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**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0
Useful resources (books, websites, blog posts, commentaries, videos, etc.) --- ## [New Pain Research Forum Website Official Launch Date July 15th 2025](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/new-pain-research-forum-website-official-launch-date-july-15th-2025/1365)
**Author:** [@PRF-Editorial-Board](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/PRF-Editorial-Board)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/new-pain-research-forum-website-official-launch-date-july-15th-2025/1365 "2025-07-15T22:15:23Z")
Exciting news! The Pain Research Forum will have a new user-friendly, aesthetically pleasing website with an official launch date of July 15th, 2025. It will be linked to the IASP website and is free to use. Registrat… --- ## [Spiders, Snow, and Perceptions: How Virtual Reality Is Evolving in Acute and Chronic Pain Management](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/spiders-snow-and-perceptions-how-virtual-reality-is-evolving-in-acute-and-chronic-pain-management/1313)
**Author:** [@PRF-Editorial-Board](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/PRF-Editorial-Board)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/spiders-snow-and-perceptions-how-virtual-reality-is-evolving-in-acute-and-chronic-pain-management/1313 "2024-12-06T18:54:03Z")
Check out PRF’s latest News article from Lincoln Tracy about the use of virtual reality (VR) in pain management, including a retrospective look on one of the first pain research studies to use VR and some words from the … --- ## [Gene therapy for chronic pain management](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/gene-therapy-for-chronic-pain-management/1299)
**Author:** [@PRF-Editorial-Board](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/PRF-Editorial-Board)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/gene-therapy-for-chronic-pain-management/1299 "2024-10-11T19:18:10Z")
Check out this newly published comprehensive review on gene therapy approaches being developed for the treatment of chronic pain. --- ## [The single-cell transcriptomic atlas iPain identifies senescence of nociceptors as a therapeutical target for chronic pain treatment](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/the-single-cell-transcriptomic-atlas-ipain-identifies-senescence-of-nociceptors-as-a-therapeutical-target-for-chronic-pain-treatment/1296)
**Author:** [@PRF-Editorial-Board](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/PRF-Editorial-Board)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/the-single-cell-transcriptomic-atlas-ipain-identifies-senescence-of-nociceptors-as-a-therapeutical-target-for-chronic-pain-treatment/1296 "2024-10-04T19:44:01Z")
Featured as an Editor’s Pick on this week’s edition Papers of the Week, check out iPain, a single-cell transcriptomic atlas available on the CELLxGENE browser, that has been used to study chronic pain progression in dors… --- ## [Stuff I tried during grad school/post-doc that won't get published but could be useful](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/stuff-i-tried-during-grad-school-post-doc-that-wont-get-published-but-could-be-useful/302)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/stuff-i-tried-during-grad-school-post-doc-that-wont-get-published-but-could-be-useful/302 "2023-12-24T02:26:25Z")
Hey all, So as I near the end of my grad school career, I’m going back over all the stuff I’ve done in the last 4 years that won’t make it into a publication but that should be made known so that others can benefit. I’v… --- ## [Mouse Tracker - Mouse Colony Management](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/mouse-tracker-mouse-colony-management/962)
**Author:** [@ShanTan](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/ShanTan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/mouse-tracker-mouse-colony-management/962 "2022-02-22T01:55:05Z")
Hi everyone, Looking to get some user data on a beta version of an app myself and others developed for keeping track of your own mouse colonies. It’s for iPhones only at this point. You can track when you’re supposed to… --- ## [Experimental Design Assistant - NC3R](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/experimental-design-assistant-nc3r/719)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/experimental-design-assistant-nc3r/719 "2021-07-03T15:10:22Z")
This is an incredible tool for designing your experiments in a rigorous fashion, with diagrams, and also automatic reporting output. I wish I had known about this sooner. Anyone doing animal experiments should use this. … --- ## [Collection of JoVE Videos Relevant to Pain Research](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/collection-of-jove-videos-relevant-to-pain-research/178)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/collection-of-jove-videos-relevant-to-pain-research/178 "2021-03-21T14:15:27Z")
Spinal Cord Electrophysiology Retrograde Loading of Nerves, Tracts, and Spinal Roots with Fluorescent Dyes The Spared Nerve Injury (SNI) Model of Induced Mechanical Allodynia in Mice The Sciatic Nerve Cuffi… --- ## [Single Cell Pain Papers List](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/single-cell-pain-papers-list/590)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/single-cell-pain-papers-list/590 "2019-04-13T17:20:06Z")
I’m keeping a running list w/ notes on single cell papers for pain research --- ## [Adult Mouse DRG Explant and Dissociated Cell Models to Investigate](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/adult-mouse-drg-explant-and-dissociated-cell-models-to-investigate/584)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/adult-mouse-drg-explant-and-dissociated-cell-models-to-investigate/584 "2019-04-04T20:12:15Z")
--- ## [Motion sequencing (MoSeq) for unsupervised analysis of behavior](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/motion-sequencing-moseq-for-unsupervised-analysis-of-behavior/577)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/motion-sequencing-moseq-for-unsupervised-analysis-of-behavior/577 "2019-03-22T02:57:04Z")
--- ## [Microlist – A resource for light microscopists](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/microlist-a-resource-for-light-microscopists/568)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/microlist-a-resource-for-light-microscopists/568 "2019-02-28T12:11:00Z")
A database of microscopy resources. Check it out @tberta @liz --- ## [Resource: The Oxford Handbook of the Neurobiology of Pain](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/resource-the-oxford-handbook-of-the-neurobiology-of-pain/531)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/resource-the-oxford-handbook-of-the-neurobiology-of-pain/531 "2019-01-10T23:21:23Z")
