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I. Hold the Date for Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-convention , Nov 8, 2013, The Westin Hotel in the Gas Lamp Quarter in San Diego
II Awards Announced for Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules
III. Short Course on the Genetics of Addiction
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I. Hold the Date for Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-convention , Nov 8, 2013, The Westin Hotel in the Gas Lamp Quarter in San Diego
The NIDA Neuroscience Consortium would like to announce our plan (pending official approvals) to hold the Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-convention as a Satellite Session at the 2013 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. As in past years, this meeting will provide the opportunity for you to interact with respected scientists across diverse disciplines as they describe the latest findings and discuss future directions in research related to the neuroscience of drug abuse and addiction. The mini-convention is planned for Friday, November 8, 2013 at The Westin Hotel in the Gas Lamp Quarter in San Diego. We plan to include several sessions aimed at discussing cutting edge research areas in neuroscience. Please save the date. Once we receive the official approval to hold the meeting, we will disseminate detailed information via the meeting website.
The proposed sessions include:
Emerging and Novel Aspects of Neuronal Transmission
Speakers: N.C. Spritzer, UCSD; D. L. Sabatini, Harvard; A. Wallén-Mackenzie, Uppsala University
Jacob P Waletzky Memorial Lecture
Speaker: The winner of the Jacob P. Waletzky Award and speaker will be announced at the mini-convention
Extracellular RNAs in Neuroscience: Biology, Biomarkers, and Therapeutics
Speakers: X. Breakefield, MGH; C. Wahlestedt, U. Miami; P. Kenny, Scripps FL; M. Wood, U of Oxford
Advances in High Resolution and Large Scale Imaging of Brain Networks and Circuits
Speakers: K. Deisseroth, Stanford; R. Buckner, MGH; M. Schnitzer, Stanford; J. Donoghue, Brown University
Role of the Basal Ganglia in Addiction
Speakers: M.K. Lobo, U of Maryland; A. Kreitzer, Gladstone; S. Ferguson, U of Washington; R. Costa, NIAAA
For additional information please contact Mary Kautz, Ph.D. (kautzm@mail.nih.gov) or Cathrine Sasek, Ph.D. (csasek@nih.gov).
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II. Awards Announced for Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules
This morning, NCATS announced the first awards for its Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules program. With funding from the Common Fund, NIH has awarded $12.7 million to match nine academic research groups with a selection of pharmaceutical industry compounds to explore new treatments for patients in eight disease areas, including Alzheimer's disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and schizophrenia.
To learn more:
- Read the NIH news release
- View the project awards
- Listen to audio clips about the projects
- Visit the New Therapeutic Uses webpage
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III. Short Course on the Genetics of Addiction
August 17 – 22, 2013
This course emphasizes genetic applications and approaches to drug addiction research through methodological instruction based on literature, data sets and informatics resources drawn from studies of addiction related phenotypes. The course includes plenary sessions on major progress in addiction genetics, and discussion sessions in which students present their work for discussion on applications of genetic methods. Students will leave the course able to design and interpret genetic and genomic studies of addiction as they relate to their specific research question, and will be able to make use of current bioinformatics resources to identify research resources and make use of public data sources in their own research.
Organizers:
Elissa J. Chesler, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
John Macauley, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Abraham A. Palmer, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Wade Berrettini, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Registration Fee: $1,650.00
· Registration fee includes course materials, most meals and shared lodging.
Placement is limited to 35 attendees so early application is advised.
Limited scholarships will be available to help attendees with travel expenses.
To apply for this event or for more information, including schedule and speaker list, please visit: http://courses.jax.org/2013/addiction.html
Or, contact Nancy Place at nancy.place@jax.org or by telephone at 207-288-6257.
Applications by women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged.
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by R13 DA 032192-03 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and The Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Nancy Place
Events & Meetings Planner
The Jackson Laboratory
600 Main Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1500
Telephone - (207) 288-6257
Fax - (207) 288-6080
www.jax.org/courses/current.html
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