March 3-4, 2012
San Antonio, TX
PURPOSE
This two-day 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 cross-fertilization 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.
WHEN AND WHERE
March 3-4, 2012
$85.00/night - Contact La Quinta Inn and Suites, 4431 Horizon Hill, San Antonio, Texas 78229 at 1-866-527-1498 or email sales@mfhospitality.com. Registration code: GRWSRC. Note: Complementary shuttle transportation is provided by La Quinta Inn and Suites to and from the airport/hotel daily between 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Please call hotel to make arrangements. Travel time between hotel/airport is approximately 20 minutes. Taxi fare would be in the price range of $25.00.
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DEADLINES
Travel award applications: January 20, 2012
Meeting registration, hotel reservations, and abstract submission: February 10, 2012
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Please register early as the number of attendees is limited to 250. Undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students: FREE! – if presenting. If not presenting, undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students: $25.00. Others: $200.00 (meals included). For non-scientific participants single tickets for the reception (3/2) and for the dinner (3/4) must be purchased in advance.
Abstracts will be accepted for 15-min oral presentations or poster presentations.
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Completed abstract forms should be emailed to bbc@uthscsa.edu by the February 10, 2012 deadline.
Abstract submission is required to apply for a travel stipend. Stipends are available to defray the costs of lodging and travel for undergraduates, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. Awards will be based on financial need, evidence of dedication to addiction research, and the overall merits of the applicant and the submitted abstract. In addition to the abstract, please submit the following by the January 20, 2012 deadline:
1) curriculum vitae
2) cover letter (not to exceed 1 page) indicating eligibility and interest in drug addiction research and how the meeting will advance the applicant's education/career in addition research
3) letter of support from a supervisor, mentor, or department chair providing evidence of financial need
MAHARAJ TICKU MEMORIAL TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP FOR NEW INVESTIGATORS
The Maharaj Ticku Travel Fellowship will be awarded to a new investigator who has completed but is not more than 4 years beyond completion of postdoctoral training and who has a full time position in academia and/or research. The award will be made based on a submitted abstract, personal statement indicating need and career goals, and publication record. Please submit a curriculum vitae and personal statement by January 20th, 2012. The fellowship will provide full travel expenses (domestic travel only) to attend the BBC 2012 meeting.
Send registration form, abstract form and application for travel award to bbc@uthscsa.edu or fax 210 567 0104.
Mail registration fee (check payable to “Pharmacology”) to BBC, Department of Pharmacology MC 7764, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 .
| Friday Evening 3/2 | Opening Reception on the San Antonio River Walk |
| Saturday 3/3 | Plenary symposium: “Relapse to drug taking: focus on corticotropin-releasing factor” |
Plenary Speakers: Dr. Yavin Shaham (NIH, NIDA) Dr. Eric Zorrilla (The Scripps Research Institute) Dr. Markus Heilig (NIH, NIAAA) Dr. Harriet de Wit (University of Chicago) |
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| Special Plenary Lecture - Dr. David Nichols (Purdue University) : "Multidisciplinary approaches to the study of the 5-HT2A receptor" | |
| Student Oral Communications | |
| Poster Session | |
| Dinner and After Dinner Speaker - Dr. John Grabowski (University of Minnesota) : "Harm reduction: substitution pharmacotherapy for substance use disorders 'I want a new drug'” | |
| Sunday Morning 3/4 | Open Oral Communications |
| Special Lecture - Dr. Phil Skolnick (NIH, NIDA) : "Developing medications to treat substance use disorders: why haven’t we been more successful?" | |
| Lunch and Adjournment |