Research Portfolio
Extramural Research
The NIAAA extramural research portfolio is wide-ranging and varied.
NIAAA determines its research priorities through guidance from:
- National Advisory Council and its subcommittees
- Input from researchers in the field
- Input from NIAAA research staff
- Input from liaison groups
- Important themes at national and international meetings and conferences
- NIAAA Strategic Plan
- NIAAA Health Disparities Strategic Plan
- Congressional legislation and reports
Examples of research initiatives we have invested in recently include:
Prevention
Long-term, Community-Based Prevention of Alcohol Problems at Specific Life Stages
Treatment
Basic Research on Medications Development for Alcohol-Use Disorder
Advancing Behavioral Therapies for Alcohol-Use Disorder
Genetics
Genetic Studies of Vulnerability to Alcohol
Behavioral and Genetic Risk Factors for Alcohol Use Disorder
Behavior
Identifying the Neuroscientific Basis of Alcohol-Related Behaviors
Health Effects
Mechanisms and Markers of Alcohol-Induced Organ Damage and Organ Protection
Multi-site, Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Health Disparities
Disparities in Adverse Effects of Alcohol
Health Services
HIV/AIDS
Women, HIV/AIDS, and Alcohol
Intramural Research
NIAAA’s Division of Intramural Clinical and Basic Research