With less than a year to go until Glasgow, we sat down with five of our #EFIC2027 plenary speakers to hear directly from them about the research behind their sessions. More interviews will follow soon.
Kristian Petersen: The Quest for Pain Biomarkers in Musculoskeletal Pain
Denmark · Plenary Keynote
Kristian Petersen speaks to his mission of developing “Personalised Mechanistic Pain Medicine”, using basic science findings to identify the right treatment for the right patient in musculoskeletal pain.
Lene Vase: How Expectations Shape Symptoms, Treatment Outcomes, and Clinical Trials
Denmark · Plenary Keynote
Lene Vase discusses how patient expectations influence outcomes across both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, and what this means for the design of clinical trials.
Markus Ploner: Messages from the Brain
Germany · Plenary Keynote
Markus Ploner explains how oscillatory brain activity relates to pain and pain relief, and what this reveals about the way the brain processes threat.
Maria Lalouni: Feeling Less Is Not Always Better
Sweden · Early Career Plenary, Rising Stars
As part of our Rising Stars early career session, Maria Lalouni introduces her work on brain networks, self-injury, and what fMRI reveals about who develops chronic pain.
Nicolas Dumaire: The NaV1.8 Endocytic Complex
United States · Early Career Plenary, Rising Stars
Also speaking as part of Rising Stars, Nicolas Dumaire outlines his research into the endocytic complex regulating the NaV1.8 sodium channel, a promising target for new pain treatments.
Find out more about all #EFIC2027 plenary speakers, including the Felicia Cox Plenary Lecture and the panel sessions, on our Plenary Sessions page.