National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Friday, November 2, 2018, 8:30 am EDT

NIAAA and NIDA will again sponsor the Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention as a satellite event to the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego, CA. The mini-convention will be on Friday, November 2, 2018 (8:30 am - 5:30 pm). Scientific sessions will cover data science approaches, effects of early life adversity on substance use disorder-related circuity, and novel...

What: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Peter M. Monti, Ph.D., will deliver the 10th Annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture. The title of his presentation is “Alcohol Misuse and HIV: Biology, Beliefs and Behavior.” Who: Peter M. Monti, Ph.D., is an internationally distinguished scientist who has increased our...

Media Advisory: Society for Neuroscience satellite meeting explores notable research in addiction ranging from data science to early life adversity impact on substance use disorders to opioid receptor function and pain What : The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), both part of the National Institutes of Health, will host...

Friday, November 2, 2018, 11:00 am EDT

Presentation title : Depression's got a hold of me: Gender differences and generational trends in alcohol use and mental health among U.S. adolescents and adults Date : Friday, November 2, 2018, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Speaker: Katherine Keyes, Ph.D. Join WebEx Meeting : https://bit.ly/2CSu4Jc Call-in toll number (US/Canada ): 1-650-479-3208 Meeting Number (access code) : 628-802-815 Meeting Password...

Sunday, March 24, 2019, 12:00 am EDT to Friday, March 29, 2019, 12:00 am EDT

The 2019 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Alcohol-Induced End Organ Diseases will provide a unique forum to bring together a diverse range of young and established scientists who are studying alcoholrelated organ damage. This meeting will cover a broad range of studies at the molecular, cellular, systems and organismal level, with particular emphasis on multidisciplinary work and innovative approaches. More...

Thursday, January 24, 2019, 12:00 am EST

National Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day is an annual live online chat held between high school students and NIH scientists during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® . Students from around the country ask the questions they most want the answers to about drugs and alcohol, and expert scientists give them the facts.

November 21, 2018

With deep sadness, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) community mourns the passing of Ting-Kai Li, M.D., a renowned scientist who served as the Institute's director from 2002 to 2008. Dr. Li died on November 18, 2018, at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Li’s contributions to the alcohol field were monumental. He was a...

What: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Philip A. May, Ph.D., will deliver the 23rd Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture. The title of his presentation is “Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Characteristics and Correlates.” Who: Dr. May is an internationally recognized expert in fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)...

November 30, 2018

Registration is now open for the 12 th annual National Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day, a live web chat between high school teenagers and addiction and mental health scientists. Chat Day will be held on January 24, during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week ® , which runs from January 22–27, 2019. Registrations are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis...

December 3, 2018

The National Institutes of Health announced today that enrollment for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is now complete and, in early 2019, scientists will have access to baseline data from all ABCD Study participants. There are 11,874 youth, ages 9-10, participating in the study, including 2,100 young people who are twins or triplets. All will be followed through...

January 3, 2019

Get ready! Jan. 22-27, 2019 is National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week®. Take a quick look at this promotional video to learn what you need to do to get ready for your NDAFW event! Then learn more at https://teens.drugabuse.gov/national-drug-alcohol-facts-week/learn-abou… . Help shatter the myths about drugs and alcohol.

The SBIR and STTR programs are congressionally mandated set-aside programs for domestic small business concerns to engage in Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has the potential for commercialization. The STTR and SBIR programs are similar in that both programs seek to increase the participation of small businesses in federal R&D and to increase private sector commercialization of technology developed through...

February 6, 2019

The Open Session of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will take place on February 7, 2019 from 10 AM - 3 PM . You can view the agenda for more details and tune in to the webcast if you can't make it in person.

February 12, 2019

Drugs and Alcohol Chat Day is an annual live online chat held between high school students and NIH scientists. Chat Day is part of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week ® . During Chat Day students have the opportunity to ask the questions they most want answers to about drugs, alcohol, and drug use, including drug and alcohol effects, how...

Monday, September 16, 2019, 8:30 am EDT to Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 12:30 pm EDT

Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Pathogenesis and Mechanisms of Liver Injury -- Joint NIAAA-NIDDK Research Specific areas of research will include hepatocyte cell injury, modes of death including apoptosis, pyroptosis, and necroptosis, injury and stress pathways, lipid synthesis and metabolism, cytokines and immune signaling, the microbiome, genetic factors, systems biology and mechanisms of the complications of chronic fatty liver. Expected Outcomes...

February 20, 2019

NIAAA Spectrum is the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's (NIAAA) triannual webzine. With engaging feature articles, short news updates, and colorful graphics, NIAAA Spectrum offers accessible and relevant information on NIAAA and the alcohol research field. The latest issue is now available . In This Issue Advances in Understanding and Addressing Underage Drinking Combating underage drinking is a...

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 12:00 am EDT to Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 12:00 am EDT

The objective of this workshop is to identify gaps in research related to the science of interoception and its roles in nervous system disorders as well as to develop strategies and recommendations to facilitate the advancement of this area of research. The workshop will bring together expertise from diverse fields in basic neuroscience and clinical research to address two major...

Assessing the patterns of energy use and neuronal activity simultaneously in the human brain improves our understanding of how alcohol affects the brain, according to new research by scientists at the National Institutes of Health. The new approach for characterizing brain energetic patterns could also be useful for studying other neuropsychiatric diseases. A report of the findings is now online...

Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 12:00 am EST to Friday, March 8, 2019, 12:00 am EST

Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) is the leading forum for more than 2,400 behavioral and biomedical researchers and clinicians to study the interactions and relationships between behavioral, physiological, and biochemical states, and morbidity and mortality. The 40th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine will be held in Washington, DC, from March 6–9, 2019. For additional...

Monday, March 11, 2019, 12:00 am EDT to Sunday, March 17, 2019, 12:00 am EDT

National Brain Awareness Week programs were established by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (Dana) to link scientists, clinicians, journalists, and other educators in an annual effort to raise public awareness about the brain and brain science. For more information about Brain Awareness Week programs in Silver Spring, MD, visit https://www.medicalmuseum.mil/index.cfm?p=education.brain_awareness_wee… .