Day 1: January 7, 2021 |
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11:00 – 11:15 am
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Introduction to the Mini-Convention
Overview & Logistics
Rita Valentino, Ph.D., NIDA
Antonio Noronha, Ph.D., NIAAA
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11:15 – 12:45 pm |
Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Award Lecture
Introduction by:
Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director, NIDA
George Koob, Ph.D., Director, NIAAA
Awardee:
Lorenzo Leggio, M.D., Ph.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse & National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Abstract: Gut-Brain Axis and Neuroendocrinology: Translation to Addiction Medicine
Biography
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12:45 – 2:15 pm |
Scientific Session I. Mapping the Addiction Neurocircuitry
Co-Chairs:
Shang-Yi Anne Tsai, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., NIDA
Susan N. Wright, Ph.D., NIDA
Speakers:
Ed Boyden, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract: Tools for Analyzing and Controlling Brain Circuits
Biography
Anthony Zador, M.D., Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Abstract: From connectome to computation
Biography
Talia N. Lerner, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Abstract: Dopamine Signaling in the Dorsomedial Striatum Promotes Compulsive Behavior
Biography
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Day 2: January 8, 2021 |
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11:00 – 12:30 pm |
Joint NIDA-NIAAA Early Career Investigator Showcase [ECIS]
Awardees:
Alex Ramsey, Ph.D., Washington University School of Medicine
Abstract: Advancing the Development of a Genetically-Informed Smoking Cessation Intervention
Biography
Emma Johnson, Ph.D., Washington University School of Medicine
Abstract: The relationships between cannabis, tobacco, and schizophrenia: a genetically informed perspective
Biography
Hollis Karoly, Ph.D., Colorado State University
Abstract: Exploring Relationships Between Brain Structure, Peripheral Cytokines and Neurofilament Light Polypeptide in a Sample of Heavy Drinkers
Biography
Kathryn Biernacki, Ph.D., Rutgers University – Newark
Abstract: Recovery of reward function in problematic substance users using a combination of robotics, reward-related biomarkers, and TMS
Biography
Laura Ferguson, Ph.D., Dell Medical School, UT Austin
Abstract: Towards Molecular-Based Diagnostics for Alcohol Use Disorders: Blood and Brain Signatures of Chronic Intermittent Ethanol Consumption
Biography
Mehdi Farokhnia, M.D., National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural Research Program (IRP)
Abstract: Antagonism of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor as a Potential Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: Convergent Evidence from Rodent and Human Studies
Biography
Sandra Sanchez-Roige, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Abstract: Multivariate GWAS elucidates the genetic architecture of alcohol consumption and misuse, corrects biases, and reveals novel associations with disease
Biography
Vaughn Steele, Ph.D., Yale University
Abstract: Machine learning identified therapeutic targets for transcranial magnetic stimulation as a treatment for cocaine use disorder
Biography
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12:30 – 2:00 pm |
Scientific Session II. AI-based Approaches to Addiction Pathophysiology and Novel Therapeutics
Co-Chairs:
Susan N. Wright, Ph.D., NIDA
Vani Pariyadath, Ph.D., NIDA
Speakers:
Rong Xu, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Abstract: Drug repurposing for opioid use disorders: integration of computational prediction, clinical corroboration, and mechanism of action analyses
Biography
Niven R. Narain, Ph.D., BERG LLC
Abstract: Engaging Deep Biology and Bayesian Artificial Intelligence to Decode Addiction and Systemic Adaption in a Data Driven Approach
Biography
Olivier Elemento, Ph.D., Weill Cornell Medicine
Abstract: Predicting Mechanisms of Action, Human Toxicity and Optimizing Indication using Biology-driven AI
Biography
Dan Jacobson, Ph.D., Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Abstract: Embracing Complexity: The Use of Supercomputing and Systems Biology to Understand Complex Neurosystems
Biography
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