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]
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COVID-19 Announcement
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
Eliot Gardner Wins WCBR Pioneer Award
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 Presented with Lifetime Achievement Award
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]
Amy Newman Wins the 2019 Ruth L. Kirschstein Mentoring Award
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]
2020 NIDA IRP FARE winners
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 selected for Society for Neuroscience Neuroscience Scholars Program
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]
NIDA IRP Opioid Symposium
May 22, 2019 8:50am – 5pm Biomedical Research Center – Atrium Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus 251 Bayview Blvd. Baltumore, MD 21224 Organizers: Yavin Shaham, David Epstein, Kenzie Preston, Amy Newman The one-day symposium will feature intramural and extramural speakers who will discuss recent advances in research and treatment for opioid use disorders. Schedule Amy Newman… [Read More]
Best Wishes to Our 2019 Postbac Graduates
Congratulations and best wishes to the 2019 NIDA IRP Postbaccalaureate graduates! Of the 29 graduates (largest NIDA class ever), 12 are heading to PhD programs, 1 to a PharmD program, 6 will be going to medical school, 3 to MD/PhD programs, 3 to Master’s programs, 1 to Physician Assistant school, 1 plans to work in… [Read More]
Marco Venniro wins NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Award for Early Stage Investigators
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]
