The full list of speakers for this conference is not yet available. Please check back in the coming weeks for more information.
Frank Porreca, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology, University of Arizona
Michael Grey, Venture Partner, Pappas Ventures
Deborah Leiderman, MD, Principal, CNS Drug Consulting LLC (Former: Director, Controlled Substances, FDA Center for Drug Evaluation & Research)
Bradley Galer, MD, President, Pain Group, Nuvo Research Inc.
Philip R. Kym, Ph.D., Associate Director II, Pain Discovery Research, Abbott Laboratories
William K. Schmidt, Ph.D., Vice President, CrystalGenomics & CG Pharmaceuticals
John J. Coleman, Ph.D., President, Prescription Drug Research Center
Christopher deCharms, Ph.D., CEO, Omneuron, Inc.
Christine Rauschkolb, MD, Ph.D., VP Pain Development, Johnson & Johnson
Arnold Gammaitoni, Pharm.D., VP, Scientific Affairs, Nuvo Research, Inc.
Dr. Joseph Stauffer, Chief Medical Officer & VP, Corporate Strategy, PharmacoFore, Inc.
Nancy Lane, MD, Endowed Professor of Medicine, University of California, Davis
Pamela Palmer, MD, Chief Medical Officer, AcelRx Pharmaceuticals
Anthony P. Ford, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Afferent Pharmaceuticals
Gary Patou, MD, Interim Chief Medical Officer, Pacira Pharmaceuticals
Greg Stewart, Ph.D., Director, CNS Drug Therapy R&D, Medtronic
Laura Bohn, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Scripps Research Institute
James Vornov, MD, Ph.D., CNS Therapeutic Area Leader, PAREXEL International
Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine




