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- Major Initiatives
- Medications Development Program
- Underage Drinking Research Initiative
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
- COMBINE Study
- Quetiapine Study
- Collaborative Studies on Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) Study
- NIAAA-Funded Research Centers
- NIAAA Institutional Research Training Programs
- Other Key Extramural Research Activites
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- Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research
- NIAAA Laboratories
- Laboratory of Behavioral and Genomic Neuroscience
- Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Studies
- LCTS - Office of the Chief
- LCTS - Section of Brain Electrophysiology and Imaging (BEI)
- LCTS - Section of Clinical Assessment and Treatment Evaluation (CATE)
- LCTS - Section on Clinical Psycho-neuroendocrinology and Neuro-psychopharmacology (CPN)
- LCTS - Section on Human Psychopharmacology (HP)
- LCTS - Section of Molecular Pathophysiology (MP)
- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biometry
- Laboratory for Integrative Neuroscience
- Laboratory of Liver Diseases
- Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Laboratory of Metabolic Control
- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology
- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics
- Laboratory for Neuroimaging
- Laboratory of Physiologic Studies
- Chemical Biology Research Branch (joint lab with NIDA)
- Office of the Scientific Director
- Office of Laboratory Animal Science (OLAS)
- Research and Training
- Clinical Trials at NIAAA/NIH
- NIAAA Laboratories
NIAAA Institutional Research Training Programs
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) funds Institutional Research Training Grants through the National Research Service Award (NRSA) program. Support of these institutional grants is expected to help ensure that highly trained scientists will be available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research disciplines to meet the Nation's alcohol research needs. Institutions select promising students to sponsor for predoctoral and/or postdoctoral training in research areas pertinent to understanding the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcohol-related problems. Recruitment and retention of under-respresented groups (minorities and women) to increase workforce diversity is expected. Opportunities exist for both basic and clinical research in a variety of disciplines, including social, behavioral, biomedical, and biological sciences. NIAAA has funded more than 100 pre-and postdoctoral trainees annually, many of whom are now active investigators in the alcohol research field. Interested individuals or sponsors should contact the Program Director for more information about specific opportunities at the addresses listed below. In addition, many of these training programs have websites on the Internet which can be reached at the URL addresses below.
| INSTITUTION | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | RESEARCH EMPHASIS |
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San Diego State University Department of Psychology 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 209 San Diego, CA 92120 Tel. (619) 594-4566 Fax: (619) 594-1895 E-Mail: eriley@mail.sdsu.edu |
Edward P. Riley, Ph.D. |
Alcohol Research in the Science/Practitioner Model: behavioral sciences in alcohol abuse. Joint program with UC San Diego. Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral |
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The Scripps Research Institute Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders 10550 North Torrey Pines Road Mail Drop CVN-7 La Jolla, CA 92037 Tel. (858) 784-7062 Fax: (858) 784-7405 E-Mail: gkoob@scripps.edu |
George F. Koob, Ph.D. |
Molecular, cellular, behavioral and clinical neuropsychopharmacology of alcohol use Post-doctoral trainees |
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University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health Prevention Research Center 1995 University Avenue, Suite 450 Berkeley, CA 94704-1314 Tel: (510) 486-1111 Fax: (510) 644-0594 E-Mail: Ames@prev.org |
Genevieve Ames, Ph.D. |
Interdisciplinary training in prevention science with an emphasis on environmental approaches to prevention of alcohol abuse and problems using evaluation, geographical/spatial, epidemiology, survey, ethnography and other methods Post-doctoral trainees |
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University of California, Berkeley Alcohol Research Group 6475 Christie Avenue, Suite 400 Emeryville, CA 94608 Tel. (510) 597-3440 Fax: (510) 985-6459 E-Mail: lkaskutas@arg.org |
Lee A. Kaskutas, Dr. P.H. |
Epidemiology and treatment of alcohol use disorders, including distribution and health disparities of alcohol problems, handling by health services, and public health and policy implications
Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral applications |
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University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Pharmacology 12800 E. 19th Avenue, MS 8303 Aurora, CO 80045-0511 Tel. (303) 724-3628 Fax: (303) 724-3666 E-Mail: Paula.Hoffman@ucdenver.edu |
Paula L. Hoffman, Ph.D. |
Pharmacogenetic, molecular biological, genomic, proteomic and behavioral genetic studies of alcohol and drug effects, abuse and dependence
Post-doctoral trainees |
