Addiction Research Seminar Series
These seminars, hosted by the Alcohol Research Center (ARC), Neurobiology of Addictions Research Center (NARC) and the Women's Research Center (WRC), are held on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in the Institute of Psychiatry Auditorium unless otherwise indicated.
| Date | Speaker | Seminar Title |
| 2008 | ||
| Sept. 4, 2008 | David Baker, Ph.D. Department of Biomedical Sciences Marquette University |
Probing Outside of the Synapse: Extrasynaptic Glutamate & Addiction |
| Sept. 18, 2008 | C. Fernando Valenzuela, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor University of New Mexico *Seminar in Storm Eye Institute, Room 809 |
Letting the Genie out of the Bottle: Modulation of Cerebellar Circuits by Alcohol |
| Oct. 2, 2008 | Yvette Tache, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Director, CURE: Digestie Diseases Resch Cntr Co-Director, Center for Neurovisceral Sciences and Women’s Healtha VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System |
Sex Differences in the Gastrointestinal Response to Stress: Interaction Between Estrogen and CRF Signaling System |
| Oct. 16, 2008 | Richard Beninger, Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychology Queen’s University, Ontario Canada *Seminar in Storm Eye Institute, Room 809 |
Dopamine Signaling and Incentive Learning: Pathways to Addiction |
| Nov. 6, 2008 | Adron Harris, Ph.D. Professor University of Texas *Seminar in Storm Eye Institute, Room 809 |
Alcohol Actions on Brain Proteins: Molecules, Mutants and Mice |
| Nov. 20, 2008 | Barbara Sorg, Ph.D. Professor Department of VCAPP Washington State University |
TBA |
| Dec. 4, 2008 | Jane Stewart, Ph.D. Professor,Department of Psychology Chair, Behavioral Neurosciences Concordia University |
TBA |
| Dec. 18, 2008 | Matthew P. Galloway, Ph.D. Professor Psychiatry/Behavioral Neurosciences Wayne State University of Medicine |
TBA |
| 2009 | ||
| Jan. 15, 2009 | Marina Picciotto, Ph.D. Yale University |
TBA |
| Feb. 5, 2009 | Kent E. Hutchinson, Ph.D. Professor University of New Mexico |
TBA |
| Feb. 19, 2009 | Linda Porrino, Ph.D. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
TBA |
| Mar. 5, 2009 | Mark Willenbring, M.D. Director, Division of Treatment & Recovery Research NIH/NIAAA |
TBA |
| Mar. 19, 2009 | Jill B. Becker, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of Michigan |
TBA |
| Apr. 2, 2009 | Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, Ph.D. Professor, Neurobiology Pennington Biomed Research Center Louisiana State University |
TBA |
| Apr. 16, 2009 | Loren Parsons, Ph.D. Associate Professor The Scripps Research Institute |
TBA |
| May 7, 2009 | Teresa R. Franklin, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Neurosciences University of Pennsylvania VA Med Center Treatment Research Center |
TBA |
| May 21, 2009 | TBA | TBA |