National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

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...

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...

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...

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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...

Tue, 10/03/2023 - 12:00

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...

Administrative supplement applications submitted in response to the NIH Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) PA-20-272 , Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (parent administrative supplement NOFO). NIAAA may accept unsolicited administrative supplement applications submitted through PA-20-272 , or linked to a notice of special interests (NOSI), which must be indicated in Box4B of the application. Timeline Unless...

October 17, 2023

This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 3. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recently launched Alcohol and Your Brain , a virtual reality (VR) module to engage and educate young audiences about how alcohol affects the brain. Designed for Oculus Quest, Quest 2, or Meta Quest Pro headsets, this activity takes users...

Alcohol Sales During the COVID-19 Pandemic Here we present such data as are available on per capita alcohol sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. We do so as a service both to the general public and to researchers who are interested in how recent events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have affected the nation's alcohol consumption. NIAAA routinely reports apparent per capita...