Letter of Intent Due Tomorrow (Nov 18)

Reminder - letter of intent for RARC pilot grants are due tomorrow, Friday, November 18, 2022. If you plan to submit a pilot grant proposal, please email rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu. Great opportunity to get funding to start new collaborations! 

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Four Open Faculty Positions

BHI and RARC are recruiting a tenured or tenure track faculty members at the Assistant/Associate/Professor level across our four research domains: Basic Science; Epidemiology, Etiology, & Prevention; Treatment & Recovery; and Public Policy. 

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Funded Postdoctoral Positions 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.

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BHI 2022-2023 Mock Grant Review Program

Motivational & Affective Neuroscience Focus Area Working Group is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 mock grant review program. The primary objective of this program is to increase the success of grant proposals submitted to NIH by Rutgers investigators connected to BHI.

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Center for Population Behavioral Health Seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Drs. Carolyn Sartor and Tammy Chung at CPBH are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow to contribute to NIH-funded etiological and clinical research on youth and young adult substance use, with a focus on variation by race/ethnicity and gender in pathways of risk and substance use outcomes.

For more information, please contact Dr. Carolyn Sartor

5 New Studies from Dr. Danielle Dick’s Lab on the Genetics of Addiction

RARC Director, Dr. Danielle Dick's research lab has published five studies in the past two months surrounding genetic risk and resilience factors for substance use disorders.

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Parental Discord May Be An Indicator of Children’s Genetic Risk for Future Alcohol Misuse

RARC Researchers co-authored a new study published in Molecular Psychiatry, that found that children’s exposure to parents’ relationship discord or divorce is associated with the potential for alcohol use disorder as adults.

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Sleeping Medications Used for Insomnia May Combat Drug and Alcohol Addiction

RARC Researchers, Morgan James and Gary Aston-Jones, discussed their new study that shows how changes in the brain promote drug-seeking behavior and why some insomnia medications may block it.

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Solutions to Tackling Smoking Rates

RARC Researcher, Dr. Michael Steinberg, discusses the challenges to changing smoking rates in the United States. The article highlights key research as well as resources for quitting tobacco products.

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Pathways to Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder Webinar

The Translational Research Training in Addictions for Underrepresented Groups (TRACC) is hosting their next Expert Speaker Series today, November 17th, 2022 from 12:30 PM to 1:50PM featuring Katie Witkiewitz, PhD.

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Initial Findings on the Development of an Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Opioid Use Disorder and PTSD Webinar

Rutgers Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies is hosting their next Emerging Addiction Science Seminar on Thursday, December 1, 2022 from 12:30PM - 1:30PM EDT with Dr. Tanya C. Saraiya.

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Eighth Annual BHI Symposium

Join us on Friday, December 2, 2022 from 8:00 AM-5:30 PM EDT. at the Busch Student Center in Piscataway, NJ for feature talks by Rutgers faculty presenting their cutting-edge research. The afternoon session includes student/post-doc poster presentations with cash awards to the top three best posters. Register early for discounted rate by November 1, 2022.

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Opioids in the Workplace: Awareness – Free Online Training

Rutgers Center for Public Health Workforce Development offers a free 1-hour online asynchronous course intended for workers and employers who may be impacted by the opioid crisis. 

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Annual NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival (Virtual)

On Thursday, December 8 and Friday, December 9, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET each day, will showcase exciting research results, emerging research areas, and innovations in health related BSSR.



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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 opens this December; the deadline is March 21, 2023.

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