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Dear RARC Community,
From everyone at the RARC, we wish you all a wonderful start to your holiday season! We bring you today our final installment of addiction-related news and events across Rutgers for 2022. We hope these digests help you stay informed about the many things happening across Rutgers in the addiction space. Have news or events you’d like us to highlight in an upcoming digest? Send the details to RARC Communication Specialist, Ricki Arvesen (rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu).
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Program Assistant Position (Per Diem)
The RARC is recruiting a part-time Program Assistant to assist with the development, implementation and monitoring of programs within Dr. Danielle Dick’s laboratory. This includes clerical work, procurement, planning and support of program activities, and the coordination of office operations.
Learn more: Click here
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RARC Faculty Searches are Underway
With 3 promising candidates having virtually interviewed this month, and 6 more interviewing in January, RARC faculty recruitments are officially underway. Keep sending your ideas for who may be a good fit for our community, and a huge thank you to the many Rutgers faculty attending our candidate seminars!
For more information: Click here
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Post-Doctoral Position in Neuroimaging and Neurostimulation
Baker Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroimaging and Stimulation is seeking a postdoc to develop new brain-based interventions to correct the aberrant reward and decision making processes that sustain substance use disorders.
For more information: Click here
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2022-2023 BHI Pilot Program in Neuroscience for Center and Program Project Grants
The Brain Health Institute (BHI) is pleased to announce a new BHI pilot grants program in neuroscience to support pilot experiments that will lead to Center and Program Project grant funding from NIH. For the current FY, they plan to offer two awards. Deadlines: one-page LOI is due February 10th, 2023. The final applications are due March 20th, 2023.
To learn more: Click here
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Funded Postdoctoral Position Available in Addiction Research
The Rutgers University Molecular Neuroscience of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Training (MNADRT) Program invites applications for NIAAA-funded T32 postdoctoral fellowships related to alcohol and drug abuse research.
To learn more: Click here
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RARC Researcher Travis Baker Wins $2.5 Million Grant to Treat Substance Abuse Disorder
Congratulations to RARC Researcher, Dr. Travis Baker, on his new $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The goal of the grant is to develop new brain-based interventions for substance use disorders.
To learn more: Click here
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Project Harmony: A Meta-Analysis With Individual Patient Data on Behavioral and Pharmacologic Trials for Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress and Alcohol or Other Drug Use Disorders
RARC Researcher and CAS Director, Denise Hien, authored a new study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, that compared the effectiveness of several behavioral and pharmacological therapies for adults with co-occurring PTSD and alcohol or other drug use disorders.
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RARC Researchers Make the Top Rutgers Health Science Stories of 2022
RARC Researchers Drs. Gary Aston-Jones, Morgan James, and Jessica Salvatore made the list of notable health sciences stories at Rutgers for 2022.
Here are the top stories: Click here
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How to Make the Holidays Less Stressful
RARC Researcher, Dr. Petros Levounis, discusses with U.S. News about different stressors and strategies to help cope during this holiday season.
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Grand Rounds Virtual Lecture Series
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Department of Psychiatry has released their spring 2023 Grand Rounds Virtual Lecture Series schedule. Of particular interest to our community is, “Leveraging technology to improve screening and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum year,” with Constance Guille, MD, on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. EST.
To learn more: Click here
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Emerging Evidence on Psychedelic-assisted Treatments for Substance Use Disorders
Rutgers Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies is hosting their next Emerging Addiction Science Seminar on Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 12:30PM - 1:30PM EDT with Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu. This session will examine relevant research, important facets, risks, and contradictions relevant to psychedelic-assisted treatments.
For more information: Click here
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Writing Grant Proposals Webinar
The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity and Justice is hosting its next Making Scholarship Public (MSP) series on Thursday, February 16, 2023 from 1:00-2:30 PM ET. This session will discuss successful grant-writing strategies, and tools for effectively identifying funding opportunities that align with your goals and research interests.
Learn more: Click here
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President Biden Signs Law Expanding Research on Cannabis
After unanimous consent from the US Senate, President Biden signed into law the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, aimed at providing federal support to facilitate research of cannabis and its potential health benefits.
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2024 HHMI Investigator Program
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is seeking creative and innovative scientists to join its Investigator Program. They will appoint approximately 25 new Investigators through a national open competition. The application period is now open; the deadline is March 21, 2023.
For more information: Click here
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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has announced their new research funding opportunities. PCORI's Online System will open on January 10, 2023, for the submission of Letters of Intent (LOI) for the following PCORI Funding Announcements:
- Prevention, Early Identification, and Treatment of Delirium in Older Adults
- Brief Interventions for Adolescent Alcohol Use
- Broad Pragmatic Studies
- Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
- Partnering Research and Community Organizations for Novel Health Equity Research: Addressing Social and Clinical Determinants of Maternal Health
- Advancing the Science of Engagement
LOIs are due on February 7 by 5:00 pm ET, and applications are due May 2 by 5:00 pm ET.
For more information: Click here
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The International Center for Responsible Gaming
The International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) invites investigators to apply for two exciting opportunities:
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Three-year Center of Excellence Grant to study gambling and gambling problems among emerging adults in the US. The ICRG is open to a variety of topics in proposals responding to this request for applications. Applicants may request a total of $350,000 in direct costs plus 15% in Facilities and Administration costs. Application deadline: January 31, 2023
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Two-year Large Grant to study the impact of gambling advertising, including television, digital and push notifications. The goal of this initiative is to determine the aspects of advertising that might promote risky or problematic gambling attitudes and behaviors and provide metrics for the development of advertising guidelines for gambling operators and regulators. Applicants may request up to $172,500. Application deadline: March, 1, 2023
For more information: Click here
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To view the RARC list of funding announcements that may be of interest to Rutgers addiction researchers, Click here | | | | |
