Awards

The origins of the current opioid crisis are complex, and effective solutions will require multidisciplinary cooperation among many stakeholders, including policymakers, clinicians, and scientists.  To this end, basic research in pharmacology can provide critical information for addressing the crisis.  In a Special Issue of Neuropharmacology, entitled “New Vistas in Opioid Pharmacology”, Dr Michael Baumann from the… [Read More]

The NIDA IRP Women Scientist Advisors awards ceremony is held annually to recognize the accomplishments of outstanding women scientists. The 2020 awardees are: Smriti Mongia, Ph.D. – Excellence in Research, Postdoctoral Fellow Stephanie Gantz, Ph.D.  – Excellence in Research, Post-doctoral Fellow Daria Piacentino, Ph.D. – Promising Post-doctoral Fellow Flavia Barbano, Ph.D. – Research Recognition Award,… [Read More]

The NIH intramural research program has shifted all non-mission-critical laboratory operations to a maintenance phase in order to promote physical distancing and diminished transmission risk of COVID-19. Effective Monday, March 23, 2020, only mission-critical functions within NIH research laboratories will be supported. If you have any questions about the current Coronavirus outbreak, please visit coronavirus.gov

The Winter Conference on Brain Research (WCBR) has presented Eliot Gardner, Ph.D. of the NIDA IRP with the Pioneer Award for his lifetime of work in the field of neuropsychopharmacology. Dr. Gardner has attended WCBR for more than 50 years , participating in countless panels and workshops. He has also brought many of his students… [Read More]

Eliot Gardner received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Drug Abuse Research Society at its most recent meeting in Casablanca, Morocco. The award was presented to Dr. Gardner by the Prime Minister of Morocco, Saadeddine Othmani. Dr. Gardner was honored for his lifetime of groundbreaking research in the field of Neuropsychopharmacology at The NIDA… [Read More]

On July 15, 2019, Dr. Francis S. Collins presented our own Dr. Newman with the 2019 Ruth L. Kirschstein Mentoring Award. The Ruth L. Kirschstein Mentoring Award is given to individuals who have demonstrated significant leadership, skill, and ability in serving as mentor to one or more individuals. It was initiated to give formal recognition,… [Read More]

Congratulations to our 2020 FARE (Fellows Award for Research Excellence) winners!  They will each receive a $1500 travel stipend to attend a meeting next fiscal year to present their research.  They will also give a talk at the Baltimore Fellows Symposium on October 10, 2019. Congratulations to our 2020 FARE winners (left to right): Alessandro… [Read More]

Christopher Blackwood has been selected into  the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) 2019.  The two-year training program supports neuroscience trainees’ scientific and professional growth through mentoring, networking, and professional skills development and works toward the Society’s objectives of supporting the professional development of scientists from all backgrounds and increasing diversity in the… [Read More]

Marco Venniro has been chosen the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) as a winner in its Early Stage Investigator paper competition. Marco is a postdoctoral fellow at the NIDA IRP and he was honored for his paper Volitional social interaction prevents drug addiction in rat models, published in Nature Neuroscience. Marco… [Read More]

The NIDA IRP Women Scientist Advisors awards ceremony is held annually to recognize the accomplishments of outstanding women scientists. The 2019 awardees are: Robin Keeley, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellows Ida Fredrikkson, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow Emily Simons Wires, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow Congratulations to this year’s winners! Click here to learn more about the Woman Scientist Advisors… [Read More]