A timely appraisal of the state of important topics in pain The Oxford Handbook of the Neurobiology of Pain --- ## [Resource: Protein-centric systems biology of the somatosensory neuraxis](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/resource-protein-centric-systems-biology-of-the-somatosensory-neuraxis/530)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/resource-protein-centric-systems-biology-of-the-somatosensory-neuraxis/530 "2019-01-10T23:19:02Z")
http://painproteome.em.mpg.de/ --- ## [Making Raster Plots for Behavior/Ephys w/ Python](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/making-raster-plots-for-behavior-ephys-w-python/431)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/making-raster-plots-for-behavior-ephys-w-python/431 "2018-04-26T17:31:16Z")
https://pythontic.com/visualization/charts/spikerasterplot --- ## [New to Basic Pain Research? Check out these learning resources](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/new-to-basic-pain-research-check-out-these-learning-resources/38)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/new-to-basic-pain-research-check-out-these-learning-resources/38 "2018-03-22T20:29:49Z")
Pain is a complex subject and draws upon ideas and methods from many other areas of science and the humanities. And so, entering into the field can be a daunting task for anyone. I’ve spent the last 3 years as a graduate… --- ## [My R Code Notes](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/my-r-code-notes/384)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/my-r-code-notes/384 "2018-01-19T16:33:26Z")
https://achamess.github.io/Code-Notes/r-code-notes-master.nb.html For anyone who uses R or is trying to learn, here is a page (which gets updated in real time) of R code that I find useful for general analyses. I’ll thr… --- ## [Database of Cre Lines](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/database-of-cre-lines/382)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/database-of-cre-lines/382 "2018-01-18T03:06:44Z")
http://www.informatics.jax.org/downloads/reports/MGI\_Recombinase\_Full.html --- ## [Summary of Optogenetics Studies in Pain and Itch Research](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/summary-of-optogenetics-studies-in-pain-and-itch-research/333)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/summary-of-optogenetics-studies-in-pain-and-itch-research/333 "2017-11-18T17:09:49Z")
Paper Opsins(s) Expression System Activation/Inhibition Population Pain Model(s) Light Delivery Location Stimulus Properties Behavioral Assays and Measurements Electrophysiological Measurements Biochemical Measuremen… --- ## [Planning Your Scientific Journey - iBiology Course](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/planning-your-scientific-journey-ibiology-course/316)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/planning-your-scientific-journey-ibiology-course/316 "2017-10-31T02:53:51Z")
An outstanding and unique course for how to think about your research. I’d say mandatory for all trainees but perhaps useful even for seasoned researchers. Highly recommended. I’m enjoying watching now. --- ## [Model Article: A pathway from midcingulate cortex to posterior insula gates nociceptive hypersensitivity (Tan et al 2017)](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/model-article-a-pathway-from-midcingulate-cortex-to-posterior-insula-gates-nociceptive-hypersensitivity-tan-et-al-2017/281)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/model-article-a-pathway-from-midcingulate-cortex-to-posterior-insula-gates-nociceptive-hypersensitivity-tan-et-al-2017/281 "2017-09-29T23:51:30Z")
Originally published at: https://painresearcher.net/45-2/ Tan, L. L. et al. A pathway from midcingulate cortex to posterior insula gates nociceptive hypersensitivity. Nat Neurosci 4, 362 (2017). This is a beautiful a… --- ## [Series: Model Articles for Pain Researchers](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/series-model-articles-for-pain-researchers/279)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/series-model-articles-for-pain-researchers/279 "2017-09-29T23:09:03Z")
Originally published at: https://painresearcher.net/series-model-articles-for-pain-researchers/ There is a very large variety of kinds of research approaches in pain neuroscience, and science in general. If you read … --- ## [Can any one suggest good pERK antibody and also what is the best time point to get good activation?](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/can-any-one-suggest-good-perk-antibody-and-also-what-is-the-best-time-point-to-get-good-activation/190)
**Author:** [@SamineniV](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/SamineniV)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/can-any-one-suggest-good-perk-antibody-and-also-what-is-the-best-time-point-to-get-good-activation/190 "2017-04-04T03:42:55Z")
Looking for good pERK antibody (Cat log no., Lot. No.) and dilution needed to be used in the spinal cord. Also could you suggest best time point to get good pERK immunostaining. --- ## [Learning Calcium Imaging - What is a good introductory resource for learning how to perform calcium imaging?](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/learning-calcium-imaging-what-is-a-good-introductory-resource-for-learning-how-to-perform-calcium-imaging/37)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/learning-calcium-imaging-what-is-a-good-introductory-resource-for-learning-how-to-perform-calcium-imaging/37 "2016-09-28T11:41:38Z")
I want to add calcium imaging (of dissociated neurons in a dish) to my repertoire of skills. I'm seeking a good introductory learning resource that has very practical info to help me execute my own calcium imaging experi… --- ## [Knowledge management: How do you do it? AKA: How do you not forget all the things you read?](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/knowledge-management-how-do-you-do-it-aka-how-do-you-not-forget-all-the-things-you-read/61)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/knowledge-management-how-do-you-do-it-aka-how-do-you-not-forget-all-the-things-you-read/61 "2016-07-24T13:03:56Z")
This is a topic that every knowledge worker must address: How do you keep track of and archive all the things you read, hear, learn? As academics researchers, one of our main activities is accumulating knowledge from … --- ## [Markers and Characteristics of Primary Sensory Neurons (DRG)](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/markers-and-characteristics-of-primary-sensory-neurons-drg/47)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://forum.painresearcher.net/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/markers-and-characteristics-of-primary-sensory-neurons-drg/47 "2016-07-06T19:59:26Z")
Here is a Wiki page with some useful information about DRG neurons that can be used as a reference. If you have any other useful key references for DRG neurons, please add to the thread. http://acuriousmix.com/wiki/d…