Agenda

2018 NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research
San Diego Convention Center, Rooms 7A-B
Friday, November 2, 2018

8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Introduction and Opening remarks
George Koob, Ph.D. Director, NIAAA and Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director, NIDA
8:40 – 10:10 a.m. Session I. Data Science – New Paradigms for Addiction Research
Chairs:
Elizabeth Powell, Ph.D., NIAAA
John Matochik, Ph.D., NIAAA
  John D. Van Horn, Ph.D., University of Southern California
Abstract: Data Science: An Introduction to the Computational Tools and Techniques for Large-scale Biomedical Research
Biography
Ivo D. Dinov, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Abstract: Open Data Science and Predictive Health Analytics
Biography
Danielle S. Bassett, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Abstract: Network Science Approaches to the Study of Addiction
Biography
Partha P. Mitra, Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Abstract: Modern Computational Neuroanatomy: Mesoscale Circuit Mapping in Mouse and Marmoset
Biography
10:10 – 10:20 a.m. Break
10:20 – 11:30 a.m. Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Award Lecture
Chairs:
Nora Volkow, M.D., NIDA
George Koob, Ph.D., NIAAA
Michael R. Bruchas, Ph.D., University of Washington
Abstract: Dissecting Neuromodulatory Circuits and Signaling in Motivated Behavior
Biography
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Joint NIDA-NIAAA Early Career Investigator Showcase [ECIS]
Chairs:
Roger Sorensen, Ph.D., NIDA
John Matochik, Ph.D., NIAAA
Hedy Kober, Ph.D., Yale University
Abstract: Meta-Analysis and Machine Learning: Towards Neuromarkers of Craving and Relapse
Biography
Qian Peng, Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute
Abstract: Pleiotropy Detection Between All Gwas Catalog Traits and Alcohol Use Disorder Symptomalogy and Comorbidity in Admixed Population Via Machine Learning Method
Biography
Sean Farris, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Abstract: Data Driven Discovery of Novel Genes for Alcohol Use Disorder and Neuroscience
Biography
Dongju Seo, Ph.D., Yale University
Abstract: Impaired Dynamic Neural Response Underlying Alcoholism and Early Life Adversity
Biography
Paul S. Regier, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Abstract: Discovery of Adversity-Driven, Cue-Vulnerable Phenotype May Enable Brain-Targeted Interventions to Prevent Relapse
Biography
Amanda Klein, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Abstract: Altering Potassium Channel Activity to Investigate Morphine Tolerance and Opiate Induced Hypersensitivity
Biography
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
2:15– 3:45 p.m. Session II. Effects of Early Life Adversity on Substance Use Disorder-Related Circuitry
Chairs:
Kimberly LeBlanc, Ph.D., NIDA
Shelley Su, Ph.D., NIDA
Cynthia Rogers, M.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Abstract: Early Adversity, Neonatal Amygdala and Striatal Connectivity, and Early Childhood Psychopathology
Biography
Byungkook Lim, Ph.D., UC San Diego
Abstract: The Neural Basis of Early Life Stress-induced Social Dysfunction
Biography
Anushree N. Karkhanis, Ph.D., Binghamton University
Abstract: Impact of Adolescent Social Isolation Stress on Kappa Opioid Receptor Function and Addictive Behaviors
Biography
Damien Fair, PA-C, Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University
Abstract: Heterogeneity in Maternal Stress Trajectories Relates to Offspring Brain and Behavioral Outcomes
Biography
3:45 – 3:55 p.m. Break
3:55 – 5:25 p.m. Session III. Novel Opioid Receptor Signaling in Addiction and Pain
Chairs:
Da-Yu Wu, Ph.D., NIDA
Roger Sorensen, Ph.D., NIDA
Gregory Scherrer, Pharm.D., Ph.D, Stanford University
Abstract: The Functional Organization of Opioid Receptors in Pain Neural Circuits
Biography
Lakshmi A. Devi, Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai
Abstract: Targeting Cannabinoid 1 and Delta Opioid Receptor Heteromers in Neuropathic Pain
Biography
  Mark Von Zastrow, M.D., Ph.D, University of California, San Francisco
Abstract: Subcellular Locations of Opioid Receptor Function
Biography
5:25 – 5:30 p.m. Wrap-up
5:30 p.m. Adjournment