Return to 2021 Symposium: The addiction epidemic: from neuroscience to policy
| 2021 Symposium Program | |
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Thursday, October 21, 2021All times are in Pacific Time Asterisk (*) indicates speakers who will be joining us via Zoom. |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 am |
Light breakfast for in-person attendees |
9:00 - 9:15 am |
Opening remarksRobert MalenkaNancy Friend Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Brian KnutsonProfessor of Psychology |
9:15 - 10:00 am |
Structural insights into the complex biology of mu-opioid receptor agonistsBrian KobilkaHélène Irwin Fagain Chair of Cardiology |
10:00- 10:45 am |
Addictions: a brain network disorderValerie Voon*Senior Principal Investigator, Neuropsychiatrist and Medical Research Council Senior Clinical Fellow with the Department of Psychiatry |
10:45 - 11:15 am
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Break |
11:15 - 12:00 pm |
Special Session: Policy fireside chatMariano-Florentino CuéllarAssociate JusticeSupreme Court of the State of California Esther Ting Memorial Professor |
12:00 - 12:45 pm |
Lunch |
12:45 - 1:15 pm |
Special Session: Covering the opioid epidemicLenny BernsteinReporter Keith HumphreysEsther Ting Memorial Professor |
1:15 - 1:30 pm |
Sammy Kuo Awards in NeurosciencePresented by Corinna Darian-Smith |
1:30 - 2:15 pm |
Human molecular studies in translating addiction towards novel interventionsYasmin Hurd*Ward-Coleman Chair of Translational Neuroscience and the Director of the Addiction Institute |
2:15 - 2:45 pm |
Break |
2:45 - 3:30 pm |
Hyperkatifeia, negative reinforcement and the negative emotional side of addictionGeorge Koob*Director |
3:30-4:15 pm |
Stress-induced acetylcholine signaling in the hippocampus: too much of a good thing?Marina Picciotto*Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center, of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology |
4:15 - 4:20 pm |
Closing remarksWilliam NewsomeVincent V.C. Woo Director, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute |
4:30 - 6:00 pm |
Poster session and reception |
