What a fun and exciting day for the Pain Innovations Research Laboratory (PIRL) at UF Price Pain Research Day 2026! The event highlighted the incredible breadth of pain research taking place across the University of Florida and brought together expert researchers in pain from across the university to share…
We are proud to congratulate Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell on receiving the Spring 2026 Excellence Award for Assistant Professors! This award recognizes Dr. Maxwell’s outstanding performance, dedication to mentorship, and commitment to professionalism within the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Her passion for education, support of colleagues and…
Congratulations to Dr. Manraj Grewal on successfully defending her thesis, “Assessment of the Analgesic Efficacy of Encapsulated Kratom for Acute Pain Management in Dogs.” Over the past two years, Dr. Grewal has made significant contributions to advancing pain research through her dedication, hard work, and commitment to improving veterinary…
In February 2026, Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell and Roman A. Mirra delivered compelling presentations at the 5th Scientific Kratom Symposium in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Maxwell presented: “Assessing the Analgesic Efficacy of Encapsulated Kratom in Altering Sensory Thresholds in Dogs, using Electric, Thermal and Mechanical Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST)” “Effect…
A big round of applause for Dr. Miscioscia from the Pain Innovations Research Laboratory! In August, she delivered an abstract presentation at the American College of Veterinay Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program, on the Effect of Encapsulated Kratom on Naturally Occurring Osteoarthritic Pain in a Canine Model. …
We are proud to share the outstanding accomplishments of our Pain Innovation and Research Laboratory (PIRL) team at this year’s Phi Zeta Research Day! All PIRL members were well represented, with Dr. Manraj Grewal, Dr. Raiane Moura, and research assistant April Hardison all competing in poster presentations. In addition,…
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Manraj Grewal has won first place in her graduate course Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition! Dr. Grewal presented her thesis project evaluating the efficacy of kratom in managing postoperative pain — an innovative study that could help pave the way for new…
We are thrilled to celebrate Dr. Manraj Grewal for presenting her research at the Pain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence (PRICE) Research Data Blitz! Dr. Grewal shared exciting early findings from her work evaluating the use of kratom in beagles undergoing a spay procedure — a project that…
The “Beagle People” made a strong impact at the 4th Annual Kratom Symposium in Orlando, Florida! Mentees Roman Mirra and Dr. Manraj Grewal delivered outstanding presentations, while Drs. Erin Miscioscia and Elizabeth Maxwell represented the College of Veterinary Medicine with excellence. We couldn’t be prouder of this incredible group…
As our summer program comes to an end, the PIRL lab would like to congratulate our summer scholar Roman Mirra for an outstanding job on his project entitled: Human over-the-counter urine test detects kratom alkaloids and metabolites in canine urine. He will be headed…
