2nd Latin American School of Pain 2026 (LASP)

An Intensive Training School for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers in Pain Research

September 1-5, 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil

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We invite Master's students, PhD candidates, and Postdoctoral researchers from Latin America to apply for LASP 2026. Participation is free for selected applicants.

How to Apply Send the following documents as a single PDF to latampainschool@gmail.com:

Abstract (max. 300 words) describing your current research

Motivation letter (max. 200 words)

Short CV (1 page)

Letter of support from your supervisor

Subject line: "LASP 2026 Application – [Your Name]"

Deadline: April 30, 2026

About LASP

ABOUT

The 2nd Latin American School of Pain 2026 (LASP) is an intensive training school for graduate students (Master's and PhD) and postdoctoral researchers in pain research.

Organized by FEDELAT and supported by IASP, the school brings together 25 selected participants from Latin American countries for lectures and workshops with internationally recognized faculty from Brazil, USA, UK, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, and Italy. Topics include pain biology and novel treatments. The event takes place in São Paulo, Brazil, September 2026. Participation is free for selected applicants.

Invited speakers

SPEAKERS

Organizing Committee

DAY 1 — Tuesday, 1 September 2026

12:00 - 17:00 Arrival

18:00 - 18:30 Opening Ceremony (Instituto Butantan Biological Museum Auditorium)
Speakers: Vanessa Zambelli, Thiago Cunha, Board of Directors of Instituto Butantan

18:30 - 18:45 IASP updates
Speaker: Prof. Andrew Rice (IASP President)

18:30 - 20:00

Opening lecture: “Improving trustworthiness of pain research - the ENTRUST-PE Initiative”
Speaker: Prof. Andrew Rice (IASP President)

20:00 - 21:00 Welcome Cocktail (Instituto Butantan Library Ceremonial Hall)

DAY 2 — Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Morning (Pasteur Room, Instituto Butantan Library, 1st Floor)

9:00 - 10:00 Faculty lecture: "From Data to Discovery: Charting the Molecular Landscape of Chronic Pain" Speaker: Ted Price Chair: Vanessa Zambelli

10:00 - 11:00 Students Oral Presentation Chair: Vanessa Zambelli

10:00 - 10:10 Student Presentation 1: Beatriz Oliveira Moreira de Carvalho

“Role of microglial hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 (HCAR2) in the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain”

10:10 - 10:20 Student Presentation 2: Francisca Ignacia Arriaza Rodríguez

“Role of Pannexin 1 in the Initiation of BDNF-Induced Spinal Central Sensitization and Its Functional Interaction with the TrkB Receptor in Rat Spinal Cord”

10:20 - 10:30 Student Presentation 3: Gabriel Victor Lucena da Silva

“Mesenchymal IL-33 licenses monocyte-derived cells differentiation after nerve injury”

10:30 - 10:40 Student Presentation 4: Volodya Hovhannisyan

“Spinal meningeal lymphatic vessels in chronic pain”

10:40 - 10:50 Student Presentation 5: Raquel Maria Pereira Campos

“IFN I signaling is involved in chronic phase of neuropathic pain in female mice”

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 Faculty lecture: “Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Pain: Experimental and Clinical Studies / Approaches” Speaker: María Florencia Coronel Chair: Gabriela Trevisan

12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH

Afternoon (CDC Auditorium, near the Historical Museum)

14: 00 - 15: 00 Faculty lecture: "How Biological Variability Can Lead To Stratified Pain Care” Speaker: Kristian Kjaer Staal Petersen Chair: Thiago Cunha

15:00 - 16:00 Students Oral Presentation Chair: Thiago Cunha

15:00 - 15:10 Student Presentation 6: Geovana Agostinho de Amorim

“Investigation of transcriptome alterations (RNAseq) in the RVM (Rostral Ventromedial Medulla) in the context of social stress”

15:10 - 15:20 Student Presentation 7: Sara Mayumi Suzuki

“Protectin DX reduces Ehrlich-tumor induced cancer pain in mice”

15:20 - 15:30 Student Presentation 8: Carolina Andrea Flores Muñoz

“Pannexin-1 Channel Blockade Promotes Functional Recovery and Epidermal Reinnervation in a Murine Model of Oxaliplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy”

15:40 - 15:50 Student Presentation 9: Paula Estefany Díaz Cespedes

“Wired to Fail? Skin Reinnervation Breakdown in Epidermolysis Bullosa”

15:50 - 16:00 Student Presentation 10: Sofía Alejandra Poux

“Novel Tools For Quantitative Sensory Testing: Initial Clinical Studies And Future Perspectives”

