About Event
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.
2011 Featured Speakers
Alexandros Makriyannis, PhDNortheastern University Topic: The molecular basis of cannabinoid activity: biochemical studies on endocannabinoid targets |
Klaus Miczek, PhDTufts University Topic: Social stress and escalation of alcohol and cocaine self administration: common neural circuitry? |
Mary Jeanne Kreek, MDThe Rockefeller University Topic: Mu opioid receptor, SNPs, and altered stress responsivity |
Plenary Speakers
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Lakshmi Devi, PhDMount Sinai School of Medicine |
Opioid receptor interactions: implications in analgesia and addiction |
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John Traynor, PhDUniversity of Michigan |
A 2-way street: opioid receptors and regulators of G protein signaling |
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Tom Prisinzano, PhDUniversity of Kansas |
Mu-agonists from Salvinorin A |
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Jennifer Whistler, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco |
Morphine-induced mu opioid receptor trafficking enhances analgesia and reward yet prevents tolerance, dependence and compulsive drug use |