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NIDA International Program Newsletter
NIDA, Inserm Renew Binational Agreement and Focus on Postdoctoral Fellowships at NeuroFrance 2017
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NIDA-Inserm Drug Abuse Research Postdoctoral Fellows and officials from both institutes gathered at NeuroFrance 2017. Front row, from left: Fellows Celine Nicolas, Yann Pelloux, and Andrew Scheyer with Mireille Guyader...
Call for Abstracts: 3rd International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents
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The 3rd International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents will be held November 16–18, 2017, in Seville, Spain. The AITANA research group at the Spanish University...
NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows Begin Studies
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The 2016–2017 NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) are: Maria Elisa Cabrera, M.H.S.M. ( Uruguay) has more than 5 years of experience in...
InWomen’s Group To Celebrate 10th Anniversary at 2017 Conference
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Travel Awards available for pre-and postdoctoral students and young investigators. The 2017 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender (InWomen’s) Group Conference, which focuses on substance use among women and...
NIDA Scholarships Available for the Dutch Summer Institute on Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction
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Application Deadline: March 15, 2017 U.S. drug abuse research graduate students and postdoctoral students working in the United States may apply for NIDA International Program scholarships to attend the 2017...
NIDA, Inserm Promote Fellowship at SfN Meeting
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NIDA and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm) officials disseminated information about the joint NIDA-Inserm Postdoctoral Drug Abuse Research Fellowships during the November 2016 Society...
NIDA Humphrey Fellows Meet With U.S., International Officials During Global Leadership Forum
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Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows discussed substance abuse issues with U.S. officials and representatives from international organizations. Front row, from left: Rodrigo Aybar Perlender, Argentina; U.S. Office of National Drug Control...
NIDA Session at ICADTS Focuses on Marijuana and Driving
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NIDA International Program Director Steven W. Gust, Ph.D., chaired a session on marijuana and driving at the 2016 International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) meeting in Gramado...
ERANID Transnational Funding Proposals Due October 18, 2016
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The European Research Area Network on Illicit Drugs (ERANID) has issued a call for proposals investigating society and responses to drug use. Approximately 3 million Euros will be awarded to...
2016 NIDA International Forum Explores Global Developments in Drug Trends, Practice, and Policy
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At left, NIDA International Program Director Steven W. Gust, Ph.D., welcomes participants to the 2016 NIDA International Forum. At right, plenary session speaker Susan Weiss, Ph.D., director of the NIDA...
NIDA Selects Four Postdoctoral Fellows
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NIDA has awarded postdoctoral fellowships to scientists from France, Iran, and Northern Ireland. The French Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm) has awarded a postdoctoral...
IP Presents Awards of Excellence to Three Individuals
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NIDA International Program Director Steven W. Gust congratulates the winners of the 2016 NIDA International Awards of Excellence. From left are J. Randy Koch, Virginia Commonwealth University; Marya Hynes, Organization...
CPDD International Committee Presents Award for Best Poster at International Research Poster Session
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Colleagues and judges congratulate Tatiana Yaroslavtseva, Russia, for her award for the Best International Research Poster at the joint NIDA International Forum/CPDD International Research Poster Session. Pictured from left (back...
NIDA International Forum Honors Dale Weiss as She Retires
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Participants at the 2016 NIDA International Forum offered their best wishes to International Program Associate Director Dale Weiss, who retired from NIDA after 30 years of service with the U.S...
InWomen’s Group to Celebrate 10th Anniversary at 2017 Conference
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The International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender (InWomen’s) Group Conference will celebrate its 10th anniversary at the InWomen’s annual conference in 2017. Chaired by Wendee Wechsberg, Ph.D., RTI International...
SPR Meeting Features NIDA International Poster Session
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The 9th Annual NIDA International Poster Session opened the 2016 annual conference of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR), held in San Francisco, California. SPR President Richard F. Catalano, Jr...
NIDA Awards Tuition Waivers for Three Researchers Attending Dutch Summer Institute on Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction
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The NIDA International Program provided full-tuition scholarships to researchers from Louisiana, Maryland, and New York to participate in the 2016 Dutch Summer Institute on Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction. Adrienne McGinn...
