Michael Oshinsky, PhD

Director, NINDS Office of Preclinical Pain Research 
NINDS/NIH
Bethesda, Maryland

Michael Oshinsky, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized neuroscientist with over two decades of experience in pain, migraine, and neurological therapeutics research. He currently serves as the Director of Preclinical Pain Research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and Chair of the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long Term (HEAL) Pain Preclinical and Translational Research Initiative, Dr. Oshinsky oversees a $300 million research portfolio focusing on pain and headache therapeutics.

Presentation(s):

• KEY-01 - (Opening Keynote) The Transformation of Pain Medicine: Current State and the Path Forward

  Tuesday, September 8, 2026
  9:35 AM - 10:35 AM PDT