Mission
ARTHRITIS & CHRONIC PAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ACPRI)IS DEDICATED TO FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR THE MILLIONS WHO SUFFER FROM CHRONIC PAIN, IN FORMS RANGING FROM LOW-LEVEL DISCOMFORT TO DISABLING AGONY. ACPRI SUPPORTS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH DIRECTED TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING CHRONIC PAIN, ITS CAUSES, AND POSSIBLE THRAPEUTICS, SO THAT PAIN SUFFERERS CAN BE FREE TO LIVE FULLER AND MORE ENJOYABLE LIVES. WE AIM TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND OTHER SCIENTISTS ABOUT CHRONIC PAIN WITH THE SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS PROVIDED BY THE SCIENTISTS THAT WE SUPPORT. WE FOSTER SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS IN THE FIELD, AND SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO WISH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PAIN-RELATED RESEARCH.