Save the Date! 2017 NIDA International Forum Set for Montréal, Canada
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Abstract Submission and Travel Award Application Deadline: January 2, 2017 Abstracts and travel award applications for the 2017 NIDA International Forum will be due January 2, 2017. The online abstract...
Brazilian Researchers Establish Forum, CPDD Travel Award
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Silvia Bassani Schuch, M.D., Brazil, has been awarded the first James Inciardi Award for Young Investigators. The James Inciardi Award for Young Investigators provides air travel to the NIDA International...
CPDD International Committee Awards Support Researchers Attending NIDA International Forum and CPDD Meetings
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Researchers from Iran and Peru have been selected to receive the 2016 CPDD International Committee Travel Awards. NIDA, the World Health Organization, the University of Miami, and the College on...
Iranian Co-Editor Calls Neuroscience Publication “Tangible Output” of NIDA International Program
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More than 120 contributors from 14 nations have published two volumes in Progress in Brain Research (2016, volumes 223 and 224) that review the neuroscience of addiction. The reports emphasize...
Videocasts Available for the NIH Marijuana and Cannabinoids Neuroscience Research Summit
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Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit was convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to focus on the neurological and psychiatric effects of marijuana, other cannabinoids, and the...
NIDA Humphrey Fellow Testifies Before UNGASS Panel
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, welcomes NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellow Asia Ashraf, Pakistan, to the Informal Interactive Stakeholder Consultation on the World Drug Problem. NIDA...
NIDA Participates in Meetings Focused on International Standards and Curricula
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NIDA International Program Director Steven W. Gust and several NIDA grantees and former fellows participated in a series of international meetings held December 7–11, 2015, in Vienna, Austria. The expert...
International Sites, New Partner Expand Drug Facts Week
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Drug abuse professionals in 13 nations, many of them former NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows, held events in conjunction with the 2016 National Drug & Alcohol Facts...
NIDA, NIAAA, and Inserm Review Research Advances and Potential Areas of Collaboration, Announce New NIDA–Inserm Fellows
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NIDA International Program Associate Director Dale Weiss, right, presents a certificate to the newest NIDA-Inserm Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Celine Nicolas, University of Poitiers. Officials and grantees from NIDA, the National...
NIDA, EMCDDA Cosponsor Session at Lisbon Addiction Meeting
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NIDA grantee Robert L. Balster, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and NIDA International Program Director Steven W. Gust participated in the First European Conference on Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies, held September...
Webinar Series, SfN Presentation Focus on NIDA International Fellowship Opportunities
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NIDA International Program Associate Director Dale Weiss is coordinating a series of webinars on the Institute’s international fellowship opportunities. The first webinar focused on the NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug...
NIDA Supports Scholarships for a U.S. Participant in the Dutch Summer Institute on Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction
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Application Deadline: March 15, 2016 The NIDA International Program will provide two full-tuition scholarships to a U.S. researcher working in the United States and accepted for the 2016 Dutch Summer...
NIDA, U.S. Department of State Welcome Humphrey Fellows
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The 12 NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows for 2015–2016 have begun their studies at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), met with NIDA officials, and participated in the U.S...
Brazilian Research Library Dedicated to Late NIDA Grantee
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The library at a Brazilian research center was dedicated to the memory of the late NIDA grantee James A. Inciardi of the University of Delaware. Officials at the Federal University...
NIDA Grantee Cites NIDA International Program Influence on Global Addiction and HIV Research
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NIDA grantee George E. Woody, University of Pennsylvania, published an article in Psychiatric Times (October 27, 2015, online at http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/addiction/addiction-aids-and-nida-overseas-program/page/0/1) describing how NIDA International Program fellowships, meetings, and Program Announcements...
NIDA Seeks International Input on Language Access Program
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NIDA has created a Language Access Implementation Plan to ensure that individuals with limited proficiency in English have meaningful access to its resources. The NIDA Language Access Committee is reaching...
