Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Biological Sex as a Variable in Alcohol Use Disorder
Discussion Leader: Elizabeth Sneddon-Yepez (Miami University, USA)
3:45 pm - 3:55 pm
Philip Lambeth (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
"Estradiol Enhancement of Ethanol-Induced Increase in VTA Dopamine Neuron Firing"
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 4:10 pm
Laura Giacometti (Drexel University College of Medicine, USA)
"Astrocytic Regulation of Reward Seeking in Ethanol Dependent Female Mice"
4:10 pm - 4:15 pm
Discussion
4:15 pm - 4:25 pm
Max Joffe (Vanderbilt University, USA)
"Sex Differences in Pathophysiology of Prefrontal Cortex Interneurons in a Mouse Model of Binge Drinking"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Developmental Impact of Ethanol Exposure
Discussion Leaders: Konstantin Kaganovsky (Stanford University, USA) and Jeffrey Moffat (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Desiré Buckley (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
"Embryonic Ethanol Exposure Disrupts the Tangential Migration and Axon Guidance of Cranial Motor Neurons in the Developing Hindbrain"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Thaddeus Barney (Binghamton University , USA)
"Modulation of Basolateral Amygdala Excitability by Cytokines May Help Explain Unique Adolescent Sensitivities to Alcohol"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Andrea Silva-Gotay (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
"Sex-Specific Effects on Proinflammatory Mediators May Underlie Differential Sensitivity of Myelinated Axons to Alcohol Drinking in Adolescent Rats"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Gabor Egervari (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
"Alcohol Metabolism Promotes Brain Histone Acetylation and Alcohol-Related Learning"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Chelsea Kasten (LSU Health New Orleans, USA)
"mGlu5 Receptor Knockdown in the BNST Mediates Sex-Dependent Expression of Negative Affect Produced by Adolescent Ethanol Exposure and Adult Stress"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Angela Henricks (Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, USA)
"One vs. Two-Hits: Investigating the Impact of Adolescent Alcohol Exposure on Adulthood Drinking and Local Field Potential Oscillations in a Rodent Model of Schizophrenia"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Positive and Negative Reinforcing Effects of Ethanol
Discussion Leaders: Michel Companion (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA) and Stacey Robinson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Kurt Fraser (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
"Encoding and Enhancement of Motivation to Consume Alcohol by the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala"
9:10 am - 9:15 am
Discussion
9:15 am - 9:25 am
Kyle Flippo (University of Iowa, USA)
"A Liver to Brain Endocrine Signaling Axis Regulates Alcohol Consumption and Reward"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Soundarya Soundararajan (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, USA)
"Functional Dopaminergic Variants, Impulsivity and Drinking Behaviors in Non-Dependent Drinkers"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Mandy LeCocq (Concordia University, Canada)
"The Impact of Alcohol Exposure on Future Reinstatement: Psychological Processes and the Effect of Naltrexone"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Janna Moen (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Novel Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Drugs in Mediating Alcohol Aversion"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Reesha Patel (Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, USA)
"Chronic Ethanol Withdrawal Induces Neuroadaptations in Medial Prefrontal Cortex CRF1-Expressing Neurons Underlying Cognitive Deficits and Anxiety-Like Behavior"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Lara Hwa (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"Dynorphin/KOR in Corticolimbic Circuits Gates Stress Coping After Intermittent Alcohol"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 10:55 am
Marcus Weera (LSU Health New Orleans, USA)
"The Role of Central Amygdala Signaling in Predator Odor Stress-Induced Avoidance Behavior and Escalation of Alcohol Drinking"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Career Paths Outside Tenure-Track Academia at an R1 Institution
Discussion Leaders: Chelcie Heaney (Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA) and Amanda Mahnke (Texas A&M University Health Science Center, USA)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Career Paths Outside Tenure-Track Academia at an R1 Institution
Tracy Butler (University of Dayton, USA)
Brian Carriere (Incyte Corporation, USA)
Anita Bechtholt (Unspecified, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
