Symposia proposal

AI-enabled drug discovery targeting opioid receptors.
Chair: Thao Che.
Speakers: Tao Che, Marta Filizola, Michael Robertson, Christian Gruber W.

Circuits, cell types, and neural dynamics underlying opioidergic neuromodulation.
Chairs: Gregory Scherrer and Michael Bruchas.
Speakers: Catalina Zamorano, Hector Yarur, Gregory Scherrer.

The Endogenous Opioid System and Chronic Pain: Recent Advances and Therapeutic Potential of Opioid Peptides.
Chair: Bruehl Stephen.
Speakers: Stephen Bruehl, Tian Lin, Josè Moron Conception, Azzurra Stefanucci.

Novel Optical and Pharmacological Strategies to Probe the Opioid System In-vivo.
Chair: Luca Posa.
Speakers: Luca Posa, Raji Gowrishankar, Miriam Stoeber, Joshua Levitz.

Exploring Roles of Habenula in Opioid Signaling and Behaviors.
Chair: Emmanuel Darcq.
Speakers: Paul Kenny, Elissa Margolis, Tom Hnasko, Dersu Odzemir.

Dynorphin-expressing accumbal neurons promote maladaptive behaviors and reduce reward.
Chairs: Ethan Anderson and Nicolas Massaly.
Speakers: Catherine Marcinkiewicz, Ethan Anderson, Ream Al-Hasani, Nicolas Massaly.

The Opioid-Nociceptin Framework: Revealing Mechanisms of Neurotrauma.
Chairs: Kelly Standifer and Georgy Bakalkin.
Speakers: Kelly Standifer, Wendy Yue, Fereshteh Nugent, Georgy Bakalkin.

N/OFQ receptor signaling at different scales: from molecular pathways to pain and stress related behavior via brain networks.
Chairs: Lionel Mouledous and Chiara Ruzza.
Speakers: Davide Malfaccini, Lionel Mouledous, Chiara Ruzza, Elaine Gavioli.

Novel insights into fentanyl’s diverse effects across central and peripheral systems.
Chairs: Kasey Griven and Daniel Castro.
Speakers: Krystal Flores-Felix, Megan Fox, Kasey Griven, Daniel Castro.

Exploring the Interplay of Opioids, Cannabinoids, and Neuroimmune Mechanisms in Pain.
Chair: John K Neubert.
Speakers: Robert M Caudle, Michael J Iadarola, Jay McLaughlin, Niall P. Murphy.

Uncovering GPR-Family G Protein Coupled Receptors as Novel Pain Regulators.
Chair: John Streicher.
Speakers: Amanda Fakira, Erin Bobeck, John Streicher.

From Neural Pathways to Molecular Insights: Advancing Treatments for Opioid Use Disorders.
Chair: Esi Domi.
Speakers: Stephen Husbands, Leandro Vendruscolo, Roberto Ciccocioppo.

Sex-specific mechanisms underlying opioid reward, motivation, and pain-related outcomes.
Chair: Jessica Higginbotham.
Speakers: Emilia Lefebre, Yanaira Alonso-Caraballo, Tiffany Wills, Jessica Higginbotham.

Cortical opioid signaling regulates adaptive and maladaptive behaviors.
Chair: Max E Joffe.
Speakers: Hugo Tejeda, Will Birdsong, Max E Joffe, Bruno Munoz.

From Pain to Addiction and Back: Unraveling Psychological and Neural Connections in OUD and AUD.
Chair: Jesùs Lorente.
Speakers: Jesùs Lorente, Jessica Cucinello-Ragland, Abigail Kelley, Hannah Harder.

Opioids Beyond Pain- Roles in Mood and Motivation.
Chairs: Kathryn Braden and Anne Z. Murphy.
Speakers: Anne Z Murphy, Kathryn Braden, Gregory Corder, Marie Eikemo.

Chemistry and Pharmacology of opioid receptor modulators.
Chairs: Meritxell Canals and Susruta Majumdar.
Speakers: Amynah Pradhan, Rob Lane, Cornelius Gati, Marthe Vandeputte.

Prenatal opioid exposure and its molecular, cellular, and behavioral outcomes.
Chairs: Julia Ferrante and Brady Atwood.
Speakers: Julia Ferrante, Devian West, Anne Z. Murphy, Teresa Reyes.