National Institute on Drug Abuse - Intramural Research Program
Featured Paper of the Month – April 2023
Published in Science Advances by Oscar Solís and Michael Michaelides et al. from the NIDA IRP Biobehavioral Imaging and Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Unit.
In our study, we investigated the potential impact of the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on estrogen receptors. To do so, we used computational and biochemical methods to study the binding of the spike protein to human estrogen receptors…
Congratulations to our 2023 Outstanding Poster Award winners! They were honored at the 11th annual NIDA Poster Day and Mentoring Awards ceremony on May 11, 2023. Back row, left to right: Sarah Claypool, Qingfang Liu, Samanth Lee, Michelle Tsai, Ana Armenta Vega, Kelsey Shimoda, Noelle Henein, Laura Grasso, and Kareem Woods. Front row, left to right:… [Read More]
Congratulations to our 2023 Mentoring Award winners! They were honored at the 11th annual NIDA Poster Day and Mentoring Awards ceremony on May 11, 2023. From left to right: Gisela Camacho Hernandez, Ph.D. – Diversity Mentoring Award; Yosuke Arima, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow Mentoring Award; Mehdi Farokhnia, M.D., M.P.H. – Staff Scientist Mentoring Award; and David… [Read More]
Congratulations and best wishes to the 2023 NIDA IRP Postbaccalaureate graduates!
Hot Off the Press – May 23, 2023 Published in Neuropsychopharmacology by Brenda Curtis and Salvatore Giorgi of the NIDA IRP Technology and Translational Research Unit in collaboration with other researchers. Summary Assessing an individual’s risk of substance use treatment dropout traditionally involves comprehensive, structured interviews which are time consuming and costly to administer. More… [Read More]
Hot Off the Press – May 18, 2023 Summary NIDA researchers previously showed a role of Pir in fentanyl relapse after food choice-induced voluntary abstinence in rats, a procedure mimicking human abstinence or a significant reduction in drug self-administration because of the availability of alternative nondrug rewards. Here, they aimed to further characterize the role… [Read More]
The NIDA IRP Women Scientist Advisors awards ceremony is held annually to recognize the accomplishments of outstanding women scientists. The 2023 awardees are: Agnieszka Sulima, Ph.D. – Excellence in Research Award Gisela Andrea Camacho Hernandez , Ph.D. – Excellence in Research Award Amy Janes, Ph.D. – Research Recognition Award for Exceptional Achievement Melinda Hersey, Ph.D. –… [Read More]
Hot Off the Press – May 5, 2023 Published in Nature Neuroscience by Yuji Takahashi, Thomas Stalnaker, Lauren Mueller, and Geoffrey Schoenbaum of the NIDA IRP Behavioral Neurophysiology Neuroscience Section. Summary Dopamine neurons signal reward prediction errors – critical teaching signals that are broadcast throughout the brain to undergird associative learning. Current models applied to… [Read More]
Erika Carlson is the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (JPET) Highlighted Trainee Author for May 2023. Erika was recognized for her contributions to the article titled “Heroin- and Fentanyl-Induced Respiratory Depression in a Rat Plethysmography Model: Potency, Tolerance, and Sex Differences,” which was published in the May 2023 issue of JPET. Erika co-authored this article… [Read More]
Customizable, wireless and implantable neural probe design and fabrication via 3D printing. Nature Protocols.
Detailed in this protocol are custom manufacturing techniques for rapidly 3D-printing large number of optogenetic probes of any length and number of shanks. Also included are instructions for low-cost, custom, wireless harnesses to couple with probes for offsite optical manipulation. [Read More]
