DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 155th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM September 10, 2020 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 155th meeting at 1:01 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2020, via Webex videoconference and NIH...

3rd International Conference of the Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (SIPS) International Conference May 26-28, 2021 To view the program of this virtual conference visit https://sips-conference.com/home George F. Koob, Ph.D., Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, will speak at a plenary session on Thursday, May 27, 2021.

On May 11th, NIAAA will virtually host the 157th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The event is open to the public. The full agenda and webcast link are available now.

The 2021 Annual Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) will be held on April 23, 2021, 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST, ONLINE. The meeting agenda is now available. The meeting is Videocast and will be available live and archived at https://videocast.nih.gov The meeting direct link (URL): https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=40192 The Interagency Coordinating Committee on...

The NIAAA community mourns the recent death of Emanuel Rubin, M.D. He was a distinguished long-term recipient of NIH/NIAAA funded grants to investigate alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) and alcohol-induced tissue injury. Details about Dr. Rubin’s life and many scientific accomplishments are available at https://thepathologist.com/outside-the-lab/in-memoriam-emanuel-rubin Image Source: Thomas Jefferson University

NIAAA Established The Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 launched the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, authorizing NIAAA “to develop and conduct comprehensive health, education, training, research, and planning programs for the prevention and treatment” of alcohol-related problems. Called the “Hughes Act,” after its champion, Iowa Senator Harold E. Hughes, the legislation...

September 9, 2021 Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. NIH Videocast - visit https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=42478 For additional information, visit https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/advisory-council

Meeting of the NIH Collaborative Research on Addiction (CRAN) Joint Advisory Councils: NIAAA, NIDA, NCI. Agenda: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/agenda-meeting-cran-joint-advisory-councils-m… NIH Videocast only: https://videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?live=41845

American Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Medical-Scientific Conference (ASAM Virtual) 2021 For details visit https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/ASAM/aaStatic.asp?SFP=RkpYV0JFWFdANDQ5…

American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting

INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ICCFASD) NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM (NIAAA) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) AGENDA 2021 PUBLIC MEETING OF THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ICCFASD) Friday, April 23, 2021, 11:00AM to 4:30PM EDT ONLINE live and archived at NIH Video Casting Meeting URL https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=40192 Agenda Time Presenters 11:00...

Alcohol perils increase for young adults during COVID What: Recent media reports serve as stark reminders that alcohol remains a danger to college students during the on-going pandemic. Since the Spring 2021 semester began, alcohol has caused or contributed to at least four deaths on college campuses. Now many college students are flocking to Spring Break destinations, raising the prospect...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 157th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Tuesday, May 11, 2021 NIH Webcast OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Time Activities Presenters 12:15 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob 12:30 DIRECTOR'S REPORT Dr. George Koob 1:15 COUNCIL...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AGENDA NINTH JOINT MEETING (EIGHTH CRAN) OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM, NATIONAL CANCER ADVISORY BOARD AND THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DRUG ABUSE WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 OPEN TO THE...

Procedures Activating the R00 phase of the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award Before transitioning into the R00 phase the K99 recipient must secure a tenure-tenure track, full time assistant professor (or equivalent) at an institution eligible to receive NIH funds. In the final year of the K99, the institution where the R00 phase will be activated, shall alert the NIAAA...

Jon Dunbar-Cooper, M.A., C.P.P. Public Health Analyst Division of Systems Development Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 5600 Fishers Lane Sixteenth Floor - Room – 16E07B Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: (240) 276-2573 Email: jon.dunbar@samhsa.hhs.gov Biographical Summary Jon Dunbar-Cooper, M.A., C.P.P. is Public Health Analyst at the Division of Systems Development, Center for Substance...

Shin Y. Kim, M.P.H. Team Lead, Lead Health Scientist Prenatal Substance Exposure Surveillance and Research Team Infant Outcomes Monitoring, Research, and Prevention Branch Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 4770 Buford Hwy NE, MS S106-3 Atlanta, GA 30341 Phone: (770) 488-6281 Email: skim1@cdc.gov Biographical...