Integration of Basic Neuroscience Research into Addiction Treatment Development

描述(由申请人提供)：本申请建议在马里兰大学开发一项转化性研究，博士前机构培训计划，该计划集基本过程研究、预防和药物使用的临床干预为一体。该培训计划得到了马里兰大学帕克学院(UMD)不同教职员工的支持，并得到了巴尔的摩马里兰大学医学院、约翰·霍普金斯大学和国家精神卫生研究院的教职员工的补充。拟议培训计划的博士前实习生将参加为期两年的培训，一年以基础研究为重点，另一年以临床成瘾治疗为重点。基础研究培训的核心部分将通过神经科学和认知科学(NACS)博士课程(www.nacs.umd.edu)提供，将包括神经科学以及发展、社会和认知心理学的研究，使用生物学、行为和神经行为方法检查人类和非人类动物的相关过程。培训的临床核心部分将包括对终身药物使用的行为和药物预防和治疗，以及研究与药物有关的问题的机会，包括艾滋病毒感染和心理共病。所有培训教师都在进行应用于物质使用及相关问题的研究(表2，研究兴趣)。该方案还包括几项完善的加强多样性的战略。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application proposes the development of a translational research, pre-doctoral institutional Training Program at the University of Maryland at the intersection of basic process research, prevention and clinical intervention for substance use. The Training Program is supported by a diverse base of faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and is supplemented with faculty from the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, and the National Institutes of Mental Health. Predoctoral trainees in the proposed training program will participate for two years, one with a basic research focus and one with a clinical addictions treatment focus. The Basic Research Core components of training will be provided through the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS) doctoral Program (www.nacs.umd.edu) and will include study in neuroscience, as well as developmental, social, and cognitive psychology, using biological, behavioral and neurobehavioral methods to examine relevant processes in human and nonhuman animals. The Clinical Core components of training will include behavioral and pharmacological prevention and treatment of substance use across the lifespan as well as opportunities to study substance-related problems including HIV infection and psychological comorbidity. All training faculty are conducting research with application to substance use and related problems (Table 2, research interests). The Program also includes several well-developed strategies for enhancing diversity.