National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 3:00 pm EDT

April is Alcohol Awareness Month and a good time for a Twitter chat on alcohol and other substance use disorders, including those involving opioids, tobacco, and other substances. Join National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (@NIAAAnews) and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (@NIH_NCCIH) for a Twitter chat on April 25 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET...

Rachel V. Gow, PhD Guest Researcher / Post-doctoral Research Fellow 2012-2017 While at LMBB/SNN Rachel worked as a post-doctoral researcher. Her primary responsibility was as the Lead Associate Investigator of the NORAA trial (Neuroimaging, Omega-3 and Reward in Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Rachel’s doctorate involved designing and conducting a clinical study which investigated the relationship between blood measures...

Wed, 02/21/2018 - 12:00

Wed, 02/21/2018 - 12:00

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 additional details visit https://niaaa.nih.gov/alcoholic-hepatitis-workshop-fda-niaaa-aasld Link for watching the workshop remotely: https://collaboration.fda.gov/greatv/ Date: March 26-27, 2018 Location: Food and Drug Administration Great Room – White...

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 12:00 am EDT to Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 12:00 am EDT

The objective of this workshop is to identify gaps in research related to the science of interoception and its roles in nervous system disorders as well as to develop strategies and recommendations to facilitate the advancement of this area of research. The workshop will bring together expertise from diverse fields in basic neuroscience and clinical research to address two major...

Sophie Haven Post-Bacc IRTA Sophie Haven is a post-bac IRTA working in the Section on Nutritional Neurosciences at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Her role within this section consists of assisting with the Neuroimaging, Omega-3, and Reward in Adults with ADHD (NORAA) trial. This trial will be investigating the effects of Omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids in...

Monday, March 30, 2020, 12:00 am EDT to Sunday, April 5, 2020, 12:00 am EDT

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) announced the 10th annual National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW), will take place March 30 through April 5, 2020. NDAFW is a week of educational events that annually brings together teens and scientific experts to SHATTER THE MYTHS® about substance use and...

September 11, 2017

NIAAA has issued the following RFA for the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Dynamic Neuroimmune Interactions in the Transition from Brain Function to Dysfunction RFA-AA-18-007, R01 https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-18-007.html The goal of this NOFO is to transform our understanding of how dynamic interactions among multiple cell types involved in neuroimmune interactions (e.g., neurons, glia cells, neurovascular units, or other neuroimmune components) mediate...

Friday, November 2, 2018, 11:00 am EDT

Presentation title : Depression's got a hold of me: Gender differences and generational trends in alcohol use and mental health among U.S. adolescents and adults Date : Friday, November 2, 2018, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Speaker: Katherine Keyes, Ph.D. Join WebEx Meeting : https://bit.ly/2CSu4Jc Call-in toll number (US/Canada ): 1-650-479-3208 Meeting Number (access code) : 628-802-815 Meeting Password...

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:00

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:00

Brain circuits that connect the frontal lobes with the cerebellum are damaged in chronic alcoholics and may contribute to cognitive deficits in these individuals. But whether these “frontocerebellar” abnormalities are present in individuals at high risk for alcoholism before they start using alcohol is unknown. To find out, scientists led by Dr. Megan Herting at the Oregon Health and Science...

Fri, 09/17/2010 - 12:00

Fri, 09/17/2010 - 12:00

The learning and memory disabilities associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) are due, in part, to hippocampal damage caused by ethanol exposure during prenatal development. However, the mechanism by which alcohol damages the developing hippocampus remains poorly understood. In the current study, researchers examined how ethanol exposure in neonatal rats – a period that is developmentally equivalent to the...

July 11, 2017

On Thursday, June 29, 2017 the NIH SBIR/STTR Program office hosted an annual webinar to explain and discuss various aspects of the NIH SBIR/STTR Program. The 2017 Omnibus Grant Solicitations, SBIR 101, Reauthorizations, and Deadlines were addressed, with a live Question & Answer session to conclude the webinar. The slide presentation , webinar recording , and transcript are now available...

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 12:00

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 12:00

Alcohol use during pregnancy contributes to many problems in exposed children. Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure leads to fetal alcohol syndrome, a devastating birth defect characterized by craniofacial malformations, neurological and motor deficits, intrauterine growth retardation, learning disabilities, and behavioral and social deficits. Most women who drink alcohol during pregnancy, however, are light-to-moderate drinkers in early pregnancy and quit or decrease...

NIAAA issued this notice NOT-AA-17-002 ( https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AA-17-002.html ) to communicate the policy regarding grant applications seeking to identify common variants conferring genetic risks for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and related phenotypes. The policy is based on recommendations from the Genetics and Genomics Advisory Meeting NIAAA convened on October 26, 2016. The Advisory Panel determined that Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) are...

February 20, 2015

This is a correction to the webex connection information for the ABCD pre-application technical assistance webinar, which will be conducted on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. EST to discuss the three new Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Longitudinal Study funding opportunities: (1) a set of research project sites ( RFA-DA-15-015 ), (2) a single central data...

>> Read more about the Jack Mendelson, M.D., Honorary Lecture Series >> Lecture Date Lecturer Name Lecture Title July 11, 2019 Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D. Is Relapse and Recycling Necessary for Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder? October 23, 2018 Peter Monti, Ph.D. Alcohol Misuse and HIV: Biology, Beliefs, and Behavior June 8, 2017 Gyongyi Szabo, M.D., Ph.D. Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced...

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 12:00

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 12:00

Recent research suggests that receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA(A) that lie outside of the synapse and which contain a molecular fragment known as a delta-subunit are sensitive to alcohol, raising the possibility that these receptors might help produce alcohol’s reinforcing effects after consuming one or a few drinks. In the current study, researchers tested the hypothesis that these extrasynaptic GABA(A)...

May 21, 2014

The Research Society on Alcoholism has selected NIAAA deputy director Dr. Kenneth R. Warren to receive the RSA Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes a person with a long, balanced career whose contributions to alcohol research, training, service and advocacy have had a lasting impact on the field. Warren is a distinguished scientific administrator and a foremost expert on the...

October 7, 2016

November 11, 2016, 8:30am - 5:30pm San Diego Convention Center, Room 7; San Diego, California Visit the Web site Summary The theme of this year’s mini-convention is on relapse and recovery, with an emphasis on integration of preclinical and clinical research and leveraging insights from big data approaches. The symposium will highlight notable studies in drug and alcohol research, in...

Special Emphasis Panels (SEPs) have been established by NIH Institutes, Centers and Divisions to cover all scientific peer review activities formerly provided by ad hoc groups. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has established a chartered SEP to provide concept review of proposed contract or grant solicitations and to review grant and cooperative agreement applications and contract...

Kellyn Maves kellyn.maves@nih.gov Post Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award Recipient Kellyn Maves is a post-bac IRTA working in the Section on Nutritional Neurosciences at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. She currently works on the protocol Dietary linoleic acid regulation of omega-3 HUFA metabolism; satiety and body composition among overweight female subjects and will work on the protocol...