Sunday
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2:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
Keynote Session: Successes and Challenges in Translational Alcohol Research
Discussion Leader: Rajita Sinha (Yale Stress Center, USA)
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7:40 pm - 8:25 pm |
George Koob (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, USA)
"The Negative Emotional Side of Alcohol Use Disorder: Implications for Deaths of Despair and the COVID-19 Pandemic"
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8:25 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:20 pm |
Harriet de Wit (University of Chicago, USA)
"Successes and Challenges in Translational Research with Alcohol"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Alcohol Interactions with Stress and Brain Stress Systems
Discussion Leader: Jamie Maguire (Tufts University School of Medicine, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:15 am - 9:35 am |
Kerry Ressler (Harvard Medical School, USA)
"The Intersection of Trauma, PTSD, and Addiction"
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9:35 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:05 am |
Anushree Karkhanis (Binghamton University - SUNY, USA)
"Alcohol Interactions with Adolescent Psychosocial Stress and Mesolimbic Stress Systems"
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10:05 am - 10:15 am |
Discussion
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10:15 am - 10:25 am |
Marcus Weera (LSU Health New Orleans, USA)
"Lateral Hypothalamus Circuits Mediate Stress-Induced Alterations in Alcohol-Related Behaviors in Rats"
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10:25 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee Break
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Danny Winder (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA)
"Exploring an Insula-BNST Circuit in Mouse and Human: The Struggle is Real"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:40 am |
Laverne Melon (Wesleyan University, USA)
"Neurosteroid Modulation of GABAergic Signaling in the Basolateral Amygdala and Alcohol’s Impact on Affective Switching"
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11:40 am - 11:45 am |
Discussion
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm |
Marvin Diaz (Binghamton University, USA)
"Prenatal Alcohol Rewires Anxiety Circuits Across Development"
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12:05 pm - 12:15 pm |
Discussion
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12:15 pm - 12:25 pm |
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Jocelyn Richard (University of Minnesota, USA) and James Jentsch (Binghamton University, USA)
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Mechanisms and Pathways Underlying Excessive Alcohol Drinking
Discussion Leader: Karla Kaun (Brown University, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:45 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:45 pm - 8:05 pm |
Markus Heilig (Linkoping University, Sweden)
"Neurobiological Mechanisms of Individual Vulnerability to Alcohol Addiction-like Behaviors"
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8:05 pm - 8:15 pm |
Discussion
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8:15 pm - 8:35 pm |
Adrian Rothenfluh (University of Utah, USA)
"Distinct Circuits Promoting and Impeding Alcohol Drinking in Drosophila"
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8:35 pm - 8:45 pm |
Discussion
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8:45 pm - 8:55 pm |
Reginald Cannady (North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA)
"Key Neuronal Substrates of Increased Alcohol Intake"
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8:55 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
Angela Ozburn (Oregon Health and Science University, USA)
"Neural Substrates of Binge Drinking"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Group Photo
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Executive Control and Flexibility in Alcohol Actions
Discussion Leader: Cody Siciliano (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:15 am - 9:35 am |
Charlotte Boettiger (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"Alcohol Misuse, Behavioral Flexibility, and Excitatory/Inhibitory Balance in Control Circuitry"
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9:35 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:05 am |
Christina Gremel (University of California, San Diego, USA)
"Chronic Alcohol Exposure Disrupts Behavioral Flexibility via Hyperactive Premotor Corticostriatal Activity"
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10:05 am - 10:15 am |
Discussion
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10:15 am - 10:25 am |
Michael Salling (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, USA)
"Vulnerability of Corticothalamic Function in Rodent Models of ADHD and Adolescent Alcohol Abuse"
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10:25 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee Break
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Christina Perry (Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Australia)
"Reversal Learning Deficits Following Chronic Alcohol: Does this Translate to a Change in Relapse Propensity?"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:40 am |
Rafiq Huda (Rutgers University, USA)
"Prefrontal Cortical Modulation of Pupil-Linked Arousal and Binge-Like Drinking"
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11:40 am - 11:45 am |
Discussion
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm |
David Moorman (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
"Impact of Alcohol and Stress on Frontal Cortical Networks Underlying Cognitive Control"
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12:05 pm - 12:15 pm |
Discussion
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12:15 pm - 12:25 pm |
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
New Tools for Biomedical Alcohol Research
Discussion Leader: Kevin Bender (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:45 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:45 pm - 8:05 pm |
Keri Martinowich (Lieber Institute for Brain Development, USA)
"Cell-Type and Spatially Resolved Molecular Signatures Across Reward Circuits in the Human Brain"
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8:05 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Jacqueline Barker (Drexel University College of Medicine, USA)
