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From basic science labs at Harvard and Johns Hopkins to clinical research units in Indonesia, Portugal, and Latin America — PIN's research institute partnerships span the full continuum from bench discovery to real-world clinical application.

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Partner Research Institutes

Institutes affiliated with PIN members — spanning basic pain science, translational research, and clinical innovation.

MGH Pain Research Center / Harvard Neuroscience
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, USA
One of the world's foremost centres for pain neuroscience, conducting foundational work on spinal sensitisation, cannabinoid receptor pharmacology, TRPA1 ion channels, and ERK signalling pathways in nociception. PIN member Gary Brenner has contributed landmark papers from this programme that have shaped the field's molecular understanding of chronic pain.
Research Focus
Basic Neuroscience Cannabinoid Pharmacology Spinal Sensitisation Ion Channels
PIN member: Gary J. Brenner MD PhD →
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Johns Hopkins Pain Research Programme
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine · Baltimore, USA
A multi-investigator pain research programme spanning translational pharmacology, neuromodulation outcomes, and perioperative medicine. Three PIN members — Srinivasa Raja, Marie Hanna, and Kayode Williams — have built careers here, contributing to work on MrgprX1 modulators, SCS mechanisms, and gabapentinoid protocols that has generated 20,000+ citations.
Research Focus
Translational Pharmacology Neuromodulation Perioperative GPCR Biology
PIN members: Raja, Hanna, Williams →
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University of Beira Interior — Health Sciences Research Centre
Covilhã, Portugal / Spain
UBI's Faculty of Health Sciences hosts active research in anaesthesiology, pain medicine, and interventional techniques. PIN member Prof. Manuel Vico contributes clinical research in fascial plane blocks and neuropathic pain interventions, building an evidence base for novel regional anaesthesia approaches in perioperative and chronic pain settings.
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Regional Anaesthesia Fascial Plane Blocks Neuropathic Pain Clinical Case Research
PIN member: Prof. Dr. Manuel Vico →
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Universitas Padjadjaran & Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Bandung, West Java · Indonesia
Indonesia's leading research universities in Bandung are home to growing pain medicine research programmes. PIN member Alif Noeriyanto Rahman conducts clinical and outcomes research in regenerative pain medicine — including prolotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, and ultrasound-guided interventions — representing the expanding Asia-Pacific footprint in PIN's research portfolio.
Research Focus
Regenerative Medicine Prolotherapy Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency
PIN member: Alif Noeriyanto Rahman SpOT FIPM →
University of Valencia — Ozone Therapy Research Unit
Valencia · Spain
A research unit dedicated to the scientific validation of ozone-oxygen therapies in pain medicine and integrative care. PIN member José Baeza-Noci leads the scientific programme, editing the Journal of Ozone Therapy and co-authoring the landmark evidence and gap map that has defined the current evidence standard for ozone therapy research globally.
Research Focus
Ozone Therapy Integrative Medicine Musculoskeletal Systematic Review
PIN member: Dr. José Baeza-Noci MD PhD →
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UNAM — Pain Medicine Research Programme
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · Mexico City
Latin America's largest research university maintains active pain medicine investigation spanning basic neuroscience, clinical epidemiology, and pain education. UNAM's research output complements PIN's Latin American member base and supports cross-regional collaborations, particularly in neuropathic pain and mixed pain syndrome characterisation.
Research Focus
Pain Epidemiology Neuropathic Pain Latin America Pain Education

Research Pipeline: From Lab to Clinic

PIN's institute partnerships span every stage of translational research — from molecular discovery to clinical implementation.

Basic Science Discovery

Molecular and cellular pain research at Harvard MGH and Johns Hopkins — identifying novel receptor targets, signalling pathways, and drug candidates that may become tomorrow's therapies. ERK signalling, TRPA1, MrgprX1, and CB1 research all originated at these PIN-affiliated labs.

Translational Validation

Moving from animal models to human proof-of-concept — PIN member investigators bridge the basic science findings of the Harvard and Hopkins labs with early clinical data from specialist pain clinics across Europe and Asia-Pacific, validating targets before Phase I trials.

Clinical Implementation

Real-world adoption studies, prospective registries, and outcomes research at clinical sites in Malaysia, Indonesia, Chile, and Spain translate validated therapies into measurable patient benefit — closing the loop from discovery to population-level impact.

Open Science Commitments

PIN supports open, reproducible research practices across all institute partnerships.

De-identified Data Sharing

De-identified datasets made available to qualified researchers through PIN's secure data access programme, enabling meta-analyses and secondary research.

Pre-registration Support

PIN encourages and supports study pre-registration on ClinicalTrials.gov and OSF for all prospective studies conducted through the network, reducing publication bias.

Open Access Publishing

PIN actively supports open-access publication of network research where feasible, maximising impact in low-resource settings globally — particularly in Indonesia, Chile, and Malaysia.

Join our research network

If your research institute is active in pain medicine and you'd like to explore data sharing, joint publications, or collaborative studies with PIN member investigators, we'd like to hear from you.

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