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APS Press Room

American Pain Society and Rita Allen Foundation Announce Scholars in Pain Recipients

BALTIMORE, May 7, 2010 — The American Pain Society (APS) today joined the Rita Allen Foundation (RAF) in announcing recipients of the organizations’ collaborative Scholars in Pain program.

This is the second year APS and RAF have worked together in promoting the scholarship, judging applications and selecting recipients. The 2010 scholarship awardees are:

• Diana Bautista, PhD, assistant professor, cell and developmental biology, University fo California Berkeley for her project “Molecular Mechanisms of Somatosensory Mechanotransduction”
• Seena Ajit, PhD, assistant professor, Drexel University College of Medicine for her project “MicroRNA Regulation and Its Utility as Biomarkers in Neuropathic Pain”

“This is the second year the Rita Allen Foundation and APS have collaborated to award the Pain Scholars Program, and we reviewed the twelve applicants together and made the final two selections,” said APS President Charles E. Inturrisi, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College. "Pain is the most common reason Americans access the health care system and our hope is that the research of our scholars will lead to improved quality of life for those affected. We are excited for Dr. Ajit and Dr. Bautista and anticipate real progress from their efforts.”

Candidates for the Rita Allen Award in Pain have completed their training and provided persuasive evidence of distinguished achievement or extraordinary promise in basic science research in pain. Preferred candidates are in the early stages of their careers of appointment at a fully independent faculty level.

The Rita Allen Foundation was established in 1953 and sponsors a Scholars Program that has supported more than ninety scholars over the last thirty years, many of whom have made important advances in medical research.

About the American Pain Society

Based in Glenview, Ill., the American Pain Society (APS) is a multidisciplinary community that brings together a diverse group of scientists, clinicians and other professionals to increase the knowledge of pain and transform public policy and clinical practice to reduce pain-related suffering. APS was founded in 1978 with 510 charter members. From the outset, the group was conceived as a multidisciplinary organization. APS has enjoyed solid growth since its early days and today has approximately 3,200 members. The Board of Directors includes physicians, nurses, psychologists, basic scientists, pharmacists, policy analysts and more.