US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) All-day Satellite Mini-convention

Friday, October 16, 2009
8:00 AM–6:25 PM
NIDA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research
Satellite meeting of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

At the NIDA mini-convention satellite meeting, outstanding scientists will present recent findings and discuss future directions in the neurobiology of drug abuse and addiction. The mini-convention will include four symposia, a presentation by the Jacob Waletzky Memorial Prize winner, and the poster session for early career investigators. The symposia this year will be:

• Non-Cannibinoid Receptor-Mediated Actions of Endocannabinoids
• Delayed Neurobiological Plasticity in Drug Abuse and Chronic Pain
• Epigenetics Modulation of Brain Function
• Role of Neurotrophic Factors in Drug Addiction