16:00 - 16:10 Student Presentation 11: Antonella Elizabeth Osses Toledo

“Analgesic effect of psilocin in a preclinical model of fibromyalgia”

16:10 - 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 - 17:10 Students Oral Presentation

16:30 - 16:40 Student Presentation 12: Geovana Martelossi Cebinelli
“Resolvin D5-mediated neuroimmune in a Superoxide Anion-induced model of inflammatory pain”

16:40 - 16:50 Student Presentation 13: Gabriel Oliveira de Melo

“Effects of LL2 Prebiotic Supplementation in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Model”

16:50 - 17:00 Student Presentation 14: Guilherme dos Santos Marback D'Oliveira

“Immunological mechanisms associated with nociceptive alterations in the chronic phase of Leishmania amazonensis infection in C57BL/6 mice”

17:00 - 17:10 Student Presentation 15: Carlos Hiroji Hiroki

“Sensory neurons as modulators of the inflammatory response”

17:10 - 18:10 Faculty lecture: "PACAP-38, Oxytocin, and New Provocation Systems: What Human Models Reveal” Speaker: Gabriel Kubota HCFM Brazil Chair: Waldiceu Verri

19:00 Happy Hour

Venue: Galpãozin Bar

Address: Avenida Corifeu de Azevedo Marques, 1272 – Butantã, São Paulo – SP , Brazil

DAY 3 — Thursday, 3 September 2026

Morning (CDC Auditorium, near the Historical Museum)

9:00 - 10:00 Faculty lecture: “Orphan Disease, Novel Insights: Unlocking Mechanisms of Small Fiber Neuropathy through Inherited Skin Disease”

Speaker: Temugin Berta Chair: Camila Dale

10:00 - 11:00 Students Oral Presentation Chair: Camila Dale

10:00 - 10:10 Student Presentation 16: Ana Clara Machado Luiz

“Repeated Administration Of A Trpa1 Antagonist Modulates Nociception And Neuroinflammation In A Model Of Multiple Sclerosis”

10:10 - 10:20 Student Presentation 17: Gabriela Becker

“Protease-activated receptor 2 mediates periorbital mechanical allodynia in a fibromyalgia model”

10:20 - 10:30 Student Presentation 18: Natália Pressuto Pennachioni

“Molecular mechanisms involved in the adverse effects associated with the chronic use of morphine”

10:30 - 10:40 Student Presentation 19: João Vítor Alves Hoepers

“Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathic Pain: Repurposing KL1333 (Napazimone) as an Analgesic Candidate”

10:40 - 10:50 Student Presentation 20: Mylena de Souza

“Effects of Cannabis sativa Oil on Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain: Role of Glial Modulation”

10:50 - 11:00 Student Presentation 21: Irene Scuffi

“Disentangling Schwann cell and neuronal TRPA1 function in mouse models of Familial Episodic Pain Syndrome”

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 Faculty lecture: "Brain connectivity assessed by TMS-EEG in people with pain: from phenotyping to therapy"

Speaker: Daniel Ciampi De Andrade Chair: Waldiceu Verri

12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH

13:30 - 15:00 Cultural Activity: Instituto Butantan Museums

Afternoon (CDC Auditorium, near the Historical Museum)

15:15 - 16:15 Faculty lecture: "Satellite Glial Cells: Gatekeepers of Sensory Ganglia and Pain Modulation." Speaker: Margarita Calvo Chair: Thiago Cunha

16:15 - 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 - 17:20 Students Oral Presentation Chair: Thiago Cunha

16:30 - 16:40 Student Presentation 22: Pedro Francisco Martínez Aguilar

“Anatomical characterization of the trigeminal sensory pathway and its relationship to nociceptive processing in the trigeminovascular system in Wistar rats”

16:40 - 16:50 Student Presentation 23: Ricardo Iuri Felix Morais

“Alteration of Cognitive Functions Among Patients with Primary Headaches: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”

16:50 - 17:00 Student Presentation 24: Marina Buldrini Filogônio Seraidarian

“Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Insula and the Motor Cortex in Migraine Prophylaxis: A Superiority Clinical Trial”

17:00 - 17:10 Student Presentation 25: Mariana Coelho Moraes

“Pain Processing in Huntington's Disease: Behavioral and Neurobiological Evaluation in zQ175 Mouse Model”

17:10 - 17:20 Student Presentation 26: Agustina Iturri

“Music therapy-reduce pain severity in advanced cancer: mechanisms, clinical evidence and assessment challenges”

17:20 - 18:20 Faculty lecture: “Mechanisms of pain in the neuroimmune axis”

Speaker: Shafaq Sikandar (Skip) Chair: María Florencia

19:00 Party night