In Memoriam: Dr. Ernest Noble
Ernest Noble, M.D., Ph.D., who served as the second Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) from 1976 to 1978, passed away on October 17, 2017. Dr. Noble was a driving force in expanding NIAAA ’s research mission during the Institute’s early years and played a vital role in recognizing the alcohol-related birth defects known today as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - November 3, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Video: Introducing and Demonstrating the NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator
An Introduction and demonstration of the NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator, presented by Dr. George F. Koob, Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and Dr. Lori Ducharme, lead developer in the NIAAA Division of Treatment and Recovery Research. Watch video: (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - November 1, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
News Advisory: 2017 National Conference on Alcohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls -- Advances in Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Research
Symposium hosted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Women, Drinking, and Pregnancy Work Group of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 23, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Join us October 24 for a Twitter Chat with ASAM: Finding Quality Alcohol Treatment
Come talk w/ us@NIAAANewsand@ASAMorg about finding quality alcohol treatment .Tuesday, October 24, 1:00 PM ET (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 19, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
George F. Koob, Ph.D., Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
George F. Koob, Ph.D., director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Membership in the NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to those fields. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 13, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Webcast October 11 about the New NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator
Please join the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for a Special Webcast/Teleconference Event:Introducing and Demonstrating the New NIAAA Alcohol Treatment NavigatorDate: (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 10, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
New: NIAAA Director's Blog
Welcome to my first-ever NIAAA Director ’s Blog. I look forward to using this space to discuss significant advances in alcohol research and to highlight work supported by NIAAA.
In this first installment, I would like to introduce you to an exciting and important new online resource developed by NIAAA –the Alcohol Treatment Navigator. >>CONTINUE... (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 3, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator points the way to quality treatment
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Source: NIAAA News - October 3, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIH Will Host Two Online Briefings for AREA (R15) and SBIR/STTR Grant Applicants
The purpose of this notice is to inform NIH grant applicants, their mentors, and grant management officials about two online video briefings the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) will host in October 2017.CSR is the portal for NIH grant applications and their review for scientific and technical merit. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 25, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIH Clinical Trial Requirements for Grants and Contracts
NIH is launching a series of initiatives that are rolling out in 2017-2018 to enhance the accountability and transparency of clinical research. These initiatives target key points along the whole clinical trial lifecycle from concept to results reporting. Learn more about these changes and how they will affect your research.Visit https://grants.nih.gov/policy/clinical-trials.htm for complete details. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 22, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA Honors Penny S. Mills with Senator Harold Hughes Award
Penny S. Mills, executive vice president and CEO of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), received the Senator Harold Hughes Memorial Award today from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), one of the National Institutes of Health. NIAAA Director George F. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 14, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Kimberly Source Type: news
New Funding Opportunity: Dynamic Neuroimmune Interactions in the Transition from Brain Function to Dysfunction, RFA-AA-18-007
NIAAA has issued the following RFA for the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Dynamic Neuroimmune Interactions in the Transition from Brain Function to DysfunctionRFA-AA-18-007, R01https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-18-007.html (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 11, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA to Host Conference on Alcohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls, Oct. 26-27
2017 National Conference on Alc ohol and Opioid Use in Women& Girls: Advances in Prevention, Treatment and RecoveryOctober 26 - 27, 2017Washington Marriott at Metro Center (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 6, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA to Host Conference on Alcohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls, October 26-27
2017 National Conference on Alc ohol and Opioid Use in Women& Girls: Advances in Prevention, Treatment and RecoveryOctober 26 - 27, 2017Washington Marriott at Metro Center (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 6, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Event registration opens for National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week ®
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) announced that event registration begins today for the next National Drug& Alcohol Facts Week ® (NDAFW), to be held Jan. 22-28, 2018. NDAFW is an annual, week-long series of educational events that brings together teens and scientific experts to SHATTER THE MYTHS® about substance use and addiction. NIDA and NIAAA are both part of the National Institutes of Health. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 5, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
