Editor’s note: IASP will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. Even though the anniversary is still a few years away, it already has us thinking about the history of IASP and the evolution of pain research over the past five decades. So, we are providing a series of podcasts that will cover both of those topics, featuring senior leaders in the field who have made major contributions to pain research and care, including those with major roles at IASP.
More about Dr. Sessle
Dr. Barry J. Sessle, BDS, BSc, MDS, PhD, DSc, received his dental training from the University of Sydney and his PhD in neurophysiology from the University of New South Wales in Australia. After postdoctoral studies at the NIH in the US, he moved in 1971 to Canada where he has been professor in the University of Toronto Faculties of Dentistry and Medicine since 1976; he was dean of dentistry from 1990-2001. He is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and member of the Canadian Academy of Science. He has served as president of the International Association for the Study of Pain, the Canadian Pain Society, and the International Association for Dental Research. His research has focused on orofacial pain and neuromuscular function for almost 50 years, supported by both the NIH and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He has published over 450 journal articles and book chapters and 12 books, and delivered over 480 invited presentations around the world.
PRF Correspondent Francisco Isaac Fernandes Gomes, DDS, is a PhD student at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.