Molecular, Circuit and Behavioral Research and Translation to Treatment

The third Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Neurobiology of Drug Addiction will be held in August 2024 in Newry, Maine, USA. Participants from around the world will attend this five-day meeting to discuss addiction research and treatment. The conference will focus on basic human and animal studies at the frontiers of addiction research, as well as issues relevant to translation and treatment. Presentations will focus on studies involving addictive drugs (including alcohol) and the nervous system, with a particular emphasis on mechanisms of compulsive drug use and relapse. The meeting will also break down barriers to progress by uniting investigators with synergistic and complementary expertise in areas ranging from molecular mechanisms to translational clinical research and addiction theory. The conference will provide a forum to address the latest developments in addiction research in an open and highly interactive GRC format, which includes formal talks interspersed with ample discussion time, poster sessions, and informal discussion periods that cultivate communication and collaborations. The GRC will include a Power Hour, an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address diversity and inclusion in scientific research and professional growth in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.