36th Annual International Narcotics Research Conference

描述(由申请人提供)： 请求为2005年7月10日至15日在马里兰州安纳波利斯举行的国际麻醉品研究会议第36届年会提供支助。多年来，INRC一直是传播和交流有关阿片类药物和内源性阿片系统生物医学研究信息的最负盛名的国际会议。主题包括从分子到行为和临床研究。虽然主要话题仍然是鸦片类药物和滥用，但对其他滥用药物的讨论越来越多，如大麻、可卡因、安非他明和酒精，因为这些药物与内源性阿片系统之间的广泛相互作用已被记录在案。请求提供支助的主要是部分旅费，以使青年科学家，即研究生、博士后研究员和初级教员能够参加会议。一小部分资金将支持与成瘾药物研究有关的其他学科的杰出全体演讲者，他们将介绍可能对INRC受众有用的战略、概念或技术。被邀请的研讨会演讲者，通常不是INRC的参与者，将得到部分支持。请拨的行政和会议费用约占总数的15%。今年INRC有五位已确认的不同主题的全体演讲者，包括NIDA主任N.Volkow博士、约翰霍普金斯大学S.Snyder博士、英国T Robbins博士、约翰霍普金斯大学R Huganir博士和杜克大学M Caron博士。玛丽·珍妮·克里克博士被选为2005年会议的创始讲师。八个研讨会将涵盖申请中描述的广泛主题，包括药物滥用的人类遗传学、处方药与非处方药滥用，以及疼痛研究的新进展。在每一次研讨会上，将选出一些相关的来稿进行口头陈述。将有三个海报会议，在那里总是有很多交流和讨论。将举办一次关于NIDA更新和赠款撰写的研讨会。这次会议的地点将使调查人员有机会与NIDA和NIH的工作人员互动。对于来自许多国家的与会者来说，这次国际会议是他们见面和交流思想的唯一机会。我们认为，许多博士后和博士后实习生的参与已经导致并可能继续导致招募有前途的科学家从事药物滥用研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Support is requested for the 36th annual meeting of the International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC) to be held in Annapolis, Maryland from July 10-15, 2005. INRC has for many years been the most prestigious international meeting for the dissemination and exchange of information about biomedical research on opiate drugs and the endogenous opioid system. The topics range from molecular to behavioral and clinical studies. While the main topic is still opiate drugs and abuse, there is increasing discussion of other abused drugs, such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, and alcohol, since extensively interactions between these drugs and the endogenous opioid system has been documented. Support is requested primarily for partial travel support to enable young scientists, i.e. graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty, to participate in the Conference. A small portion of funds will support distinguished plenary speakers from other disciplines, relevant to research on addictive drugs, who will describe strategies, concepts or techniques likely to be useful to an INRC audience. Invited symposium speakers, not normally INRC participants, will receive partial support. Funds requested for administrative and meeting expenses represent about 15% of the total. This year INRC has five confirmed plenary speakers on various topics, including Drs. N. Volkow, Director of NIDA, S. Snyder, Johns Hopkins Univ., T Robbins, UK, R Huganir, Johns Hopkins Univ., and M Caron, Duke Univ. Dr. Mary Jeanne Kreek was elected the Founders' Lecturer for the 2005 Meeting. Eight symposia will cover a wide range of topics described in the application, including human genetics of drug abuse, prescription versus non-prescription drug abuse, and new advances in pain research. A number of relevant contributed papers will be chosen for oral presentation at each symposium. There will be three poster sessions, at which there is always much exchange and discussion. There will be a workshop on NIDA updates and grant writing. The location of this meeting will allow investigators the opportunity to interact with NIDA and NIH staff. For participants from many countries, this international meeting is their only chance to meet and exchange ideas. We feel that participation by many pre- and postdoctoral trainees has resulted and is likely to continue to result in recruiting promising scientists to a career of drug abuse research.