NIAAA SfN Satellite Event

Satellite Symposium to
Society for Neuroscience 2014 Annual Meeting

PTSD, the Amygdala, and Alcohol Use Disorders

November 14, 2014, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Washington, DC Convention Center
Room 207B
 

Agenda

9:00 AM - Welcome

9:05 AM - Introduction: PTSD, the Amygdala, and the Connection to Alcohol Abuse
                 George Koob, Ph.D., Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Session I:  Biomarkers and Neurocircuitry of PTSD
Chair:         Lindsey Grandison, Ph.D., Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

9:20 AM - Biomarkers of PTSD
                 Charles R. Marmar, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Director of PTSD Research Program,
                 NYU Langone Medical Center

9:50 AM - Contextual Processing in PTSD in Human and in the Animal Model
                  Israel Liberzon, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience,
                  University of Michigan

10:20 AM - Stress, the Amygdala and Endocannabinoids
                   Andrew Holmes, Ph.D., Chief, Laboratory of Behavioral and Genomic Neuroscience, NIAAA

10:50 AM - Break

Session II: Models of PTSD and Alcohol Abuse
Chair:         Antonio Noronha, Ph.D., Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

11:05 AM - Rat Model of PTSD, Drinking Habits, and Stress
                    Igor Spigelman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA

11:35 AM - Aggression and Alcohol Abuse
                   Klaus Miczek, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Tufts University

12:05 PM - Stress, Neuroinflammation in the Amygdala in Relation to Alcohol Use
                  Marisa Roberto, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Committee On The Neurobiology of
                  Addictive Disorders, Scripps Research Institute

12:35 PM - Lunch Break

Session III:  Short Talks
Chair:           Changhai Cui, Ph.D., Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

1:35 PM - Neural Intersection of PTSD and Escalated Alcohol Drinking
                 Nicholas Gilpin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physiology, Louisiana State University

 1:50 PM - Stress History, PDE 10A, and Alcohol Intake
                   Marian Logrip, Ph.D., Scripps Research Institute

 2:05 PM - Alcohol Blocks the Neural Encoding of Extinction in a Model of Fear Conditioning
                  Norman Haughey, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University

 2:20 PM - Stress, Kappa Opioid Receptors, and Alcohol Intake
                   Brendan Walker, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Washington State University

 2:35 PM - Break

Session IV:   Genetics, Epigenetics, Psychopathology, and Treatment of PTSD
Chair:            Changhai Cui, Ph.D., Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

 2:50 PM - Challenges and Promise of PTSD Genetic Studies
                  Kerry Ressler, M.D., Ph.D., Howard Hughes Investigator, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
                  Emory University

3:20 PM - PTSD, Alcohol Binge, and Gene Expression
                Adron Harris, Ph.D., Director, Waggoner Center for Alcohol & Addiction Research,
                University of Texas at Austin

3:50 PM - Cannabinoid and  κ-opioid Receptors in Trauma-Related Psychopathology
                 Alexander Neumeister, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology, Director, Molecular Imaging
                 Program for Anxiety & Mood Disorders, NYU Langone Medical Center

 4:20 PM - Toward Treatment of PTSD and Associated Alcohol Abuse
                 Murray A. Raskind, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavior,
                 University of Washington School of Medicine

 4:50 PM - Panel Discussion
                   Lindsey Grandison, Ph.D., Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

5:50 PM - Closing Remarks