National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Thursday, October 19, 2017, 12:00 am EDT to Saturday, October 21, 2017, 12:00 am EDT

NIAAA will have an exhibit at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Annual Conference. For conference details visit sacnas.org/events/national-conf Note: Cvent is the company handling lead retrieval for this meeting. View its privacy policy at https://www.cvent.com/en/privacy-policy.shtml .

Thursday, January 24, 2019, 12:00 am EST

National Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day is an annual live online chat held between high school students and NIH scientists during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® . Students from around the country ask the questions they most want the answers to about drugs and alcohol, and expert scientists give them the facts.

Ms. Migs Woodside, founder and former President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York-based Children of Alcoholics Foundation, today was named the third recipient of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's annual Senator Harold Hughes Memorial Award. NIAAA Director Enoch Gordis, M.D., announced the award today in Washington, D.C., at the 2001 Public Policy Conference on Alcohol...

Monday, September 19, 2016, 12:00 pm EDT

The Congressional briefing entitled “Brain Development and Our Kids’ Future: the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study” is sponsored by the Friends of NIAAA and the Friends of NIDA, in cooperation with the Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus. Please RSVP here : [ https://goo.gl/forms/RUopnqsSwUhBHFo63 ] Contact Cynthia Malley ( cmalley@apa.org ) Read more at https://www.addictionresearch.nih.gov/congressional-briefing-abcd-study…

February 23, 2016

The most recent issue of the NIAAA Spectrum is now available online . Among other topics, the current installment features stories on-- Sex differences in NIAAA’s alcohol research; the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study Highlights of recent CollegeAIM outreach efforts Dr. Ken Warren’s retirement; and Dr. Trish Powell’s appointment as Acting Deputy Director. Visit www.spectrum.niaaa.nih.gov for more.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 12:00 am EST to Friday, March 8, 2019, 12:00 am EST

Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) is the leading forum for more than 2,400 behavioral and biomedical researchers and clinicians to study the interactions and relationships between behavioral, physiological, and biochemical states, and morbidity and mortality. The 40th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine will be held in Washington, DC, from March 6–9, 2019. For additional...

November 16, 2014

A satellite event will take place at Neuroscience 2014 , the Society for Neuroscience's 44th Annual Meeting, regarding an NIH Funding Opportunity: Longitudinal Study of Neurodevelopmental Consequences of Substance Use - the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study ( ABCD Study ) . WHEN: Monday, November 17, 2014, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room: 150A Please...

July 14, 2014

Dr. Ulrike Heberlein visited the NIH Campus on May 7 to present the NIH Wednesday Afternoon Lecture on “Drosophila as a Model for Alcoholism: An Interplay of Nature and Nurture.” Dr. Heberlein is scientific director and lab head at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Farm Research Campus. To view Dr. Heberlein's presentation, visit http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=14146&bhcp=1 . To read a review...

Wed, 01/31/2018 - 12:00

Wed, 01/31/2018 - 12:00

NIAAA seeks volunteers for a research study on alcohol use disorder aimed at reducing craving for alcohol. Background: Hormones are naturally occurring chemicals in the body. Ghrelin is a hormone that stimulates appetite. It may also stimulate alcohol cravings and use. Researchers want to learn more about alcohol cravings and test if a drug that blocks ghrelin lowers alcohol cravings...

Monday, March 26, 2018, 12:00 am EDT to Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 12:00 am EDT

FDA, NIAAA, AASLD Workshop - Clinical Trial Design and Endpoints for Alcoholic Hepatitis and other Alcohol-Associated Liver Diseases Purpose: The purpose of this workshop is to address challenges related to clinical trial designs and drug development in Alcoholic Associated Liver Disease (AALD) and Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH) including populations to study, endpoints, and diagnostic criteria. For details visit https://niaaa.nih.gov/alcoholic-hepatitis-workshop-fda-niaaa-aasld Registration information...

June 17, 2016

The most recent issue of the NIAAA Spectrum is now available online at https://www.spectrum.niaaa.nih.gov/ . Among other topics, the current installment features: A spotlight on the winners of NIAAA’s Wearable Alcohol Biosensor Challenge; A profile of the Intramural Section on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Highlights of NIAAA activities at the upcoming 2016 Research Society on Alcoholism meeting; and An interview with...

January 6, 2020

People with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have high rates of co-occurring substance use disorder, including alcohol use disorder (AUD). For individuals who have schizophrenia, AUD is associated with depression, suicidality, medication nonadherence, chronic physical problems, homelessness, aggression, violence, incarceration, and high rates of hospitalization. The latest article from Alcohol Research Current Reviews provides an updated review of the epidemiology, underlying neurobiology...

November 4, 2019

Given the high co-occurrence between alcohol use disorder (AUD) and mental health conditions (MHCs) it is important that co-occurring disorders be addressed in integrated treatment. The latest article from Alcohol Research Current Reviews examines the prevalence of co-occurring AUD and MHCs, screening tools to identify individuals with symptoms of AUD and MHCs, and subsequent assessment of co-occurring disorders. Types of...

Middle school students from the Washington, D.C., area will become brain scientists for a day when they visit the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 16 and 17, 2016. Scientists from the National Institutes of Health will be at the museum to lead students through hands-on activities that explore the structure and function of...

Scientific Mission To learn more about how our genes affect vulnerability to alcoholism, NIAAA has funded the Collaborative Studies on Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) since 1989. Our goal is to identify the specific genes that can influence a person’s likelihood of developing alcoholism. About COGA COGA investigators have collected data on more than 2,255 extended families in which many members...

Katherine Ness, B.S. Post-Bacc IRTA 2012-2014 Clinical Research Coordinator Contractor 2014-2015 Katherine worked primarily under the direction of Dr. Chris Ramsden on a major dietary randomized controlled trial investigating the clinical and biochemical effects of controlled alterations in dietary omega-6 and omega-3. She also assisted Dr. Rachel Gow with psychological testing and fMRI duties during the Neuroimaging, Omega-3 and Reward...

Nicholas Salem, B.A. Post-Bacc IRTA 2013-2015 Nick worked primarily under the direction of Dr. Yuhong Lin, analyzing endocannabinoids, and various lipid classes from both animal and humans including blood, plasma and tissue samples using the analytical methods of gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS or GC/MS/MS). He also assisted Dr. Rachel Gow with psychological testing and fMRI duties during the Neuroimaging...

September 22, 2017

NIH is launching a series of initiatives that are rolling out in 2017-2018 to enhance the accountability and transparency of clinical research. These initiatives target key points along the whole clinical trial lifecycle from concept to results reporting. Learn more about these changes and how they will affect your research. Visit https://grants.nih.gov/policy/clinical-trials.htm for complete details. Select References Building Better Clinical...

Dr. John Paul SanGiovanni serves in the Section on Nutritional Neurosciences in the Laboratory of Membrane Biophysics and Biochemistry at NIAAA. He is Associate Professor (Adjunct) in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology at the Georgetown Medical School. He trained as a scholar and researcher in neuroscience, visual psychophysics, nutritional biochemistry, biostatistics, and epidemiologic research design at...

October 12, 2015

A message from Dr. George Koob, Director, NIAAA: Dear Colleagues: It is with deep sadness that I share with you the news of the passing of Elena Shumay, a colleague and longtime NIAAA collaborator. Elena was a truly gifted investigator, who made seminal contributions to our understanding of how individual differences affect brain imaging phenotypes with the goal of translating...