NEWSRita Allen Foundation and American Pain Society Announce 2009 Pain Scholar Recipients May 2009 The Rita Allen Foundation (RAF) joins the American Pain Society (APS) in announcing recipients of the organizations' collaborative Pain Scholars program. This is the first year APS and RAF have worked together to promote the Pain Scholars program; to judge applications; and to select recipients. The 2009 scholarship awardees are: Steven A. Prescott, MD, Ph.D., assistant professor, University Of Pittsburgh, Department of Neurobiology for his project "Pain Processing by Neural Networks: A Critical Link between the Molecular and Perceptual Changes" "As a professional society devoted to advancing the field of pain management, APS has been expanding its support for pain research, and one of those initiatives is our new collaboration with the Rita Allen Foundation. The joint effort has given this scholarship program extensive visibility in the pain research community, which helped generate the excellent submissions we received," said APS President Charles E. Inturrisi, professor of pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical Center. "We congratulate Drs. Price and Prescott." Elizabeth Christopherson, President and CEO of the Rita Allen Foundation, remarked on the importance of partnering with APS to promote the Scholars in Pain program, “We are pleased to support the work of APS and Drs. Price and Prescott in the field of pain research. As cited on the APS website*, ‘Pain is the most common reason Americans access the health care system (over 75 million Americans suffer from pain, both chronic and acute).’ Our hope is that this research will lead to improved quality of life for those affected by pain. |
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