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