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Marco Venniro wins NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Award for Early Stage Investigators

Marco Vennrio, Ph.D.

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]

Baltimore Science Fair Success!

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The IRP’s Diversity and Outreach Committee (DOC) represented the NIDA IRP again at the Baltimore Science Fair held at Towson University over the weekend of March 23rd and 24th. Over 100 middle school and high school students from Baltimore City, Baltimore, Carrol, Cecil, Harford, and Howard Counties participated, spending many hours on Saturday describing their… [Read More]

2019 NIDA IRP Women Scientist Advisors Awards

2019 WSA Winners

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]

Marco Venniro receives the 2019 Young Investigator Award by the European Behavioral Pharmacology Society

Marco Vennrio, Ph.D.

The winner of the 2019 European Behavioral Pharmacology Society’s Young Investigator Award is Marco Venniro, Ph.d., for his research examining the influence of social cues on behaviors related to drug addiction which was recently published in Nature Neuroscience. Marco is a CCB Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Yavin Shaham, Ph.d. Prior to this award, Marco has also been the… [Read More]

Lorenzo Leggio given the ACNP Eva King-Killam Research Award

Lorenzo Leggio, M.D., Ph.D.

The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) has named Lorenzo Leggio, M.D., Ph.D. as the winner of the Eva King-Killam Research Award.  Dr. Leggio is a Clinical Investigator and Section Chief for the NIAAA and NIDA Intramural Research Programs (IRPs). He also serves as Associate Director for Clinical Research for the NIDA IRP Medication Development Program…. [Read More]

NIDA IRP Welcomes Brenda Curtis, Ph.D.

Dr. Brenda Curtis

NIDA welcomes Brenda L. Curtis, PhD who joined the IRP on January 7th as a new Investigator (Tenure-Track) within the Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Research Branch (CPTRB).  Dr. Curtis will lead a cutting-edge clinical research program as the Principal Investigator of the Technology and Translational Research Unit.   Dr. Curtis earned both a bachelor’s degree in… [Read More]

Kenner Rice, Ph.D. wins Chemistry and Pharmacology of Drug Abuse Conference Lifetime Achievement Award

Kenner RIce, Ph.D.

Dr. Kenner Rice received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 3rd Annual Chemistry and Pharmacology of Drug Abuse Conference, held in Boston on August 2-3, 2018. Pictured from left to right are: Amy Newman, Alex Makriyannis, Kenner Rice and James Bean, Provost and Senior Vice President of Northeastern University where the conference was held. The Chemistry and… [Read More]

Kenzie L. Preston, Ph.D. wins 2018 CPDD Award for Excellence

Kenzie L. Preston, Ph.D.

Kenzie L. Preston, Ph.D. was given the Marian W. Fischman Lectureship Award by the College on Problems of Drug Dependence as part of their 2018 Awards for Excellence. Dr. Preston was awarded on the basis the treatment research she conducts as the Senior Investigator and Chief of the Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Research Branch at… [Read More]

Navigating Your Life Without Losing Yourself

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Tuesday June 19, 2018 • 2 – 3 pm in the BRC Atrium Panel discussion on mental health in college & career Topics will include: Self-identity Managing recovery Managing stress and workload Warning signs Seeking support and help Mentoring students Supporting marginalized students Advocating for yourself Bring your questions for the panelists or submit anonymously via… [Read More]

The Coffeehouse: Art of Recovery

Artwork Featured at The Art of Recovery

The NIDA Eliminating Stigma Team held its first coffeehouse event on Thursday May 10th, titled “The Coffeehouse: Art of Recovery.” The audience experienced powerful stories of struggle and triumph over mental illness and drug addiction through performances and presentations of poetry, spoken word, visual art, photography, and music. The event turned the atrium into a… [Read More]

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