National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Office of the Scientific Director
David Lovinger, Ph.D. Scientific Director Mission Statement: Provides Scientific, program, and administrative leadership for the Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research; Promotes an environment conducive to productive research; and Coordinates activities, establishes priorities, and analyzes and evaluates progress. Staff: Name Title E-Mail Phone David Lovinger, PhD Scientific Director lovindav@mail.nih.gov 301-443-2445 Emily Surette Secretary surettee@mail.nih.gov 301.443.9643 NIAAA Board of Scientific...
Technology Transfer
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is dedicated to discovery: uncovering new knowledge that leads to better health for everyone. NIAAA scientists generate a wealth of technologies and innovations, including potential therapeutic drugs, new materials, methods, and devices. As important as these innovations are, they will not benefit the public unless transferred, using a variety of vehicles...
Taste and Smell in Obesity
Mechanisms underlying individual variations of Taste and Smell in Obesity This study aims to examine and compare taste and smell differences between obese and non-obese individuals. The study involves 3 visits to the National Institutes of Health (located in Bethesda, MD); where you will be asked to complete a series of self-report questionnaires, provide samples and complete tests that involve...
Further Reading and Viewing
Selected articles and videos for deeper dives into Core Resource content
Laboratory of Liver Diseases
Our laboratory has been actively investigating basic liver biology and liver immunology. By using the knowledge gained through these studies, we are investigating the immunological aspects and molecular pathogenesis of alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and liver cancer, and exploring novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of these maladies. Recent Cover Stories Monocyte-derived macrophages repair necrotic liver lesions . Journal of...
Incorporating harm reduction into alcohol use disorder treatment and recovery
This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 3. For many years, complete abstinence from alcohol consumption was viewed as the most effective way to recover from alcohol use disorder (AUD) and was a primary outcome of AUD treatment. A large body of evidence, however, suggests that treatment and recovery strategies that reduce heavy alcohol consumption and...