Department of Pharmacology Conference Room, Numa PG Adams, 3408
Bi-Monthly: Fridays at 11.00 am.

Alcohol and Addictions Journal Club and Seminar Series is targeted to professional students and faculty, as a means to broaden opportunities for discussion and dialogue and to encourage networking among the young investigators and trainees on topics related to alcoholism and alcohol research. It occurs bimonthly and includes presentations by all HUCARC pilot project investigators in addition to outstanding alcohol researchers and scientists.

February 24, 2006
Ricardo Brown, PhD., National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: What's Alcohol Have to Do with It?

February 17, 2006
Emmanuel Akinshola, Ph.D., Howard University
Potency Cut-Off in Primary Alcohol Biphasic Modulation of the Vanilloid Receptor (VR1)

December 9, 2005
Clifford Ferguson, M.D., Howard University
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule: Implications for Clinical Research.

December 2, 2005
Victor Gordeuk, M.D., Howard University
Dietary Iron and Alcohol-Related Liver Disease.

November 18, 2005
Eric P. Hoffmann, Ph.D., Director, Research Center for Genetic Medicine Children's Hospital, Washington, DC
SNP Associations in the FAMuSS Study: QTLs for Muscle, Subcutaneous Fat and Bone.

November 3, 2005
Mark Keller Lecture Series 2005
Speaker: Linda P. Spear, Ph.D.
Adolescence: Neurobehavioral Characteristics, Differential Alcohol Sensitivities and Intake
Venue: Masur Auditorium, Bldg., 10 NIH Campus; 1.30 pm to 3.30pm.

October 21, 2005
Sheketha Hauser, Graduate Student
Characteristics of Malt Liquor Beer Drinkers in a Low-Income, Racial Minority Community Sample, by Bluthenthal et al.

October 7, 2005
Wayne Johnson, Graduate Student
Efficacy and Tolerability of Long-Acting Injectable Naltrexone for Alcohol dependence: A Randomized Controlled Trial, by Garbutt et al.