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University of Connecticut School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-2103 Tel. (860) 679-4154 Fax: (860) 679-4077 E-Mail: lbauer@uchc.edu |
Lance O. Bauer, Ph.D. |
Clinical research: etiology and treatment of alcohol problems; neuroimaging; basic neurobiology Post-doctoral trainees |
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Emory University Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine Department Atlanta VAMC (151-P) Department of Internal Medicine 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur, GA 30033 Tel. (404) 321-6111 (ext. 6935) Fax: (404) 728-7750 E-Mail: dguidot@emory.edu |
David M. Guidot, MD. |
Basic, clinical and population-based studies of alcohol abuse and organ dysfunction in chronic lung diseases
Post-doctoral trainees |
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Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Department of Surgery, Burn & Shock Trauma Institute 2160 South First Avenue Maywood, Illinois 60153 Tel. (708) 327-2477 Fax: (708) 327-2813 E-Mail: ekovacs@lumc.edu |
Elizabeth J. Kovacs, Ph.D. |
Neuroimmunoendocrine Effects of Alcohol: cytokine control of immune responses after injury Pre-doctoral and Post- doctoral trainees |
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Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry 791 Union Drive Indianapolis, IN 46202-4887 Tel. (317) 274-3820 Fax: (317) 274-1365 E-Mail: wmccbride@iupui.edu |
William J. McBride, Ph.D. |
Genetic aspects of alcoholism; molecular biology of alcohol metabolizing enzymes, alcohol preference, gene mapping, neurobiology, behavioral genetics, molecular pathology, animal models Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral trainees |
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Louisiana State University Health Science Center Department of Physiology 1901 Perdido Street Pox P7-3 New Orleans, LA 70112-1393 Tel. (504) 568-6188 Fax. (504) 568-6158 E-Mail: gbagby@LSUHSC.EDU |
Gregory J. Bagby, Ph.D. |
Biomedical consequences of alcohol on HIV disease, neuroimmunoendocrine regulation during infection and trauma, and hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cell biology. HIV risk assessment and community-level intervention
Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral trainees |
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Brandeis University Heller School, Schneider Institutes, Institute for Behavioral Health 415 South Street - MS 035 Waltham, MA 02254-9110 Tel. (781) 736-4830 Fax: (781) 736-3985 E-Mail: horgan@brandeis.edu |
Constance M. Horgan, Sc.D. |
Health services research focused on organization, financing, delivery and cost-effectiveness of alcohol abuse prevention and treatment services Pre-doctoral trainees |
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University of Michigan School of Medicine University of Michigan Addiction Research Center Department of Psychiatry 4250 Plymouth Road, SPC 5740 Ann Arbor, MI 48108-2700 Tel. (734) 232-0294 Fax: (734) 998-7992 E-Mail: carolska@med.umich.edu |
Kirk J. Brower, M.D. |
Multidisciplinary training: neurobiological and psychological mechanisms, health services research, prevention, treatment, lifespan developmental mechanisms Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral trainees |
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University of Missouri-Columbia College of Arts and Science Department of Psychological Sciences 200 South Seventh Street Columbia, MO 65211 Tel. (573) 882-1682 Fax: (573) 884-5588 E-Mail: rasking@missouri.edu |
Kenneth J. Sher, Ph.D. |
Psychology of Alcohol Use and Dependence: causes and effects of alcohol use and dependence from a broad biopsychosocial perspective. Pre-doctoral and Post- doctoral trainees |
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Washington University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry 660 South Euclid Avenue, CB8134 St. Louis, MO 63110 Tel. (314) 286-2203 Fax: (314) 286-2213 E-mail: AHeath@wustl.edu |
Andrew C. Heath, D. Phil. |
Multidisciplinary training: Genetics, epidemiology, nosology, neuroscience of alcohol effects on CNS Post-doctoral trainees |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Alcohol Studies CB# 7178 Thurston-Bowles Bldg. Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7178 Tel. (919) 966-5678 Fax: (919) 966-5679 E-Mail: ftcrews@med.unc.edu |
Fulton T. Crews, Ph.D. |
Pathogenesis of alcoholism, molecular medicine technologies, molecular biology, gene therapy Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral trainees |
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Medical Center Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1083 Tel. (336) 716-8525 Fax: (336) 716-8501 E-Mail: bmccool@wfubmc.edu |
Brian A. McCool, Ph.D. |
Multidisciplinary training in alcohol research: molecular biology, biochemistry, neuroscience and behavior Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral trainees |
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Yale University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry 950 Campbell Avenue, 116A West Haven, CT 06516 Tel: (203) 932-5711, ext. 7402 Fax: (203) 937-3869 E-Mail: ismene.petrakis@yale.edu; joy.ortiz@yale.edu |
Ismene Petrakis, M.D. |
Translational research in alcoholism (4 Core Programs): Clinical, Neuroimaging, Genetics and Basic Science Post-doctoral trainees |
