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I. NIDA Mini-Convention at the Society for Neuroscience
II. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) seeking a Deputy Director
I. NIDA Mini-Convention at the Society for Neuroscience
National Institute on Drug Abuse Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention
Friday October 12, 2012
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
Seating is limited. Please register online: https://seiservices.com/nida/frontiers2012/
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Mini-Convention, Frontiers in Addiction Research, will feature cutting-edge presentations and discussion of future directions in the neurobiology of drug abuse and addiction. The NIDA Mini-Convention includes four symposia, the SfN Jacob Waletzky Memorial Lecture and a poster session for early career investigators. The agenda this year includes:
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome: NIDA Director
8:15 – 9:35 Ghrelin, Leptin and Insulin Modulates Reward
9:35-10:10 Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Lecture
10:30-12:15 Role of Phagocytes in Synaptic Plasticity & Remodeling in the Nervous System
12:15- 2:15 Early Career Investigators Poster Session
2:15-3:35 Brain Energetics and Neurotransmission: Fueling Neurons and Glia
3:50-5:25 Central Nervous System Immune Signaling and Addiction
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II. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) seeking a Deputy Director
NCCAM at the National Institutes of Health is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Deputy Director. As second-in-command at NCCAM, the Deputy Director is a principal member of the Center's leadership team. NCCAM seeks to define, through rigorous scientific investigation, the usefulness and safety of complementary, alternative, and integrative health interventions and their role in improved approaches to health care and health promotion. To carry out its mission NCCAM has a staff of approximately 99 employees and an annual budget of approximately $128 million.
This position offers a unique and exciting opportunity for scientific and managerial leadership in a highly dynamic and diverse area of health research. Working closely with the NCCAM Director, the Deputy Director plays a central role in developing and implementing the organization's strategic plans and policies; harnessing technology to accelerate research progress; overseeing daily operations of the Center; coordinating the Center's activities with related activities of other national and international organizations; communicating with investigators, government officials, other stakeholders, the media, and the general public regarding the state of research in the field and emerging opportunities for research progress; developing and mentoring staff; and managing the Center's staff and financial resources with utmost integrity and fairness. For information on NCCAM's programs, applicants may browse the NCCAM Home Page at: http://nccam.nih.gov/ For more details about this exciting opportunity and on how to apply, please see: http://www.jobs.nih.gov/vacancies/executive/nccamdepdir.htm
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