2023 Seminars

August 10
Ansel Hillmer, Ph.D.
Yale University
"PET Imaging of Brain Immune Dynamics and Improved Receptor Subtype Specificity"

July 26
We held a miniPACE Day with our External Advisory Board. This included updates from all Cores and discussion of future pilot projects.

June 12
Kosta Plakas, Ph.D.
Journal Club
"5-HT2A SNPs Alter the Pharmacological Signaling of Potentially Therapeutic Psychedelics"

May 15
Erin Deneke, Ph.D.
Caron Foundation
"Imbedding Research into an Inpatient Treatment Facility: Challenges, Successes, and Lessons Learned"

May 1
Adrienne Jo
Journal Club
"Genome- and transcriptome-wide splicing associations with Alcohol Use Disorder"

April 24
Stephen Ross, M.D.
NYU Langone Health
"Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy to treat Alcohol Use Disorder"

April 17
Greg Salimando, Ph.D.
Journal Club
"Percentage of heavy drinking days following psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy vs. placebo in the treatment of adult patients with alcohol use disorder."

April 3
Xinlin (Cindy) Li, Ph.D.
Journal Club
"FGF21 counteracts alcohol intoxication by activating the noradrenergic nervous system"

March 30
Kim Janda, Ph.D.
WIRM Institute for Research and Medicine, Scripps Research Institute
"A pharmacokinetic strategy to combat the ultra-potenti opioids"

March 20
Rae Herman
Journal Club
"Imaging Nociceptin Opioid Peptide Receptors in Alcohol Use Disorder With [11C]NOP-1A and Positron Emission Tomography: Findings From a Second Cohort"

February 13
Emily E. Hartwell, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
"Use of phenome-wide association studies to investigate genetic liability for substance use and related disorders"

January 23
Sylvanus Toikumo, Ph.D. Center for Studies of Addiction
University of Pennsylvania
"The Genetic Architecture of Pain Intensity in the Million Veteran Program”

January 9
Christal Davis
University of Missouri
"Behavioral Genetic Approaches to Studying Substance Use Comorbidity and Consequences"