Conference Description
The Alcohol and the Nervous System GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by October 14, 2023. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Integration of Basic and Clinical Research in Translational Neuroscience
Discussion Leaders
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Patrick Mulholland (Medical University of South Carolina, United States)
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Christina Gremel (University of California, San Diego, United States)
Speakers
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Paul Kenny (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States)
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George Koob (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, United States)
Alcohol Neuroplasticity, Stress Sensitivity, and Motivation
Discussion Leaders
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Leandro Vendruscolo (National Institute on Drug Abuse, United States)
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Markus Heilig (Linkoping University, Sweden)
Speakers
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Jeff Weiner (Wake Forest University School of Medicine, United States)
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Cody Siciliano (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, United States)
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Jessica Barson (Drexel University College of Medicine, United States)
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Stephanie Wemm (Yale School of Medicine, United States)
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Florence Varodayan (Binghamton Unviersity, United States)
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Sara Blaine (Auburn University, United States)
Consequences of Alcohol Exposure During Development
Discussion Leaders
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Donita Robinson (University of North Carolina, United States)
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Sara Jo Nixon (University of Florida, United States)
Speakers
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Rajesh Miranda (Texas A&M University, School of Medicine, United States)
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Susan Tapert (University of California San Diego, United States)
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Scott Parnell (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States)
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Marisa Silveri (McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States)
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Anna Radke (Miami University, United States)
Novel Molecules and Therapeutics for Alcohol Use Disorder
Discussion Leaders
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Barbara Mason (Scripps Research, United States)
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Danny Winder (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Andrew Lawrence (Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, Australia)
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Sachin Patel (Northwestern University, United States)
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Jennifer Thomas (San Diego State University, United States)
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Dorit Ron (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
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Max Joffe (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
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Verica Milivojevic (Yale University School of Medicine, United States)
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Carolina Haass-Koffler (Brown University, United States)
Alcohol, Neuroimmune and Immune Interactions
Discussion Leaders
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Michael Miles (Virginia Commonwealth University, United States)
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Lara Ray (UCLA, United States)
Speakers
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Marisa Roberto (The Scripps Research Institute, United States)
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Leon Coleman (UNC-CH Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, United States)
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Ansel Hillmer (Yale School of Medicine, United States)
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Patricia Molina (LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, United States)
Cellular, Molecular and System Level Effects of Alcohol
Discussion Leaders
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Christopher Lapish (Indiana University School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Amy Lasek (Virginia Commonwealth University, United States)
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Kimberly Nixon (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)
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Zoe McElligott (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States)
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Natalie Zahr (Stanford University, United States)
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Brian Mathur (University of Maryland School of Medicine, United States)
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Reginald Cannady (North Carolina A&T State University, United States)
Alcohol and Gut-Brain Interactions
Discussion Leaders
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Changhai Cui (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, United States)
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Mehdi Farokhnia (NIDA and NIAAA , NIH, United States)
Speakers
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Lorenzo Leggio (National Institutes of Health, United States)
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M. Yanina Pepino (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, United States)
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Yuval Silberman (Penn State College of Medicine, United States)
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Anders Fink-Jensen (Mental Health Services Copenhagen and University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Alcohol Neurobehavioral Adaptations and Cognitive and Affective Effects
Discussion Leaders
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Edith Sullivan (Stanford University School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Raag Airan (Stanford University, United States)
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Howard Becker (Medical University of South Carolina, United States)
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Vijay Ramchandani (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, United States)
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Elizabeth Goldfarb (Yale University School of Medicine, United States)
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Anel Jaramillo (University of Kentucky, United States)
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Nikki Crowley (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Alcohol Genetics, Epigenetics and Individual Differences
Discussion Leaders
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Ke Xu (Yale University, United States)
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David Lovinger (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, United States)
Speakers
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Arpana Agrawal (Washington University School of Medicine, United States)
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Subhash Pandey (Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL 60612, United States)
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Robert Messing (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)
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Sean Farris (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Angela Ozburn (Oregon Health and Science University, United States)
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Heather Richardson (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)
