3rd Annual Southern California Addiction Research Retreat-Live

Target Audience

Substance use researchers, students, trainees, physicians, pharmacists, social workers, substance addiction counselors

This is the live event, Click here for the Zoom event.

Parking is free and breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks will be served.

This year will include seven training and research programs in Southern California:

• Azusa Pacific University -School of Behavioral & Applied Sciences Psychology Department
• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science- Substance Addiction Research Training (SART)
• University of California Irvine -T32 Institutional Training Grant: Department of Neurobiology & Behavior
• University Of California, Los Angeles -T32 Institutional Training Program
• University of California, Los Angeles -Brain Research Institute and Integrate Substance Abuse Program California State
• University, San Bernardino- Smoke and Tobacco Outreach and Prevention Scholars (STOPS)
• University of Southern California - Rising Stars

1. Recall three current topics in neuroscience addiction research.

2. Distinguish two methods used in clinical-translational addiction research.

3. Analyze two findings that support the therapeutic use of microdosing in treating substance use disorders.

4. Recognize three current topics that are research priorities at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

5. Specify three components of health disparities in equity related to addiction treatment.

Featured Speakers

Aria Crump, Sc.D

National Institute on Drug Abuse ( NIDA) Deputy Director, Office of Research Training, Diversity and Disparities (ORTDD) Director, Office of Diversity and Health Disparities ( ODHD).

George F. Koob, Ph.D

National Institutes of Health ( NIH)Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Agenda

7:30-8:15 Registration & Breakfast

8:15-8:30 Introduction to Southern California Substance Addiction Research Training Retreat Theodore C. Friedman M.D., Ph.D.

8:30-9:30: Highlights of Basic Neuroscience/ Substance Addiction Robert Gilbertson, M.S., Justin Xu, M.S., Alejandra Lujan, Ph.D., Allison Mogul, Ph.D.

9:30-10:30: Highlight of Clinical/ Translation Neuroscience/ Substance Addiction Dae Hee Han, Ph.D., Natalia Peraza, Ph.D., Elisa Pabon, Ph.D., Alexander Donovan, Ph.D.

10:30-10:40 Break

10:40-11:35: Keynote Speaker: Aria Crump, Sc.D.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Deputy Director, Office of Research Training, Diversity and Disparities (ORTDD) Director, Office of Diversity and Health Disparities (ODHD)

Drug Addiction Science from a NIDA Perspective with a Focus on Health Disparities

11:35-12:30: Keynote Speaker: George F. Koob, Ph.D.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Addiction as a 3 Stage Cycle, 3 Domain, 3 Neurocircuit Framework: A Catalyst for Translational Research

12:30-1:30 Lunch and Networking with George Koob, Ph.D. and Barbara Mason, Ph.D.

1:30 pm-2:30 pm: Breakout Session A

1. Cannabis Health and Policy- Rosalie Pacula, Ph.D., Ziva Cooper, Ph.D., Daniele Piomelli, Ph.D., Rachel Carmen Ceasar, Ph.D.

2. Effective Harm Reduction Strategies for Addiction-Siddarth Puri, MD, Amanda Cowan, Ph.D., Dorothy Hatsukami, Ph.D.

3. Emerging Basic Science Topics in Neuroscience- Chris Evans, Ph.D., George Koob, Ph.D., Cynthia Crawford, Ph.D.

2:35-3:35: Breakout Session B:

1. Fentanyl and Xylazine Epidemic -Steve Shoptaw Ph.D., Joseph Friedman Ph.D., Andrew Herring, M.D.

2. Research and Treatment for Adolescent Substance Addiction- Rachel Casteneda, Ph.D., Payam Sheikhattari, Ph.D. Alexandra Donovan, Ph.D.

3. E-cigarettes: Poison or Panacea- Jason Rose, MD, MBA, Jessica Barrington-Trimis, Ph.D., Jorge Espinoza-Derout, Ph.D.

3:35-3:55: Synopsis of Breakout/ Wrap-up/ Evaluation

Aria Crump, Sc.D

National Institute on Drug Abuse ( NIDA) Deputy Director, Office of Research Training, Diversity and Disparities (ORTDD) Director, Office of Diversity and Health Disparities ( ODHD )

George F. Koob, Ph.D

National Institutes of Health ( NIH) Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Event Venue

The California Endowment Center, 1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, United States