eNews June 2025
Research updates from Edinburgh
The 2025 Peripheral Nerve Society’s Annual Meeting took place in Edinburgh, Scotland from May 17-20. This is a big research meeting dedicated to peripheral neuropathies and uniting scientists in the field.
FPN’s Executive Director, Lindsay Colbert, went to this year’s meeting. She sat in many exciting talks about research projects that could help people living with neuropathy.
Read about what’s on the horizon for peripheral nerve research.
FPN Webinar: Why participate in clinical trials?
In this program sponsored by Lilly, we’re happy to welcome guest speaker Jennifer Gewandter, PhD, MPH from the University of Rochester. She will talk about the different steps in clinical research. People who join will also learn how someone with neuropathy can help with research and what to think about before joining a clinical trial. At the end, there will be a live question and answer session.
FY25 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) funding opportunities are now available!
Upcoming FPN webinar
For the fourth consecutive year, peripheral neuropathy has been renewed for research funding by the Department of Defense (DoD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)’s $150 million fund for FY25. The following program award mechanisms and pre-application deadlines have been announced:
- Clinical Trial Award
- Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
Full application deadline for these awards are set for July 21, 2025.
PN research scholarship applications due September 9!
For the fourth consecutive year, FPN is pleased to fund the Clinical Research Training Scholarship in neuropathy. It is $150,000 in research grants dispersed over two years to early-career investigators. For many, it’s a first major, independent research award, and it allows them to gain experience managing grant-funded research in a mentored environment.
Applications are now being accepted. Help us spread the word about this funding opportunity! Apply by September 9 for a chance to get your research funded.
Want to help support this program? All donations made during our current research fundraising campaign will be matched. Double your impact and help us fund more research.
New research study published
In April, FPN’s biobank – the Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry – celebrated a new research discovery on the impact of diabetes and metabolic syndrome on painful neuropathy. This study looked at how these two conditions are linked to pain and nerve damage in people who already have nerve problems.
This study learned that patients with nerve damage caused by diabetes were more likely to feel pain and have worse nerve problems than those whose nerve damage wasn’t from diabetes. Also, the more health problems someone had from metabolic syndrome, the more pain and nerve damage they had.
FPN Webinar: Navigating Cancer and Neuropathy
To commemorate Cancer Survivors Month in June, this one-hour program will explore the causes of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, how it affects patients, and what treatments and supportive care options are available to help manage symptoms.
Featuring subject matter experts in neurology and acupuncture, this program will offer clinical and complementary strategies—including medication, acupuncture, diet, and lifestyle approaches.
