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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIAAA SfN Satellite Event

Satellite Symposium to
Society for Neuroscience 2014 Annual Meeting

PTSD, the Amygdala, and Alcohol Use Disorders


November 14, 2014, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Washington, DC Convention Center
Room 207B

 

Agenda

 

9:00 AM - Welcome

9:05 AM - Introduction: PTSD, the Amygdala, and the Connection to Alcohol Abuse
                 George Koob, Ph.D., Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Session I:  Biomarkers and Neurocircuitry of PTSD
Chair:         Lindsey Grandison, Ph.D., Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

9:20 AM - Biomarkers of PTSD
                 Charles R. Marmar, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Director of PTSD Research Program,
                 NYU Langone Medical Center

9:50 AM - Contextual Processing in PTSD in Human and in the Animal Model
                  Israel Liberzon, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience,
                  University of Michigan

10:20 AM - Stress, the Amygdala and Endocannabinoids
                   Andrew Holmes, Ph.D., Chief, Laboratory of Behavioral and Genomic Neuroscience, NIAAA

10:50 AM - Break

 

Session II: Models of PTSD and Alcohol Abuse
Chair:         Antonio Noronha, Ph.D., Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

11:05 AM - Rat Model of PTSD, Drinking Habits, and Stress
                    Igor Spigelman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA

11:35 AM - Aggression and Alcohol Abuse
                   Klaus Miczek, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Tufts University

12:05 PM - Stress, Neuroinflammation in the Amygdala in Relation to Alcohol Use
                  Marisa Roberto, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Committee On The Neurobiology of
                  Addictive Disorders, Scripps Research Institute

12:35 PM - Lunch Break

 

Session III:  Short Talks
Chair:           Changhai Cui, Ph.D., Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

1:35 PM - Neural Intersection of PTSD and Escalated Alcohol Drinking
                 Nicholas Gilpin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physiology, Louisiana State University

 1:50 PM - Stress History, PDE 10A, and Alcohol Intake
                   Marian Logrip, Ph.D., Scripps Research Institute

 2:05 PM - Alcohol Blocks the Neural Encoding of Extinction in a Model of Fear Conditioning
                  Norman Haughey, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University

 2:20 PM - Stress, Kappa Opioid Receptors, and Alcohol Intake
                   Brendan Walker, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Washington State University

 2:35 PM - Break

 

Session IV:   Genetics, Epigenetics, Psychopathology, and Treatment of PTSD
Chair:            Changhai Cui, Ph.D., Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

 2:50 PM - Challenges and Promise of PTSD Genetic Studies
                  Kerry Ressler, M.D., Ph.D., Howard Hughes Investigator, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
                  Emory University

3:20 PM - PTSD, Alcohol Binge, and Gene Expression
                Adron Harris, Ph.D., Director, Waggoner Center for Alcohol & Addiction Research,
                University of Texas at Austin

3:50 PM - Cannabinoid and  κ-opioid Receptors in Trauma-Related Psychopathology
                 Alexander Neumeister, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology, Director, Molecular Imaging
                 Program for Anxiety & Mood Disorders, NYU Langone Medical Center

 4:20 PM - Toward Treatment of PTSD and Associated Alcohol Abuse
                 Murray A. Raskind, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavior,
                 University of Washington School of Medicine

 4:50 PM - Panel Discussion
                   Lindsey Grandison, Ph.D., Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

5:50 PM - Closing Remarks

 

 
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