[#DIV28SUPER] FW: Approval of draft NIDA Neuroscience Update

Please see the following funding opportunity announcements from the National Institute on Drug Abuse:

 

Pathogenic Mechanisms influencing Blood Brain Barrier function in HIV and Substance Use Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-DA-23-012

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports research on the effects of HIV and addictive substances, acting independently or synergistically on blood brain barrier (BBB) structure and function and the involvement of these effects in HIV associated neuropathology.

 

Application Due Date: August 10, 2023

 

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Ex Vivo Models for Studies at the Intersection of HIV and Poly-Substance Use (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  RFA-DA-24-001.

 

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites grant applications aimed at elucidating pathophysiological mechanisms of HIV-associated neurological disorders (HAND) using ex vivo culturing platforms in the presence of addictive substances, with emphasis on genetic, epigenetic and neuroimmune mechanisms at the single cell to neural circuit levels.

 

Application Due Date: August 10, 2023

 

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Advancing Psychedelics Research for Treating Addiction (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  RFA-DA-24-028  
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) will support research to improve our understanding of psychedelic drug mechanisms in the context of substance use disorders (SUDs). This NOFO will also support the design and synthesis of chemical biology tools and probes to aid basic research on psychedelics and their translational pharmacology.

Note: This NOFO requires a Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP), which will be assessed as part of the scientific and technical peer review evaluation.

 

Application Due Date: November 02, 2023

 

 

Other NIDA Funding Opportunities: https://nida.nih.gov/funding/nida-funding-opportunities

 

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[#DIV28SUPER] postdoc at VTC

Dear Colleagues-

Please find attached an ad for a postdoc at VTC.

-Bill. 

               
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William W. Stoops, Ph.D.
email: william.stoops@uky.edu
telephone: (859) 257-5383

Professor
Departments of Behavioral Science, Psychiatry and Psychology
Center on Drug and Alcohol Research
University of Kentucky

Director
Regulatory Knowledge and Support Core-Center for Clinical and Translational Science

Clinical Research Support Office

Associate Director for Clinical Research

Substance Use Priority Research Area

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[#DIV28SUPER] Fwd: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Job Opening

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From: "Aklin, Will (NIH/NIDA) [E]" <aklinwm@nida.nih.gov>

Subject: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Job Opening

Date: May 2, 2023 at 4:21:10 PM EDT

To: 'Ryan Vandrey' <rvandrey@jhmi.edu>

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Hi Ryan,

 

I hope you are well. Please note and share this Federal job opening with interested Division 28 colleagues.

 

NIDA Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences (DTMC) is hiring a Health Scientist Administrator (Substance Use Disorders)

 

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences (DTMC) is hiring a Health Scientist Administrator focused on clinical research. DTMC administers studies to identify and evaluate the efficacy and/or safety of medications, devices, digital, behavioral, or other therapeutic interventions for substance use disorders (SUDs) and to study the medical consequences of SUDs.

 

In this role, the candidate will provide strategic guidance on potential therapies and technical matters pertaining to the development of treatments for SUDs and program activities for a large research portfolio of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree in psychology, psychiatry, pharmacology, or biomedical related field.      

 

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply to the Global Health Scientist Administrator vacancy announcement on USA Jobs (https://www.usajobs.gov/) on May 15^th, 2023. For more information, please contact Will M. Aklin, Ph.D., Chief, Clinical Research Grants Branch, Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences, NIDA aklinwm@mail.nih.gov, or 301-827-5909.

 

Best regards,

Will

 

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Will M. Aklin, Ph.D.

Chief, Clinical Research Grants Branch

Director, Behavioral Therapy Development Program (BTDP)

Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences (DTMC)

National Institute on Drug Abuse 

National Institutes of Health

3WFN, Room 08A18, MSC 6016 

301 North Stonestreet Avenue 

Bethesda, MD 20892

301-827-5909

aklinwm@mail.nih.gov

[#DIV28SUPER] Innovation for Substance Use Disorder (I4SUD)- apply now!

Greetings colleagues, 

Please see below an opportunity to participate in a free entrepreneurial training program for persons in the SUD field. Just having an idea or interest in learning more about commercialization in the SUD space is all you need.

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Our application is open!   Innovations for Substance Use Disorders is a newly launched Executive Education certificate program for participants to work individually or in teams to assess if their ideas and inventions can be transformed into innovations to address problems in SUDs.   The virtual program features asynchronous and synchronous online activities; a multi-day visit to Carey's Baltimore - Inner Harbor location for workshops, clinical site visits, and community building. Live sessions and virtual mentoring will occur from August 28 - October 16, 2023. The in-person visit with expert panels, community building, SUD clinic visits, and a pitch competition will take place October 17 - October 20, 2023. All participants will have their airfare, meals, and accommodations covered by the sponsoring grant.   The program is open to U.S.-based participants only.

Apply Here

 

[#DIV28SUPER] Fwd: [DIVTRIO] Free stats training!

FYI

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Subject: [DIVTRIO] Free stats training!

Date: May 1, 2023 at 8:39:23 AM EDT

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Last semester, APA Science offered free science training on multilevel models.

Now, two of our speakers are offering more free training!  See below and pass along!

 

Free training from experts in the field!  On May 10-12, award-winning instructors Patrick Curran and Dan Bauer will co-teach the webinar Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling through the Center for Statistical Training at no cost to participants. Balancing core concepts of the underlying statistical model with an emphasis on application and interpretation, this workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to thoughtfully apply a variety of SEMs to their own data. Extensive software demonstrations and syntax files are provided for R (lavaan), Mplus, and Stata. Additionally, video recordings of all lectures and software demonstrations are available for one year after the workshop. Go to https://www.centerstat.org/ for additional information and to register.

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