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University of New Mexico Department of Neurosciences MSC08 4740 Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Tel. (505) 272-3128 Fax: (505) 272-8082 E-Mail: FValenzuela@salud.unm.edu |
Carlos Fernando Valenzuela, M.D., Ph.D. |
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorders; alcohol craving, dependence, tolerance and withdrawal; stress, hormonal, and cognitive effects of alcohol; development of treatments for alcoholism and FASD Pre-doctoral trainees |
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University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions 2650 Yale Blvd. SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Tel: (505) 925-2388 Fax: (505) 923-2301 E-Mail: bmccrady@unm.edu |
Barbara S. McCrady, Ph.D. |
Clinical and indicated prevention research focusing on: mechanisms of change, outcomes research, dissemination studies in diverse populations. Combined psychosocial and neuroimaging methodologies Pre-doctoral and post-doctoral |
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University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions 1021 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203-1016 Tel. (719) 887-2566 Fax: (719) 887-2252 E-Mail: connors@ria.buffalo.edu |
Kenneth Leonard, Ph.D. |
Interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the etiology, course, and treatment of alcohol use Post-doctoral training |
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Oregon Health & Sciences University Department of Behavioral Neuroscience 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road L470 Portland, OR 97239-3098 Tel. (503) 494-7765 Fax: (503) 494-6877 E-Mail: thomason@ohsu.edu |
Tamara J. Philips, Ph.D. |
Biological processes in the etiology of alcoholism; gene mapping; neuroadaptive mechanisms of alcohol dependence; effects of alcohol on memory and cognition Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral trainees |
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Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology 1020 Locust Street, Room 269 Philadelphia, PA 19107 Tel. (215) 503-5016 Fax: (215) 923-2218 E-mail: Jan.Hoek@jefferson.edu |
Joannes B. Hoek, Ph.D. |
Pathology of alcoholic tissue injury: multidisciplinary approach using techniques in and cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, and immunology Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral trainees |
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Department of Psychiatry and Department of Epidemiology Suite 138, Webster Hall 3811 O’Hara Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2593 Tel. (412) 681-3482 Fax: (412) 246-6836 E-Mail: mdc1+@pitt.edu |
Marie D. Cornelius, Ph.D. |
Epidemiologic, psychiatric, and biomedical aspects of alcohol use and abuse Post-doctoral trainees |
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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Box G-S121-4 Providence, RI 02912 Tel. (401) 863-6624 Fax: (401) 863-6647 E-Mail: postdoc_training@brown.edu |
Peter M. Monti, Ph.D. |
Alcohol intervention and treatment outcome research Post-doctoral trainees |
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Medical University of South Carolina Departments of Neuroscience and Psychiatry Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs 67 President Street, MSC 861 Charleston, SC 29425 Tel. (843) 792-5225 Fax: (843) 792-7353 E-Mail: woodward@musc.edu |
John Woodward, Ph.D. |
Basic and clinical research on alcohol use and abuse; treatment outcome research; assessment of craving utilizing clinical laboratory paradigms and brain imaging studies; animal models of alcohol dependence and drinking Post-doctoral trainees |
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University of Texas at Austin Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology Phar-Pharmacology 1 University Station, A1915 Austin, TX 78712 Tel. (512) 471-2061 Fax: (512) 475-6088 E-Mail: acmote@mail.utexas.edu pharmtox/alcohol.html |
Ruben A. Gonzales, Ph.D. |
Neurochemical and behavioral effects of alcohol problems; molecular biology and genetics Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral trainees |
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University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 1100 NE 45th Street, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98105 Tel. (206) 616-2896 Fax: (206) 616-1705 E-Mail: tanyaeng@u.washington.edu |
Mary Larimer, Ph.D. |
Alcohol research, with emphasis on the etiology and prevention of problem drinking and alcohol dependence Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral trainees |
For additional Information regarding the NIAAA Institutional Research Training Programs, contact:
Mariela C. Shirley, Ph.D.
Program Officer and Co-Chair, NIAAA Alcohol Research Centers
and Training Team
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
5635 Fishers Lane, Rm 2079, MSC 9304
Bethesda, MD 20892-9304*
Tel. (301) 443-9787
Fax: (301) 443-8614
E-mail: shirleym@mail.nih.gov
*For overnight delivery, please use Rockville, MD 20852-1705
Lindsey Grandison, Ph.D.
Program Officer and Co-Chair, NIAAA Alcohol Research Centers
and Training Team
Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
5635 Fishers Lane, Rm 2057, MSC 9304
Bethesda, MD 20892-9304*
Tel. (301) 443-0606
Fax: (301) 594-0673
E-mail: lgrandis@mail.nih.gov
*For overnight delivery, please use Rockville, MD 20852-1705
