Substance and alcohol-use disorders — characterized by continued, compulsive, stimulus-seeking behaviors despite serious negative physical, emotional, and social consequences — impose significant human health, economic, and legal burdens on society. Although research suggests that addiction is strongly related to neurobiological changes in the brain, implementation of neuroscience-based therapeutic strategies to address addiction is a relatively nascent development. As such, patients in need of treatment for addiction may not be receiving short- and long-term care that considers neurobiological, molecular, and/or genetic aspects of addiction.
This 2.5-day conference will convene a multidisciplinary group of researchers, clinicians, government and industry representatives, and non-profit leaders to explore the latest scientific advances in the field of addiction, with the end goal of improving treatment. The event will feature sessions and presentations focused on the neural circuitry of addiction, neuroplasticity, the susceptibility of the developing adolescent brain, and new horizons for treatment strategies, and will draw on speakers from the fields of neuroscience, behavioral physiology/medicine, cognitive and clinical neuroimaging, pharmacogenetics, neurobiology, psychology, epigenetics, genetic medicine, criminal justice, policy, and economics. The conference will conclude with a session dedicated to improving social and government policies so that neuroscience research can be more effectively applied to addiction treatment.
The conference will begin with an evening public lecture and panel discussion, followed by a networking reception. Scientific sessions over the next two days will feature keynote addresses from National Institute on Drug Abuse Director, Nora D. Volkow, MD and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Director, George F. Koob, PhD, along with two interactive poster sessions, invited lectures, and short Hot Topic presentations selected from submitted abstracts.
Call for Poster and Short Talk Abstracts
The deadline for abstract submission is Wednesday, March 23, 2016. For complete abstract instructions, please send an e-mail to [email protected] with "Abstract Information" in the subject line. There is no need to type a message; instructions will be forwarded automatically. Select abstracts will be chosen to participate as short oral presentation. Please call 212.298.8648 with any questions.
Call for Travel and Childcare Fellowships
The deadline for fellowship submission is Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Applications for travel fellowships are invited from early career investigators and under-represented minorities, and childcare fellowships are open to those with family care responsibilities. For detailed information on eligibility and application instructions, please send an email to [email protected] with the words "Fellowship Information" in the subject line. There is no need to type a message; instructions will be forwarded automatically. Please call 212.298.8648 with any questions.
Agenda
* Presentation titles and times are subject to change.
Day 1: Wednesday May 18, 2016 – Public Lecture
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5:00 PM
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Registration
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5:45 PM
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Welcome and Introductory Remarks
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6:00 PM
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Public Lecture
Arrested Development: The Teenage Brain and Substance Abuse
Moderator: To Be Announced
Panelists: To Be Announced
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7:00 PM
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Reception
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8:00 PM
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Public Lecture Adjourns
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Day 2: Thursday, May 19, 2016
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7:30 AM
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Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Poster Session I Setup |
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8:30 AM
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Opening Remarks
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8:45 AM
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Keynote Address
Disease of Addiction: Significance to Brain Development, Function, and Behavior
Nora D. Volkow, MD, National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. National Institutes of Health
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Session I: Mechanisms of Neuroplasticity in Addiction
Session Chair: George F. Koob, PhD, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, U.S. National Institutes of Health |
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9:30 AM
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Synaptic Plasticity and Circuitry Mediating Relapse to Drug Use
Peter W. Kalivas, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
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10:00 AM
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The Neural Basis of Learning Mechanisms Underlying Addiction
Barry J. Everitt, ScD, University of Cambridge
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10:30 AM
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Deconstructing Aversive Brain Networks that Drive Addiction
Thomas Kash, PhD, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
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11:00 AM
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Networking Coffee Break
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11:30 AM
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Tolerance and Dependence: Neural Adaptations to Chronic Drug and Alcohol Exposure
David M. Lovinger, PhD, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, U.S. National Institutes of Health
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12:00 PM
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Optical De(Re)construction of Neural Systems: Applications to Research on Addiction Neuroscience
Michael R. Bruchas, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine
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12:30 PM
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Networking Lunch
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1:00 PM
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Early Career Investigator Mentoring Workshop
Recommended for Graduate Students, Post-doctoral Fellows, and Junior Faculty
Editor's Guide to Writing and Publishing Your Paper
Brooke Grindlinger, PhD, The New York Academy of Sciences
Former Editor, The Journal of Clinical Investigation
In this 45-minute workshop participants will gain an inside look into the editorial review process and how to best present the results of their work for publication.
