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2024 NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research

Event

Date:

October 4, 2024 - 9:00 AM to October 4, 2024 - 5:00 PM

Details:

2024 NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research

Friday, October 4, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ALL TIMES CENTRAL
Location: Chicago, IL (exact location TBD)

Registration

Register online to join the presentations & discussions of current topics in neuroscience & addiction research: https://loom.ly/raI88mg


Mini-Convention Synopsis

The 2024 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Mini-Convention will be held as a one-day in-person meeting in Chicago, IL.

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 2024 Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Award Lecture
  • Three Scientific Sessions
  • The Early Career Investigator Showcase (ECIS) symposium

Presented by the NIDA-NIAAA Neuroscience Workgroup

https://nida.nih.gov/about-nida/organization/cross-cutting-research-teams-workgroups-interest-groups-consortia/nida-niaaa-neuroscience-workgroup

 

Location:

Chicago, IL

Event Category: Symposium

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