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
Keynote Session: Networks to Therapeutic Perspectives
Discussion Leader: Ozge Gunduz-Cinar (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, USA)
3:45 pm - 4:25 pm
George Koob (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, USA)
"Neurobiology of Addiction: A Negative Reinforcement Perspective"
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
From Molecules to Networks
Discussion Leader: Natalie Zlebnik (University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Dan Covey (University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA)
"Endocannabinoid Synthesis by Dopamine Neurons Drives Cue-Directed Motivation"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:25 pm
Eun-Kyung Hwang (National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, USA)
"Pathway-Specific Synaptic Remodeling of Glutamate Synapses in the Nucleus Accumbens Caused by Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:55 pm
Hanna Molla (Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, USA)
"Developmental Regulation of Prefrontal Plasticity by Endocannabinoid-CB1R Signaling In Vivo "
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:25 pm
Haley Vecchiarelli (University of Calgary, Canada)
"Peripheral Inflammation Promotes Anxiety Through a CRF-R1 Mediated Suppression of Central AEA Signaling"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Therapeutic Perspectives
Discussion Leader: Jibran Khokhar (Dartmouth College, USA)
9:00 am - 9:25 am
Rajiv Radhakrishnan (Yale University School of Medicine, USA)
"Effect of Cannabinoids on Encoding and Memory"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:55 am
Maria Morena (University of Calgary, Canada)
"Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Overexpression in the Basolateral Nucleus of the Amygdala Induces Paradoxical Effects on Anxiety and Fear Memory in Rats"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Roberto Colangeli (University of Calgary, Canada)
"The Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitor URB597 Supresses Epileptic Seizures and Does Not Alter Synaptic Plasticity at the Perforant Path-Dentate Gyrus Synapses"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Miguel Luján (Pompeu Fabra University, Spain)
"Attenuating the Reinforcing Properties of Cocaine with Cannabidiol: A Potential Role of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis"
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: Building Your Network
Discussion Leader: Daniela Neuhofer (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Building Your Network
Beth Babecki (National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, USA)
Alex Goddard (Tal Medical, USA)
Zoe Hughes (Pfizer, USA)
Brian Mathur (University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA)
Stephen Wright (GW Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes