Elizabeth Powell, Ph.D. February 08, 2024 Purpose The purpose of the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) is to advance knowledge about the complex influences of gene and environment on development and progression of alcohol use disorder (AUD). From its inception, COGA has generated and utilized extensive arrays of genotypic and phenotypic data from families densely affected by...

APPARENT PER CAPITA ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION: NATIONAL, STATE, AND REGIONAL TRENDS, 1977–2022 Megan E. Slater, Ph.D. Hillel R. Alpert, Sc.D. CSR, Incorporated 1 Suite 400 20130 Lakeview Center Plaza Ashburn, VA 20147 April 2024 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Institutes of Health 1 CSR, Incorporated, operates the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System (AEDS) under Contract No...

This piece originally appeared on April 23, 2024, on NIH’s The BRAIN Blog. In recognition of The BRAIN Initiative’s 10-year milestone of advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology research, Dr. Koob discussed NIAAA’s participation in the NIH BRAIN Initiative over the years and the impactful science advances that the initiative helped generate. The BRAIN Initiative is marking a milestone—10 years of advancing...

Alcohol-related problems exact an immense toll on individuals, families, and communities. In the United States, more than 178,000 people die per year from alcohol misuse, making alcohol a leading preventable cause of death. 1 From the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 through 2021, alcohol-related deaths increased approximately 38%, far outpacing previous increases of around 2% per year...

NIAAA has identified cross-cutting research themes, which provide a lens for examining high-priority topics that span two or more of the research goals outlined in this strategic plan. The following themes complement the Cross-Cutting Research Programs and Supporting the Mission sections of this strategic plan.

Addressing critical knowledge gaps about the impact of alcohol misuse unique to each life stage

Enhancing the understanding of whole person health and facilitating integrated care to improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs

Encouraging data science and multi-omic approaches to predict vulnerability to alcohol misuse, individualize AUD treatment, and guide recovery

ICCFASD Public Meeting May 9, 2024 Invited Speakers Kenneth Lyons Jones, MD, is Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and was for 50 years Chief of the Division of Dysmorphology and Teratology in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, I co-direct the Center for Better Beginnings. I am one of two physicians who first described the fetal...

CJ Lutke, who is 40 years old, was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome when she was a baby. She was adopted when she was five, along with an older brother and sister who also have FASD and has dealt with most of the usual consequences of FAS. She is a founding member of the International Adult Leadership Collaborative (ALC) of...

Thursday, May 9, 2024, 10:00AM to 4:30PM EDT National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 6700B Rockledge Drive First Floor Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20817 On-site free validated parking is available for the meeting participants at 6700 Rockledge Drive parking garage immediately behind the building 6700A and 6700B. Bring your parking ticket to the meeting for validation. NIH VideoCasting: https://videocast.nih.gov...

In recognition of The BRAIN Initiative’s 10-year milestone of advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology research, Dr. Koob discussed NIAAA’s participation in the NIH BRAIN Initiative over the years and the impactful science advances that the initiative helped generate. The BRAIN Initiative is marking a milestone—10 years of advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology research by funding innovative projects. As part of a rotating...

Christy Kavulic, Ed.D. Associate Division Director Office of Special Education Programs Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 400 Maryland Ave, SW Washington, DC 20202 Phone: 202-245-7359 Email: Christy.Kavulic@ed.gov Biographical Summary Christy Kavulic is the Associate Division Director of the Early Childhood and Family Team in the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education. In this...

CDR Kristi R. Anderson, MD, MPH, FACOG Medical Officer Maternal Child Health Bureau Health Resources Services Administration 61 Forsyth St NE Atlanta, GA 30303 Kanderson1@hrsa.gov Biographical Summary CDR Kristi Anderson, MD, MPH, FACOG, is a Medical Officer in the Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (DHSPS), Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA). In this role...

Tammy White, PhD Social Science Research Analyst Data Analytics and Reporting Team Administration for Children and Families (ACF)—Region III 801 Market St., Suite 8300 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3134 Phone: (215) 861.4004 Email: tammy.white@acf.hhs.gov Biographical Summary Tammy White, PhD, is a Social Science Research Analyst on the Data Analytics and Reporting Team in the Children’s Bureau (CB). She is primarily responsible for...

NIAAA shares the sad news that Dale Hereld, M.D., Ph.D., passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024. Dr. Hereld's areas of expertise included signal transduction and chemotaxis. He joined to NIAAA in 2008 to oversee the basic research portfolio on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) within the Division of Metabolism and Health Effects (DMHE). Dr. Hereld contributed to FASD-related research...

Meghan O’Neill, MD, FAAP Medical Officer Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Chicago, IL oneillme@nih.gov Biographical Summary Meghan O’Neill, MD, FAAP, is a Medical Officer who joined the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Branch at The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health...

This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 16, Issue 2 . Underage drinking and alcohol misuse by young adults are serious public health concerns in the United States. The 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that 15.1% of people ages 12 to 20 and 50.2% of people ages 18 to 25 reported drinking alcohol...