NIDA, ANRS Select Drug Abuse and HIV Research Fellow
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Rubén Muñoz, Ph.D., a researcher and teacher at the Latino American Faculty of Social Science (FLACSO) of Ecuador, has been awarded a NIDA-ANRS Drug Abuse and HIV Research Fellowship. NIDA...
NIDA Supports ISAJE/Hashemite University Scientific Writing Workshop
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NIDA provided partial support for an intensive workshop on scientific writing and preparing research manuscripts for publication. Participants included 35 doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and graduate students from the Middle East...
NIDA International Forum Turns 20; Focuses on Opportunities for International Collaboration and Multidisciplinary Initiatives
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NIDA International Program Director Steven W. Gust, right, and Associate Director Dale Weiss with Richard Isralowitz, Israel. Dr. Isralowitz and his colleagues were recognized during the 2015 NIDA International Forum...
International Program Presents Awards of Excellence to Four Individuals
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NIDA International Program Director Steven W. Gust, second from right, congratulates the 2015 NIDA International Awards of Excellence winners, Robert Booth, University of Colorado; Hendrée E Jones, University of North...
CPDD Creates Award for Best Poster at International Research Poster Session
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The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) International Committee created an award for the best poster presented at the joint CPDD/NIDA International Forum poster session. From left are CPDD...
Thai Researcher Named WHO/NIDA/CPDD International Traveling Fellow
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The NIDA International Program, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) selected On-anong Saiphoklang, Ph.D., Thailand, as the 2015 WHO/NIDA/CPDD International Traveling Fellow...
SPR Meeting Features NIDA International Poster Session
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NIDA International Program Associate Director Dale Weiss and Society for Prevention Research (SPR) President Felipe Gonzalez Castro, Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso, welcomed participants to the 8th Annual...
NIDA Selects INVEST Postdoctoral Fellows
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NIDA has awarded INVEST postdoctoral fellowships to five drug abuse researchers who will work with NIDA-supported researchers at U.S. institutions. The three INVEST Drug Abuse Research fellows are: Yanhui Liao...
NIDA Supports Two Participants in Dutch Summer Institute on Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction
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The NIDA International Program provided full tuition scholarships to researchers from California and Maryland to participate in the 2015 Dutch Summer Institute on Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction. Michael Lebsack-Coleman is...
CICAD Issues Report on Drug Use Trends in the Americas
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A new report issued by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) at the Organization of American States found wide differences in drug use patterns among countries, high levels of...
ERANID To Fund Multinational Research on Drug Use Pathways
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The European Research Area Network on Illicit Drugs (ERANID) has announced plans to fund €4 million in multidisciplinary, transnational research investigating processes underlying the dynamics of drug use pathways and...
NIDA Reissues International Collaborative Research Program Announcements
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NIDA has reissued its Program Announcements (PAs) soliciting collaborative research proposals between investigators from domestic U.S. institutions and researchers in other countries. The PAs—International Research Collaboration on Drug Abuse and...
International Program Director and Former NIDA Humphrey Fellows Join UNODC Informal International Scientific Network
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Following a 2014 informal scientific consultation facilitated by NIDA Director Nora D. Volkow, M.D., and requests by United Nations member states, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...
NIDA, SAMHSA Host Humphrey Fellows
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The 2014–2015 NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows met with federal officials April 1 and 2 to learn about research priorities, initiatives, and resources offered by NIDA and...
INVEST/CTN Fellow Discusses Drug Abuse in Nepal
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In a February 25, 2015, presentation for the University of Washington Nepal Speaker Series, Chandra K. Jha, Ph.D., reviewed relapse risks among Nepalese drug users and described evidence-based recommendations to...
CTN Meeting Focuses on International Collaboration
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Researchers from Australia, Canada, China, Ecuador, and Mexico briefed participants about their research during the international session at the NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Steering Committee Meeting. The meeting was...
Egyptian Version of NIDA National Drug Facts Week a Success
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Egyptian drug abuse professionals participated in the January 2015 NIDA Drug Facts Week activities, holding events at schools, sporting clubs, youth centers, churches, the national police academy, and a book...