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NIDA International Program Newsletter
International Traveling Fellows Participate in NIDA International Forum and CPDD
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Researchers from Russia and South Africa were selected as the 2011 WHO/NIDA/CPDD International Traveling Fellows. NIDA partners with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the College on Problems of Drug...
NIDA International Forum Focuses on Collaboration Among Research Organizations and Binational Scientific Teams
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“Find good partners, start small, and take advantage of every research training and funding opportunity available.” That was the theme of presenters at the 16th Annual NIDA International Forum, which...
International Program Director Receives CPDD Morrison Award
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NIDA International Program Director Steven W. Gust, Ph.D., received the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) J. Michael Morrison Award for outstanding contributions in the area of scientific administration...
New Fellowship Opportunity for Mexican Postdoctoral Scientists
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A new fellowship program will enable talented Mexican postdoctoral scientists to devote 12 months to drug abuse prevention research in the United States. NIDA and the Mexican National Institute of...
NIDA, Italian Officials Agree To Cooperate on Drug Abuse Research and Training
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NIDA Director Nora D. Volkow, M.D.; Carlo Giovanardi, Undersecretary for the Family, Drugs and Civil Service, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Italy; and Giovanni Serpelloni, M.D., Department for Anti-drug...
Coming Soon: Call for Posters for 2012 Prevention Research Meeting
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Abstracts will soon be accepted for the 5th Annual NIDA International Poster Session at the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) 20th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, May 29–June 1, 2012...
NIDA International Announces 2011 Awards of Excellence Winners
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program is pleased to announce the selection of the 2011 Awards of Excellence winners, who are recognized for their outstanding contributions to...
International Program Announcements Funded Four New Projects in 2010
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Last year, NIDA funded four new projects through its Program Announcements (PA) for International Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research. The PAs solicit applications involving research partnerships between NIDA...
NIDA International Program Introduces New Web Site
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program recently unveiled its redesigned Web site with new features for more direct access to information essential to the international drug abuse...
NIDA Supports Poster Session at Annual Prevention Research Meeting
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The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) recently welcomed scientists and experts from around the world to explore prevention science from a global health perspective with the intent of fostering worldwide...
Meeting Held To Discuss Current Science in Addiction Medicine
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The 42nd American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) annual meeting, held this past April, gathered addiction researchers, providers, and professionals to exchange ideas and information and explore new and innovative...
New Journal Supplement Addresses Volatile Substance Misuse
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A new supplement to Substance Use & Misuse addresses volatile substance misuse (VSM). Supported by the NIDA International Program, this special issue addresses the public health aspects of VSM, the...
NIDA/Fogarty Research Sheds Light on Addiction
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Three scientists are working to get to the roots of addiction through support from NIDA and the Fogarty International Center (FIC). The scientists and their work, highlighted in FIC’s recent...
Nominations Sought for Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award in Addictions
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The Journal of Social Work Practice in Addictions and its founding editor, Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, D.S.W., LCSW, BCD, New York University, are seeking faculty nominations for its Best Social...
Call for Applications: Bioethics Training Partnership for African Institutions
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The Johns Hopkins-Fogarty African Bioethics Training Program (FABTP) seeks applications from eligible African institutions for a funded collaborative partnership in international research ethics. The goal of the training partnership is...
2011 Young Scholars Award Deadline Approaches
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The International Society of Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are accepting applications for the 2011 ISAJE/WHO Young Scholars Award. The award recognizes the contributions to...
HIV and Drug Use Funding Opportunity
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NIDA intends to commit $4 million to fund 8 to 10 awards in fiscal year 2012 to support implementation science projects that will inform the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS...
Opportunities To Conduct Research in Australia
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The Australian Government is offering awards to promote knowledge, education links, and enduring ties between Australia and its neighbors through the country’s extensive scholarship programs. The Endeavor Award is an...
Former Fellow Organizes Drug Policy Forum in Uruguay
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Gabriela (Gabby) Olivera, Uruguay, former NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellow, organized and hosted a drug policy forum in Montevideo, Uruguay, in May. Ms. Olivera, whose work focuses...
NIDA Announces Another INVEST Award
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Hongqiang Sun, M.D., Ph.D., China, has been selected to receive a 2010–2011 NIDA International Visiting Scientists and Technical Exchange Program (INVEST) Drug Abuse Research Fellowship. He will be working with...
NIDA Awards Tuition Waiver for Intensive Summer Institute in Addiction
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Cendrine Danae Robinson, a doctoral student at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), was recently awarded a tuition waiver from the NIDA International Program to attend the...
DISCA Research Team Studies Potential Inhalant Cessation Aid
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Distinguished International Scientist Collaboration Award (DISCA) program awardee, Dr. Hwei-Hsien Chen, spent the last 5 months working with Dr. Athina Markou at the University of California, San Diego, to develop...
In Memoriam: Charles R. Schuster
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It is with sadness that we mourn the death of Dr. Charles R. Schuster, a much admired and respected member of our scientific community and past NIDA director. Dr. Schuster...
Interactive Movie Teaches Scientists How To Avoid Research Misconduct
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In “The Lab: Avoiding Research Misconduct," you become the lead characters in an interactive movie and make decisions about integrity in research that can have long-term consequences. The simulation, developed...
Tuition Scholarships Available to Dutch Addiction Program Summer Institute
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Application Deadline: April 15, 2011 Full tuition scholarships are available for participation in the 2011 Dutch Summer Institute on Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, a multidisciplinary summer training program in addiction...
