! The NINDS Advisory Council has approved the HEAL pain research priority recommendations.

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 14

Great comments from council members, lots of energy around the idea I keep hearing: the need to educate the public, let people know what NIH researchers do, and the tremendous value of basic research leading to new treatments for #pain

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 14

...and another priority focused on building an evidence base for non-pharmacological therapies for pain and how to best use them, including understanding underlying biological mechanisms. These powerful treatments are used as trial and error; we need to know about dosing, timing.

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 14

Picked up by Co-Executive Chair Dr. Kathleen Sluka, describing the research priority to prevent the development of #chronicpain across the lifespan with biomarkers, better understanding of biology and #resilience

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 14

...and now Rob describing the ten broad, recommended research priorities, in no particular order. Support for building on the great success of HEAL with further discovery...

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 14

You bet. @robgereau.bsky.social giving an overview of the amazingly rapid process of developing these HEAL pain research recommendations, including a nod to our colleagues at the OPPP now gone from NIH. Also describing 5 core principles to be considered in all #painresearch

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 14

Happening now: NINDS Council public meeting, including presentation of the #HEAL #painresearch recommendations videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?li...

NIH VideoCast - NINDS Advisory CouncilLock

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 7

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_...

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