NIAAA at 50: A Legacy of Advancing Alcohol Research

Established in 1970, NIAAA today is the world’s largest funder of alcohol research—supporting innovative basic, translational, and clinical research to advance the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and alcohol-related problems.

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Today we know more about how alcohol affects the brain and body than ever before, thanks largely to the determined and uncompromising efforts of the talented researchers supported by NIAAA. As NIAAA reflects on 50 successful years of alcohol research, the Institute is poised to build on the progress that has been made to gain greater insights for the future.  

• Watch the NIAAA 50th Anniversary Science Symposium: "Alcohol Across the Lifespan: 50 Years of Evidence-Based Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Research" recorded November 30 - December 1, 2020.
  Now online in the NIH Videocast Archives:
  • Day 1 - https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=38978   
     
  • Day 2 - https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=38979

• Download the 50th Anniversary Science Symposium Agenda (PDF, 245 KB) 

• Read "NIAAA at 50: A Legacy of Advancing Alcohol Research – Reflections on Five Decades of Innovation and Progress" (NIAAA Spectrum, Vol. 12, Issue 1, Winter 2020)

• See the Congressional Record commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
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