Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Reimagining Approaches for Alcohol Use Disorder Research
3:45 pm - 3:55 pm
"Translational Insights into Alcohol Choice Behavior: Novel Approaches and the Role of BLA-vHPC Circuitry"
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 4:10 pm
"Investigating Potential Prodrug Actions of Ethanol and the Molecular Targets of Ethanol Biproducts"
4:10 pm - 4:15 pm
Discussion
4:15 pm - 4:25 pm
"Strategy Development Underlying Cognitive Flexibility Across Species in the Attentional Set Shifting Task"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cells and Circuits Underlying Alcohol-Associated Behaviors
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
"Unsupervised Phenotyping Reveals Disrupted Neural Firing Characteristics in the Anterior Thalamus and Surrounding Brain Regions Following Third-Trimester Equivalent Alcohol Exposure in Mice"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
"Changes in Temporal Firing Patterns in the Lateral Habenula during Acute Withdrawal from Chronic Intermittent Ethanol"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
"Manipulation of Orbitofrontal Cortex Activity During Punished Alcohol Seeking and Consumption"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
"Brain-Wide cFos Activity During Forced Ethanol Abstinence After Chronic Voluntary Adolescent-Onset Drinking"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
"Projections Expressing PACAP from the PBN Induce Sex-Specific Changes in Ex Vivo BNST Neuronal Activity"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
"Role of the BLA-Insula Circuit in Stress-induced Drinking Behavior"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Molecular and Genetic Signatures of Alcohol Exposure
9:00 am - 9:15 am
"Effects of GHSR (Ghrelin Receptor) Blockade Through PF-5190457 on Alcohol Cue Reactivity and Peripheral Biomarkers in People with Alcohol Use Disorder: Results from Randomized Controlled Studies"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
"Effects of GLP-1R/GIPR Agonism on Binge-Like Alcohol Drinking in Male and Female Mice"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Alters XIST Function in Fetal Females"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
"Central Thyroid Hormone Receptor-Beta: Sensitivity to Alcohol and a Role in Regulation of Alcohol Drinking"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
"Use of Transgenic Caenorhabditis Elegans to Investigate Impacts of Subcellular Localization of CYP2E1 on Alcohol-Related Toxicity"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
"Examining the Influence of Testosterone and Sex Chromosome Complement on Voluntary Ethanol Consumption in Mice"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Strategic Pathways: Using Training and Career Development Grants to Launch Your Research Career
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Strategic Pathways: Using Training and Career Development Grants to Launch Your Research Career
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes