The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) invite you to the annual 2023 NIDA-NIAAA Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention. The Mini-Convention will be held as a 2-day virtual meeting on November 7-8, 2023. The annual NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention provides a forum for presentations and discussions of current topics in neuroscience and addiction research. Topics of significant or emerging scientific interest were presented as mini-symposia that describe current knowledge and the use of state-of-the-art approaches in pursuing research in select topic areas, and that enable additional discussion of the implications of the research. The Mini-Convention also showcases research by premier early stage and junior investigators working in the fields of alcohol and substance abuse and addiction research through the Early Career Investigator Showcase (ECIS) symposium. The highlight of the Mini-Convention is the keynote address presented by the recipient of the annual Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Award. The Jacob P. Waletzky Award is given to a young scientist (within 15 years of his/her Ph.D. or MD degree) whose independent research has led to significant conceptual and empirical contributions to the understanding of drug addiction.
Agenda
The agenda for the Mini-Convention will include:
- Introduction and opening remarks by:
- Nora Volkow, Director, NIDA
- George Koob, Director, NIAAA
- The 2023 Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Award Lecture
- Three Scientific Sessions
- Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders and the Glymphatic System
- Glial Cells and Neuroimmune Mechanisms in Substance Use Disorders
- Using Neuroscience to Inform Prevention Interventions for Substance Use
- The Early Career Investigator Showcase (ECIS) symposium