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Message from the Directors
We are proud to have hosted our Annual PARC Neuromodulation Symposium on April 26, 2025. Featuring presentations from nationally recognized clinicians and scientists, this event showcased the excellence and dedication of our PARC community at UCSF. The symposium also provided an invaluable forum for sharing insights and fostering collaboration among researchers, scientists, and clinicians. PARC aims to highlight the importance of cross-disciplinary interaction in advancing our understanding and treatment of pain and addiction. Watch any presentations you missed at the link above and see photos from the event below!
Keep your eyes out for the release of the PARC strategic plan later this year and read on for important updates from PARC.
Thanks for being here.
Mark Schumacher, MD, PhD
Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN
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PARC in the News
Recent selected accolades and publications from PARC faculty members
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Chris Abrecht, MD, Julian Motzkin, MD, PhD, and Allan Basbaum, PhD were featured in The New York Times Magazine article, “Chronic Pain is a Hidden Epidemic.”
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Chelsea Bahney, PhD and Jarret Weinrich, MD, PhD published “A bad break: mechanisms and assessment of acute and chronic pain after bone fracture” in Pain.
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Suzie Bergmann, DDS, FTMJF is President-Elect of the American Association of Women Dentists and had an article entitled “An AI Tool for the Diagnosis of Facial Pain” accepted for publication in Neurosurgery.
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Sakeen Kashem, MD, PhD, Élora Midavaine, PhD, and Allan Basbaum, PhD published “Meningeal regulatory T cells inhibit nociception in female mice” in Science, detailing how the adaptive immune system regulates pain in a sex specific way.
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Erica Langnas, MD, MPH, published “The Association of Opioid Prescriptions to Children after Discharge from Surgery and New Opioid Prescription Fills in Family Members” in The Journal of Pediatrics.
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Kara Lynch, PhD published “New Insights into Xylazine Pharmacokinetics in Humans” in Clinical Chemistry.
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Khaled Moussawi, MD, PhD, published "Reduced GIRK expression in midbrain dopamine neurons during prolonged abstinence from fentanyl self-administration" in Psychopharmacology.
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Natalie Purcell, PhD, MPA, published, “What Makes for a Positive Experience in Patient Care? A Qualitative Evaluation of Factors Affecting Veteran Patient Satisfaction Across Two Individualized Pain Care Interventions in VA Primary Care” in Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator for the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® Initiative, or the BRAIN Initiative, briefed the congressional neuroscience caucus to implore congress to increase funding for NIH/scientific research.
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Meet the 2025-2026
PARC Fellow
PARC is pleased to share that UCSF faculty member Leslie Suen, MD, MAS, of the Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, has been selected as the PARC Fellow of 2025-2026.
Dr. Suen’s research project is entitled, “Buprenorphine Injection for Safety Net Treatment of Pain and addiction (B-INSTEP).” B-INSTEP seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of direct-to-inject long-acting injectable (LAI) buprenorphine for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), comparing treatment outcomes between those with and without chronic pain. Leveraging electronic health records across San Francisco Department of Public Health and Highland Hospital in Alameda County, Dr. Suen and research team members Drs. Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack, Alexander Bazazi, and Phillip Coffin will assess buprenorphine retention, non-prescribed opioid use, and changes in pain outcomes over time.
Congratulations to this year’s PARC awardee, and head to our website to see past fellowship awardees and their projects.
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PARC Seminars 2024-2025
PARC hosted an engaging academic year of monthly seminars, where faculty members and special guests presented cutting-edge research on a wide range of topics related to pain and addiction. Each month, our experts shared their latest findings, innovative approaches, and the implications of their work on clinical practice and public health. These seminars are a chance to learn, network, and collaborate with experts in the pain and addiction.
Check out the videos of the 2024-2025 seminars by clicking the button below, and contact us if you’d like to present during the 2025-2026 academic year.
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