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The research findings and the pain models of tomorrow can be found in the research questions of today. Therefore, 7 years ago, within the Pain in Motion group, the idea was launched to start a podium dedicated to PhD researchers. In contrast to traditional congresses, the idea was to present starting or ongoing research. This resulted in the first Pain Science in Motion Colloquium. Researchers were invited not to present existing data and finished research, but primarily to present starting research projects with their underlying theories and designs. This gave the chance for young researchers to present on an international stage early in their career, tomeet fellowPhDpain researchers and discuss and share their research. Moreover, young researchers have the opportunity to encounter 5 senior researchers that are invited to give a keynote lecture in the Pain Science in Motion Congress, but in particular to discuss with them during the “meet the expert” sessions. After Brussels (2015) and Stockholm (2017), the III edition of the Pain Science in Motion colloquium will be held in 2019 in Savona, Italy, at the Campus of the University of Genoa. This year, thanks to a multidisciplinary group of PhD researchers coming from all over the world, the program offers 8 oral sessions with 40 presentations and 10 thematic poster sessions with 50 posters with short interactive presentations. The keynote experts invited will be Prof. Fabrizio Benedetti (University of Torino, Italy) Prof. RobSmeets (University ofMaastricht, Netherlands), Jessica van Oosterwijck (University of Gent/ Antwerpen, Belgium), Prof. Alberto Gallace (University of Milano Bicocca, Italy), Prof. Deborah Falla (University of Birmingham, UK). We hope that the reading of the short abstracts of the selected oral presentations can be inspiring for future young researchers who will increase the quality of the forthcoming editions of the Pain Science in Motion Colloquium. More information about the present colloquium, the 2019 version and future editions can be found at the congress website: www.PSIM2019.org or at the website of Pain in Motion: http:// www.paininmotion.be On behalf of the Scientific Committee Prof Dr. C. Paul van Wilgen VUBrussels, Transcare pain (www.transcare.nl) Pain inMotion Chair of the Scientific Committee Prof Dr. Marco Testa Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova—Campus of Savona Chair of the Organizing Committee Member of the Scientific Committee