IASP’s 50th Anniversary: A Podcast with Fernando Cervero

Editor’s note: In 2024, IASP is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, culminating at the IASP 2024 World Congress on Pain. To highlight this milestone, IASP is reflecting on its history and the advances and contributions made by its members over the past 50 years. Throughout the remainder of 2024, Pain Research Forum will be providing a series of podcasts featuring senior leaders in the field who have made major contributions to pain research and management, including those with major roles at IASP.  

In this episode of the IASP-PRF Podcast, frequent PRF contributor Lincoln Tracy spoke with  Dr. Fernando Cervero, who has been an IASP member for nearly 50 years and currently serves as co-chair of the 50th Anniversary Taskforce. As part of their wide-ranging conversation, Professor Cervero spoke about his path to becoming a neuroscientist researching pain, his longstanding involvement with the IASP, friendships with other founding members like Louisa E. Jones, the challenges he faced during his time as IASP President, and the importance of supporting the next generation of early career researchers and clinicians.

Podcast participants include:

• Fernando Cervero, MD, PhD, DSc, McGill University, Canada, and University of Bristol, UK
• Lincoln Tracy, PhD, Melbourne, Australia (host)