This two-day virtual conference focuses on translational aspects of addiction research among chemists, biologists, and behavioral scientists. The diversity of participants and attendees at this meeting (undergraduate students to senior faculty, chemists to psychiatrists) provides a unique venue for networking among different disciplines and in so doing promotes new and innovative approaches to medications development in addictions biology. The meeting provides a stimulating environment for young scientists who are strongly encouraged to present their work and interact with senior scientists. The BBC meeting has served as a “launch pad” for many young, innovative investigators to join the ever-growing world of SUD research.
![]() Stephen M Husbands, PhDTopic: The orvinols and close analogs: from opioid maintenance to relapse prevention |
![]() Alan Frazer, PhDTopic: Making it in modern science |
![]() Sharon L Walsh, PhDTopic: The opioid crisis: leveraging science to change hearts and minds |
Drug addiction is a chronic disorder characterized by compulsive drug use that is thought to arise from, and induce, dysregulation in brain circuits important for reward, motivation, and memory. Imaging techniques provide a powerful approach to studying the effects of drugs on the brain, and this symposium brings together leading experts on the use of postmortem analysis of human brain tissue, multi-modal in vivo optical imaging, positron emission tomography (PET), and functional MRI to better define the antecedents and consequences of substance use disorders.
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Deborah C Mash, PhD |
Mapping cocaine addiction circuitry in postmortem human brain |
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Congwu Du, PhD |
Advanced optical imaging of the neurotoxic and functional consequences of cocaine self-administration in rats |
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David Matuskey, PhD |
Utilizing PET to image neurotransmitter systems in substance abuse |
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Nelly Alia-Klein, PhD |
Imaging disease and recovery in addicted individuals |