Friday, October 12, 2012

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA

Seating is limited.  Additional information and registration can be found at: https://seiservices.com/nida/frontiers2012/

The NIDA mini-convention, Frontiers in Addiction Research, held in conjunction with the annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting, will feature outstanding scientists who will present their cutting-edge research on the neurobiology of drug abuse and addiction.  The NIDA mini-convention features four symposia, the SfN Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Lecture and a poster session for early career investigators.  The agenda this year includes:

8:00 am- 8:15 am                  Welcome: NIDA Director

8:15 am- 9:35 am                   Ghrelin, Leptin and Insulin Modulates Reward

9:35 am-10:10 am                 Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Lecture

10:35 am-12:15 pm                 Role of Phagocytes in Synaptic Plasticity & Remodeling in the Nervous System

12:15 pm- 2:15 pm                  Early Career Investigators Poster Session

2:15 pm- 3:35 pm                  Brain Energetics and Neurotransmission: Fueling Neurons and Glia

3:50 pm-5:25 pm                   Central Nervous System Immune Signaling and Addiction

NIDA will also hold several other events at the Society for Neuroscience meeting, including:

1)      Toni S. Shippenberg Memorial Symposium – Friday, October 12, 2012, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

2)      Julius Axelrod Lecture and Poster Session – Sunday, October 14, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

3)      NIDA/INSERM Workshop on US-France Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research – Monday, October, 15, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

4)      NIH Grant Workshop for Early Career Investigators – Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Information on these events can also be found at:  https://seiservices.com/nida/frontiers2012/