Sunday, June 26 Poster Session – 3:00 – 5:00 Immune Function is Associated with Symptoms of Depression and Psychological Distress Among People with Alcohol and Substance Abuse Disorders - P. Martinez, S.P. Neupane, L. Lien, P. Aukrust, T. Ueland, T.E. Mollnes, K. Hestad, S. Zemore, J.G. Bramness Monday, June 27 Poster Session – 3:00 – 5:00 PM Cannabis Use During Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders is Associated with More Frequent Alcohol Consumption - M.S. Subbaraman, D. Patterson, J. … [Read more...]
News & Events
ARG Scientists Present at KBS 2016
ARG researchers are heading to Stockholm for the Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society (KBS) running from May 30 to June 3, 2106. The primary purpose of the symposium is to provide a forum for researchers involved in alcohol studies to exchange ideas about their ongoing research. The scope of the symposium includes studies of determinants and consequences of drinking, drinking culture and drinking patterns, and social and institutional responses to drinking related … [Read more...]
Researchers Present at AP17
In early April, researchers from around the world met in Arlington, Virginia for the 17th annual Alcohol Policy (AP) Conference. ARG scientists were among the presenters and featured Center Director William C. Kerr's plenary session on alcohol privatization, highlighting his recent work in Washington State. Senior Scientist Thomas K. Greenfield and Scientist Katherine Karriker-Jaffe presented their research on alcohol's harms to others (AHTO) during a panel discussion that sought to … [Read more...]
Priscilla Martinez Receives Travel Award
Congratulations to Research Associate and Postdoctoral Fellow Priscilla Martinez who received a Student Travel Award to present at the Behavior, Biology, and Chemistry Conference in San Antonio. Her talk on the associations between cytokine levels, depression and psychological distress among people with substance use disorders will happen on Sunday, March 6 at 1:00 pm. The study aimed to examine the association between depression, psychological distress, and cytokine levels among people in … [Read more...]
ARG Receives Five-Year Grant
ARG is pleased to announce it has received a $7.3M grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to support the continuation of its National Alcohol Research Center. The funds will be dispersed over a five year period beginning this year through to 2020. The grant supports four core components and three research projects that focus on addressing alcohol-related health disparities in order to identify and reduce the effects of economic or social disadvantage on … [Read more...]
New Seminar Series Announced
The Spring Advanced Alcohol Research Seminar, offered from January to May 2017, operates through UC Berkeley and presents research and lectures on epidemiology, prevention and intervention, and theory and methodology related to alcohol and other drugs. Taught and facilitated by Sarah Zemore, PhD, and co-led by Priscilla Martinez, PhD, features presentations by renowned scientists in the field of alcohol research both internal and external to ARG. The current seminar series includes … [Read more...]
PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center
ARG receives re-designation as a Collaborating Center thru to September 2019. Congratulations to Cheryl Cherpitel, DrPH, for her successful direction of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center on Alcohol Epidemiology and Injury over the past four years. From her leadership, and the support of a highly skilled research team, ARG has been re-designated as a Collaborating Center through to September 2019. Since 2011, Cherpitel and her colleagues have made significant contributions to research on … [Read more...]
ARG Scientists Present at APHA
ARG scientists will be in Chicago at the end of October to present at the American Public Health Association (APHA)'s Annual Meeting and Exposition with talks focused on alcohol-related heath issues and outcomes. Conference highlights include a panel on November 3 when ARG researchers will present new findings on health disparities from the National Alcohol Survey. Beginning at 2:30 pm, Camillia Lui discusses differences in education among heavy drinkers using age-period cohort analysis. She … [Read more...]
New Grant Awarded to Study Cannabis Use & Treatment Outcomes
Congratulations to ARG Biostatistician Meenakshi Sabina Subbaraman, PhD, who received a grant to study how cannabis use affects alcohol treatment outcomes. The new project, funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R21 AA023039), will use advanced statistical methods to better understand how cannabis use among individuals recovering from alcohol use disorders affects drinking after treatment. Expert opinion on the topic is mixed. Some suggest that among … [Read more...]
New Fall Seminar Series Announced
The Fall Advanced Alcohol Research Seminar, offered from September to December 2015, operates through UC Berkeley and presents research and lectures on epidemiology, prevention and intervention, and theory and methodology related to alcohol and potentially other drugs. This seminar, taught and facilitated by Sarah Zemore, PhD, and co-led by Drs. Lee Kaskutas and Cheryl Cherpitel, features presentations by renowned scientists in the field of alcohol research both internal and external to ARG. The … [Read more...]
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