NIDA Welcomes New Fellows
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NIDA staff welcomed 26 fellows from 22 nations as part of an orientation for new fellowship awardees. International Program Director Dr. Steven W. Gust and Associate Director Dale Weiss hosted...
New NIDA Grantees Collaborate To Address HIV/AIDS and Drug Use
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Late last year, five new research teams began work to address HIV/AIDS and drug use in areas where it is already at epidemic proportions or where it is quickly emerging...
Online Mentoring Now Available to Addiction Authors
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Addiction scientists working in low- and middle-income countries can now have one-on-one support to facilitate the publication of completed work. The free service, offered by the International Society of Addiction...
NIDA Hosts Iraqis
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program hosted a group of four Iraqis taking part in the Iraq–Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Initiative. In 2008...
NIDA Names New Acting Deputy Director
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Dr. David Shurtleff was recently named acting deputy director of NIDA. Dr. Shurtleff, who has been director of the Institute’s Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (DBNBR), will assist...
NIH Plans New Institute on Substance Abuse, Use, and Addiction Research
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced its plans to create a new Institute focusing on substance use, abuse, and addiction research and related public health initiatives. This Institute...
Researchers Attend Meeting on the Basic Parent Management Training-Oregon Model
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NIDA supported the participation of two U.S. researchers at a November 23–27, 2010, meeting in Mexico City on the Basic Parent Management Training-Oregon (PMTO) Model. The meeting was organized by...
Researchers Meet in Hanoi To Engage in Research Exchange
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In November 2010, 65 researchers joined NIDA and Fogarty International Center (FIC) fellowship and trainee alumni in Hanoi, Vietnam, to initiate an Asian Regional Research Collaboration Network. The Hanoi meeting...
Report Warns of Worsening Drug Abuse in Myanmar Region
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A new document, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), reports that the manufacture, trafficking, and consumption of amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) drugs in Myanmar, one of...
New Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
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Based on the latest data from 182 countries, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), new Global Report provides evidence that the many HIV prevention programs around the globe...
NIDA Staff Reviews Online Research Training Modules
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NIDA staff members attended an International Program briefing about free, online drug abuse research training modules available through DrugAbuseResearchTraining.org, a Web site developed by Medical Directions, Inc. (MDI), with NIDA...
NIDA Announces New Funding Opportunity
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NIDA and two other National Institutes of Health (NIH) components have partnered with the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Republic of India on a new R21 Program Announcement on...
NIDA Selects New INVEST and INVEST/CTN Fellows
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Three new INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellows were selected to spend 12 months of postdoctoral research training in the United States with professional development activities and grant-writing guidance. In addition...
USDISCA Supports Collaborations in the United Kingdom
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D. Dwayne Simpson, Ph.D., emeritus director of the Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University (TCU), utilized his U.S. Distinguished International Scientist Award (USDISCA) to continue the collaborative work he...
Regional Meetings Foster Collaborative Research
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Drug abuse and HIV/AIDS researchers across the globe are taking advantage of local meetings to bridge the regional gap that often hinders the exchange of research ideas and the development...
Former Humphrey Fellows Organize Prague Declaration
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Drs. Zabransky (left) and Bém at a reception at the mayor’s residence. Two former Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows, Pavel Bém, M.D., and Tomas Zabransky, M.D., Ph.D., were organizers of a...
NIDA Supports Researchers at Hispanic Science International Conference
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Sixteen NIDA-supported researchers presented their research earlier this fall in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN) International Conference. This year’s meeting focused on transdisciplinary approaches to...
Free Online Education for Research Community
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Clinicians and substance abuse professionals can access Web sites that provide free online training modules on drug abuse research and Spanish- and English-language training in human research protections. Protecting Human...
Shedding Light on Substance Abuse in Sikkim
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Drug abuse researchers gathered at a symposium in Sikkim, one of India’s smallest states, to tackle some of the region’s biggest health problems. Linda Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., a NIDA grantee...
International Conference on Women, Children, and Gender
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Friday, June 17, 2011 12:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Planning is underway for the 2011 InWomen conference, the second annual International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender Working Group conference held in...
NIDA Welcomes New Humphrey Fellows
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Ms. Dale Weiss, program analyst from the NIDA International Program, and Fellowships Administrator Ms. Lisa Jordre met with the new Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows early in September to introduce them...
Secretary Clinton Addresses Humphrey Fellows at Annual Reception
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This year’s more than 200 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows representing 93 countries, including our NIDA-supported fellows, were honored with a reception at the U.S. Department of State and a surprise...
INVEST/CTN Fellow Targets Methamphetamine Use Among Filipino Adolescents
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INVEST/Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Fellow Leonardo R. Estacio, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H., spent his fellowship year focused on behavioral therapies to reduce methamphetamine abuse among adolescent Filipinos. Working with mentor, Dennis...
Summer Institute Deemed Valuable for NIDA-Supported Attendee
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Ana Hilde, M.P.H., received a tuition waiver from the NIDA International Program to attend the Summer Institute on Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction in the Netherlands earlier this year. The Summer...
International and U.S. Drug Abuse Researchers Meet, Exchange Ideas
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Drug abuse researchers from Brazil, Mexico, and Taiwan presented their research and sought feedback on upcoming clinical trials during the International Collaboration Workshop held at the recent NIDA Clinical Trials...