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Session II: Adolescent Brain Development and Susceptibility In Addiction
Session Chair: Nora D. Volkow, MD, National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. National Institutes of Health
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2:00 PM
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Transcriptional and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Addiction
Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
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2:30 PM
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Alcohol's Dynamic Effect on Neurodevelopment
Susan F. Tapert, PhD, University of California San Diego
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3:00 PM
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Cannabis and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence
Staci Gruber, PhD, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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3:30 PM
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Networking Coffee Break
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4:00 PM
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Neurobiological Underpinnings of Adolescent Drug Abuse and Implications for Prevention and Treatment
Diana Fishbein, PhD and Emma J. Rose, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
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4:30 PM
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Electronic Cigarettes and Adolescents
Thomas Eissenberg, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Session III: Hot Topic Talks
Session Chair: Joseph Dial, Aspen Brain Forum Foundation
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5:00 PM
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Title to Be Announced
Speaker to Be Selected from Submitted Abstracts
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5:15 PM
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Title to Be Announced
Speaker to Be Selected from Submitted Abstracts
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5:30 PM
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Networking Reception and Poster Session I
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7:00 PM
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Conference Day 2 Adjourns |
Day 3: Friday, May 20, 2016
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7:30 AM
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Continental Breakfast and Poster Session II Set Up |
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8:15 AM
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Keynote Address
Dark Side of Addiction: Alcohol Abuse and the Stress System
George F. Koob, PhD, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, U.S. National Institutes of Health
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Session IV: New Horizons for Treatment Strategies
Session Chair: Orla M. Smith, PhD, Science Translational Medicine
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9:00 AM
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Optogenetically-inspired Deep Brain Stimulation Reverses Cocaine-evoked Synaptic Plasticity
Meaghan Creed, PhD, University of Geneva
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9:30 AM
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Immune-based Therapies for Substance Dependence
Ronald G. Crystal, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College
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10:00 AM
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Networking Coffee Break
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10:30 AM
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Pharmacologic Approaches to Resolving the Opioid Epidemic
David R. Gastfriend, MD, Treatment Research Institute
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11:00 AM
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Personalized Treatment Using Genetics: An Illustration from Tobacco
Rachel F. Tyndale, PhD, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto
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Session V: Hot Topic Talks
Session Chair: Rachel F. Tyndale, PhD, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto
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11:30 AM
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Title to Be Announced
Speaker to Be Selected from Submitted Abstracts
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11:45 AM
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Title to Be Announced
Speaker to Be Selected from Submitted Abstracts
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12:00 PM
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Networking Lunch and Poster Session II
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Session VI: Neuroscience to Action: What's Wrong and What Can We Fix?
Session Chair: Peter W. Kalivas, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
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1:30 PM
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State of the Science of Cannabis Research: Update from the NIH Marijuana Summit, March, 2016
Susan R. B. Weiss, PhD, National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. National Institutes of Health
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2:00 PM
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Translational Overview of the Neurobiology of Addiction and Societal Implications
Yasmin Hurd, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
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2:30 PM
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Neurobiology of Decision-making and Willful Choice in the Context of Addiction
P. Read Montague, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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3:00 PM
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Networking Coffee Break
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3:30 PM
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Optimizing Public Health and Safety in the Face of Addiction
Mark A.R. Kleiman, PhD, New York University, Marron Institute of Urban Management
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4:00 PM
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Healthcare Systems and Policy in the Management of Care for Addiction
A. Thomas McLellan, PhD, Treatment Research Institute
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4:30 PM
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Introduction by Nora D. Volkow, MD
National Institute on Drug Abuse, US National Institutes of Health
Alcohol and Substance Addiction: The Next Civil Rights Movement
Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy, Former U.S. Representative, Rhode Island
One Mind for Research; Kennedy Forum
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5:00 PM
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Closing Remarks
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5:15 PM
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Conference Concludes
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Keynote Speakers
Nora D. Volkow, MD
National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. National Institutes of Health
website
George F. Koob, PhD
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, U.S. National Institutes of Health
website
Organizers
Melanie Brickman Stynes, PhD, MSc
The New York Academy of Sciences
website
Joseph Dial
Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, The Aspen Brain Forum Foundation
website
David R. Gastfriend, MD
Treatment Research Institute
website
Staci Gruber, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Peter W. Kalivas, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina
website
Katrina L. Kelner, PhD
Science Translational Medicine
website
George F. Koob, PhD
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, U.S. National Institutes of Health
website
Orla M. Smith, PhD
Science Translational Medicine
website
Erick T. Tatro, PhD
The New York Academy of Sciences
Rachel F. Tyndale, PhD
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto
Nora D. Volkow, MD
National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. National Institutes of Health
website
Additional Confirmed Speakers
Michael R. Bruchas, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine
website
Meaghan Creed, PhD
University of Geneva
Ronald G. Crystal, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College
website
Thomas Eissenberg, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
website
Barry J. Everitt, ScD
University of Cambridge
website
Diana Fishbein, PhD
The Pennsylvania State University
website
Yasmin Hurd, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
website
Thomas Kash, PhD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
website
Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy
Former U.S. Representative, Rhode Island; One Mind for Research; and Kennedy Forum
Mark A.R. Kleiman, PhD
New York University, Marron Institute of Urban Management
David M. Lovinger, PhD
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, U.S. National Institutes of Health
website
A. Thomas McLellan, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
P. Read Montague, PhD
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
website
Emma J. Rose, PhD
The Pennsylvania State University
Susan F. Tapert, PhD
University of California San Diego
website
Susan R. B. Weiss, PhD
National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. National Institutes of Health
website
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The Addicted Brain and New Treatment Frontiers: Sixth Annual Aspen Brain Forum
The New York Academy of Scienceswill host The Addicted Brain and New Treatment Frontiers: Sixth Annual Aspen Brain Forum on May 18-20, 2016 in New York, New York.
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