"Targeting Astrocytes in the Regulation of Reward Seeking"
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8:30 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 8:55 pm |
Rajani Maiya (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, USA)
"Role of the Transcriptional Regulator LMO4 in Alcohol Consumption"
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8:55 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:10 pm |
Daniel Castro (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
"Next Generation Approaches for Investigating Neuropeptidergic Circuits in Reward and Motivation"
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9:10 pm - 9:15 pm |
Discussion
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9:15 pm - 9:25 pm |
Barbara Juarez (University of Washington, USA)
"Gene-editing Approaches to Understand Neuronal and Circuit Function in Behavior"
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9:25 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Alcohol Interactions with Pain
Discussion Leader: Imad Damaj (Virginia Commonwealth University , USA)
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:15 am - 9:35 am |
Katie Witkiewitz (University of New Mexico, USA)
"Chronic Pain and Alcohol Use: Future Directions for Treatment"
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9:35 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:05 am |
Scott Edwards (LSU Health Sciences Center, USA)
"Intersecting Mechanisms and Treatment Opportunities for Pain and Alcohol Use Disorder"
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10:05 am - 10:15 am |
Discussion
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10:15 am - 10:25 am |
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
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10:25 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee Break
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Yarimar Carrasquillo (National Institutes of Health, USA)
"Amygdala Circuits for Bidirectional Control of Pain"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:40 am |
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
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11:40 am - 11:45 am |
Discussion
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm |
Thomas Kash (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"Alcohol Dysregulation of Midbrain Extended Amygdala Circuitry in Mice"
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12:05 pm - 12:15 pm |
Discussion
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12:15 pm - 12:25 pm |
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Co-Morbid Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs
Discussion Leader: Leandro Vendruscolo (National Institute on Drug Abuse, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:45 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:45 pm - 8:05 pm |
Jibran Khokhar (University of Guelph, Canada)
"Interactions between Alcohol and Other Drugs Across Development"
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8:05 pm - 8:15 pm |
Discussion
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8:15 pm - 8:35 pm |
Lori Knackstedt (University of Florida, USA)
"Patterns and Consequences of Cocaine-Alcohol Polysubstance Use in Humans and Rodents"
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8:35 pm - 8:45 pm |
Discussion
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8:45 pm - 8:55 pm |
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
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8:55 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
Lara Ray (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
"Alcohol and Other Substance Co-Use in Clinical Samples"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Motivational and Learned Determinants of Alcohol Self-Administration
Discussion Leader: Dorit Ron (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:15 am - 9:35 am |
David Lovinger (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, USA)
"Basal Ganglia Roles in Alcohol Drinking and Impairment of Decision Making"
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9:35 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:05 am |
Jocelyn Richard (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Alcohol Impacts Neural Encoding and Molecular Mechanisms of Motivation"
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10:05 am - 10:15 am |
Discussion
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10:15 am - 10:25 am |
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
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10:25 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee Break
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Kristen Pleil (Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, USA)
"Estrogen Modulation of Limbic Synapses and Alcohol Drinking"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:40 am |
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
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11:40 am - 11:45 am |
Discussion
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm |
Segev Barak (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
"Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Alcohol-Memory Reconsolidation and Relapse"
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12:05 pm - 12:15 pm |
Discussion
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12:15 pm - 12:25 pm |
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Keynote Session: Alcohol Use Disorder Research: Co-Morbidities and Inequities
Discussion Leader: Heather Richardson (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:35 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:35 pm - 8:25 pm |
Jaideep Bains (University of Calgary, Canada)
"The Impacts of Stress: From Synapse to Society"
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8:25 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 8:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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8:40 pm - 9:10 pm |
Michael Taffe (UC San Diego, USA)
"Cannabis and Alcohol Use Comorbidity in Animal Models"
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9:10 pm - 9:20 pm |
Discussion
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Closing Remarks
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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