National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Data Archive (NIAAA DA ) is a data repository that houses and shares human subjects data generated by NIAAA-funded research. Overview Widespread data sharing by research communities adds significant value to research and accelerates the pace of discovery . NIAAA has a data-sharing initiative to create a data repository of NIAAA-funded studies...

NIAAA’s Alcohol Research Resource (R24 and R28) Awards support investigator-initiated projects that develop resources to serve the broader alcohol-research community. Resources include biological specimens, animals, data, materials, tools, or services made available to any qualified investigato r to accelerate alcohol-related research in a cost-effective manner. Please send inquiries to the Principal Investigator listed below or contact the appropriate NIAAA Program...

The NIAAA is the lead agency for U.S. research on the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related problems.

A concept describes the basic purpose, scope, and objectives of a potential solicitation of grants or contracts. Most frequently, the concept will be developed into a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) or Request for Proposals (RFP) — initiatives to stimulate research in a well-defined scientific area in order to accomplish specific program objectives. A concept clearance is the process by...

Research in the Laboratory for Integrative Neuroscience (LIN) examines the role of particular molecules in control of actions, acute alcohol intoxication, alcohol seeking behavior, alcohol use disorder and habitual behavior. Another aim of research in LIN is to examine the molecular mechanisms of synaptic modulation and plasticity related to action and habit learning. An important unifying theme of research within...

New! Posted on May 17, 2023 Surveillance Report #120 [ PDF ]: Apparent Per Capita Alcohol Consumption: National, State, and Regional Trends, 1977–2021 (Slater, Megan E.; Alpert, Hillel R.) April 2023 Examines trends in apparent alcohol consumption in the United States. Findings are based on alcoholic beverage sales data, collected from the States or the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association...

Elizabeth Powell, Ph.D. February 08, 2024 Purpose The purpose of the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) is to advance knowledge about the complex influences of gene and environment on development and progression of alcohol use disorder (AUD). From its inception, COGA has generated and utilized extensive arrays of genotypic and phenotypic data from families densely affected by...

What we do Alcohol use disorder (AUD) has a tremendous negative individual and global impact, and there is an urgent need to understand its etiology and to advance treatment for this devastating illness. Research on the clinical pharmacology of alcohol is necessary to explain how variability in alcohol response affects the risk of developing AUD. The premise underlying the research...

This piece originally appeared on April 23, 2024, on NIH’s The BRAIN Blog . In recognition of The BRAIN Initiative ’s 10-year milestone of advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology research, Dr. Koob discussed NIAAA’s participation in the NIH BRAIN Initiative over the years and the impactful science advances that the initiative helped generate. The BRAIN Initiative is marking a milestone—10 years...

Prevalence of Alcohol Use Prevalence of Past-Month Drinking According to the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 17.5 million young adults ages 18 to 25 (50.2% in this age group) reported that they drank alcohol in the past month. 1,2 This includes: 8.5 million males ages 18 to 25 (48.6% in this age group) 1,2 9.0 million...

Office of the Director George F. Koob, Director Patricia Powell, Deputy Director/Associate Director for Scientific Initiatives Vicki Buckley, Associate Director for Administration/Executive Officer Dawn Wayman, Scientific Diversity Officer Office of Extramural Activities Philippe Marmillot, Director Extramural Project Review Branch: Ranga Srinivas, Chief Grants Management Branch: Judy Fox, Chief Office of Science Policy and Communication Bridget Williams-Simmons, Director Communications and Public...

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The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary, HHS; the Director, NIH; and the Director, NIAAA; on research program and policy matters in the field of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. The Council comprises 18 members appointed by the Secretary and 5 nonvoting ex-officio members: the HHS Secretary; the NIH Director; the NIAAA...

ICCFASD Public Meeting May 9, 2024 Invited Speakers Kenneth Lyons Jones, MD , is Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and was for 50 years Chief of the Division of Dysmorphology and Teratology in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, I co-direct the Center for Better Beginnings. I am one of two physicians who first described the...

ICCFASD Annual Public Meetings May 9, 2024: ICCFASD 2024 Public Meeting Event Information Speakers Watch the Videocast April 17, 2023: ICCFASD Spring 2023 Public Meeting Event Information Agenda Speakers Watch the Videocast Meeting Summary April 1, 2022: ICCFASD Spring 2022 Public Meeting Event Information Agenda Speakers Watch the Videocast Meeting Summary April 23, 2021: ICCFASD Spring 2021 Public Meeting Event...