Five IDeA-funded programs from across the country, including the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Rural Drug Addiction Research Center, have once again joined together to present the 2023 Symposium on Substance Use Research. It will take place Nov. 7-9 via Zoom. The symposium will focus on leveraging research, knowledge, and insight on substance use.
The event is free and open to the public. Register here to attend.
The virtual format will include expert keynotes, panel discussions, and research presentations. Stacey Sigmon, Professor in the University of Vermont’s Department of Psychiatry, will be the first keynote and will discuss “Expanding Addiction Treatment in Rural Areas: Experimental and Implementation Science Efforts.” The second keynote, Nii Addy, will be “Addressing Substance Use and Misuse with Neuroscience, Advocacy, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Tools.” Dr. Addy is the Albert E. Kent Associate Professor of Psychiatry, and the inaugural Director of Scientist Diversity and Inclusion at Yale School of Medicine.
The five IDeA-funded programs co-hosting this event:
West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI)
COBRE Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation at Brown University
More information on the symposium is available here.
