Course detail

Welcome to Translational neurobiology of the pain system xxxi: mechanisms and biomarkers of neuro-adaptations to pain

Program: BEN (also relevant for CPM, CSLTM)

Description:

The thirty-first annual edition of this international Ph.D. course focuses on advances in the translational neurobiology of the pain system. The purpose of the course is to introduce different aspects of the neurobiology of the pain system and to initiate new co-operation in interdisciplinary pain research. This year the course will focus on translational aspects of different mechanisms in neuro-adaptations to pain (NAP) both in acute and chronic pain conditions. In particular, novel measures of NAPs will be discussed (e.g. neurophysiological, psychophysical, or psychological) as well as potential associations between NAPs across different domains. The lectures will be given by staff from Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP, Aalborg University), and by invited international key scientists within the area. The participants will have a chance to present posters relevant to the theme.

Literature:

Selected papers and book chapters will be announced to the participants shortly before the course.

Prerequisites:

A basic understanding of pain mechanisms, for update see Textbook of Pain, Section 1: Neurobiology of Pain.

Evaluation:

The course will end with a multiple-choice evaluation with questions related to all topics of the course.

Organizer: Professor Thomas Graven-Nielsen

Lecturers: Invited internal and external speakers

ECTS: 1

Date: 26,27 November 2026

Place: Aalborg University

City: Gistrup

Number of seats: 25

Deadline: 5 November 2026

Fee: A participation fee will be charged for catering (amount TBA).

Important information concerning PhD courses:

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course. We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk. When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.