Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Monitoring Neural Dynamics in Drug Seeking
Discussion Leader: Kathryn Evans (Harvard Medical School, United States)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
Seetha Krishnan (University of Chicago, United States)
"Characterization of Pavlovian Drug-Seeking Behaviors in Head-Fixed Mice"
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
Minju Jeong (UCSD, United States)
"Cortical Interneuron Dynamics Underlying Drug Seeking After Withdrawal"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
External Factors Contributing to Addiction
Discussion Leader: Elizabeth Sneddon-Yepez (UCSD, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
Mark Namba (Drexel University College of Medicine, United States)
"Characterization of Reward Seeking Behavior and Neuroimmune Impairment in a Mouse Model of Chronic HIV Infection"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Madeline Clark (Duke University, United States)
"Adolescent Social Isolation Impacts Reward Seeking Behaviors: Role for Microglia-Dopamine Interactions"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Jonathon Sens (Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health, United States)
"Brain Infiltrating CD8+ T Cells as a Key Driver of Opioid Reward"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Yolanda Campos-Jurado (Washington University in St Louis, United States)
"Effect of Inflammatory Pain on Alcohol Self-Administration: A Matter of Sex and Dose"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Richard Quansah Amissah (University of Western Ontario and Children’s Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada)
"Sexually Dimorphic Long-Term Effects of Acute High-Dose Edible Cannabis Consumption in Adolescence"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Neurobiological Mechanisms Driving Drug-Related Behaviors
Discussion Leader: Sophia Weber (Oregon Health and Science University Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Cristina Rivera-Quiles (Michigan State University, United States)
"Role of Neuromedin S-expressing Ventral Tegmental Area Neurons in Morphine Behavior"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Deborah Luessen (Vanderbilt University, United States)
"Metabotropic mGlu1 Receptor Regulation of Cortical Inhibition and Cognitive Function: Implications in Adolescent Cocaine Exposure"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Leanne Holt (Mount Sinai, United States)
"Astrocytic CREB Regulates Transcriptomic and Behavioral Responses to Cocaine"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Karim Abdelaal (Duke University, United States)
"Elucidating a Brain Wide Neural Mechanism Underlying an Opioid Withdrawal State"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Tania Lintz (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
"The Sex-Specific Role of CNIH3 Deletion in Opioid-Seeking Behavior"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Navigating Academic and Industry Careers
Discussion Leader: Meagan Marks (National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism , United States)
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:35 pm - 1:50 pm
Becky Fallon (Inscopix, United States)
"Navigating Industry Careers"
1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Discussion
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Marina Picciotto (Yale University, United States)
"Navigating Careers in Academia"
2:15 pm - 2:25 pm
Discussion
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm
General Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes