On November 16, 2023, the NIDA-IRP will be hosting a special symposium celebrating 20 years of the Jacob P. Waletzky award. The Jacob P. Waletzky Award is given by the Society for Neuroscience to an early career scientist whose independent research has led to significant conceptual and empirical contributions to the understanding of drug addiction. Past recipients include three current NIDA-IRP scientists: Dr Lorenzo Leggio, Dr Geoffrey Schoenbaum and Dr Yavin Shaham.
Registration is free but required to attend the event. Please register at https://forms.office.com/g/7KFQqA4av9
20 Years of the Jacob P. Waletzky Award
November 16, 2023
NIDA IRP Biomedical Research Center (BRC) ATRIUM
251 Bayview Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21224
Co-sponsors: NIDA-IRP & Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, ISMMS Organizers: Yavin Shaham, Paul Kenny, Geoff Schoenbaum, Lorenzo Leggio, Megan Bollinger, Deon Harvey, and Brenna Swider
The Jacob P. Waletzky Award of the Society for Neuroscience is given to a young scientist (within 15 years of his/hers Ph.D. or M.D. degree) whose independent research has led to significant conceptual and empirical contributions to the understanding of drug addiction. The award was first given in 2003.
8:50
Nora Volkow – NIDA Director
Introduction to the Waletzky award
8:55
George Koob – NIAAA Director
Introduction to the Waletzky award
9:00
Garret Stuber – 2017 Awardee – Professor, University of Washington
Neural circuits and cell types for opioid addiction
9:30
Michael Bruchas – 2018 Awardee – Professor, University of Washington
Decoding neuropeptide dynamics in motivated behaviors
10:00
Tom Kash – 2019 Awardee – Professor, University of North Carolina
Modulation of the Amygdala in Alcohol Use Disorder
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
Lorenzo Leggio – 2020 Awardee – Clinical Director and Deputy Scientific Director, NIDA
Neuroendocrinology and addiction medicine: a translational perspective
11:30
Mary Kay Lobo – 2021 Awardee – Professor, University of Maryland
Ventral basal ganglia circuit and transcriptome mechanisms in drug self-administration
12:00
Ian Maze – 2022 Awardee – Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Protein dopaminylation: non-canonical roles for dopamine signaling in addiction
12:30
Lunch
1:30
2023 Waletzky Awardee
2:00
IRP post-docs x 10
Data Blitz
3:00
Coffee Break
3:30
Pier-Vincenzo Piazza (plenary) – CEO, Aelis Farma & INSERM, Bordeaux
Signaling specific inhibitors of the CB1 receptor as a treatment for cannabis addiction
4:15
Bill Carlezon, Yavin Shaham, Chris Pierce, Geoff Schoenbaum, Paul Kenny, David Jentsch, Andrew Holmes, Rita Goldstein, Paul Phillips, Yan Dong – 2005-2016 Awardees
Round table discussion: The future of addiction research
5:00
Marina Picciotto – Professor, Yale University and SfN president
Closing remarks 1
5:05
Amy Newman – Scientific Director, NIDA
Closing remarks 2
5:10
Kay Jamison – Professor, Johns Hopkins University and author
Closing remarks 3
5:15
Dr. Jeremy Waletzky – Founder of the Jacob P. Waletzky Award
Closing remarks 4
5:20
Representative of the former awardees
Presentation of an Award to Dr. Waletzky
5:25
End of Event
