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NIDA HIV Research Program Seminar: Substance Use and HIV Latency (April 26, 1-2pm ET)
Mark your calendars for Wednesday April 26th, 1-2 pm ET for this unique opportunity to interact with a leading researcher at the intersection of HIV and substance use. The NIDA HIV Research Program (HRP) is pleased to announce the next presentation in its Seminar Series: A vicious cycle: The impact of inflammation and substance use on the control of HIV latency in microglia by Dr. Jonathan Karn, Reinberger, Professor & Chair of the Department of Molecular Biology & Microbiology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Karn has been studying transcriptional control in HIV since the mid-1980s. His current research focuses on the impact of substance use on the regulation of…
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Job posting: NIDA Program Official/Program Specialist and Two Contractor Positions
February 13, 2023 NIDA is hiring for this new program, named American Indian and Alaska Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness Program (AIAN CREW). In brief, the NIH HEAL Initiative is funding a program to support Tribes and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) serving organizations and communities to respond to the opioid/drug overdose crisis by establishing or expanding research infrastructure and capacity for Tribal research entities to conduct research related to all facets of the opioid/overdose crisis, including substance misuse, mental health related factors, and the management of pain. It will address data insufficiencies by providing support to improve data and surveillance of factors that contribute to the opioid/drug overdose…
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Save the Date & Call for Posters: 2023 CTN Steering Committee Meeting, April 24-26
February 3, 2023 Save the Date The 2023 CTN Steering Committee meeting will be held at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center (North Bethesda, MD) on April 24-26, 2023. More information on registration and logistics coming soon! Call for Posters Sharing of the results, experiences, techniques, and observations from performing our trials is a critical and exciting part of the CTN experience. To that end, CTN members are encouraged to submit posters for display at the 2023 CTN Annual Steering Committee Meeting Poster Session to be held on April 24, 2023. Poster submissions should be relatable to the CTN either directly (i.e. reporting on CTN studies, data, etc.)…
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Missing the Mark: Medication Access in Specialty Addiction Treatment Settings for Youth with OUD (March 17, 11amPT)
February 2, 2023 The CTN Youth SIG is pleased to invite you to an upcoming presentation/webinar: Missing the Mark: Medication Access in Specialty Addiction Treatment Settings for Youth with Opioid Use DisorderMarch 17, 2023 | 11am-12pm PT Justine W. Welsh, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine The objectives of the presentation are to 1) Describe a decreasing trend in buprenorphine prescribing for youth with opioid use disorder (OUD) 2) Recognize attitudes/beliefs among addiction treatment providers towards medication for OUD in youth 3) Propose new areas of research to increase utilization of MOUD across treatment settings. Join the Zoom Session Here
