SRNT Global Research Network Newsletter

SRNT Global Research Network Newsletter - September 2023

Greetings!

Hello to all members of the SRNT Global Research Network (GRN)!

We are delighted to share information on the GRN subcommittee activities, announcements and recent NTR publications related to global health via this newsletter. We hope you will find this information helpful. If you would like to contribute to the content of our future newsletters, please submit your news items to our GRN Communications Subcommittee Chair Dr. Mansi Chopra .

For more information on the GRN and past and ongoing activities, visit the GRN website and follow us on Twitter: @GlobalSRNT

GRN Mentorship Program

The GRN has officially launched its mentorship program! The main objective of this program is to support early career researchers in the field of tobacco-related global research from low- and middle- income countries by connecting them to a mid-career researcher to guide an ongoing or new research in areas of mutual interest.

GRN Subcommittees and related announcements

Education Subcommittee (Chair: Dr. Catherine O. Egbe; Co-Chair: Dr. Anna V Wilkinson): This subcommittee is focused on organizing GRN activities, including webinars, conference workshops, and other speaking events activities to provide for SRNT members a platform for continuous development in the field of tobacco and nicotine research with specific targeting of LMICs. The subcommittee is also responsible for overall coordination of the GRN mentorship programme.

Outreach Subcommittee (Chair: Dr. Mohammad (Ebbie) Ebrahimi Kalan and Dr. Rime Jebai): The subcommittee is responsible for actively engaging with existing network members, get on-board new members, increase engagement with experts from LMICs, collaborate with other SRNT networks to convene joint activities, and take a leadership role by involving members and volunteers in network activities.

Communications Subcommittee (Chair: Dr. Mansi Chopra): This subcommittee is responsible for the GRN quarterly newsletters, media dissemination, and updating the GRN web content, including the spotlight and publication highlight.

Announcements

If you are willing to participate/volunteer in any of the subcommittees, please email our GRN Coordinator Dima Bteddini. If you wish to know more or apply, please do get in touch.

Upcoming GRN webinars

Promotion of Nicotine Products in Latin America: Lessons from the REMAP Project, September 27, 2023, 11:00 AM EST. The speakers at the webinar will be Raúl Mejía, Chief of the Department of Ambulatory Care at the Hospital de Clinicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Joaquin Barnoya, Director of Research at the Unidad de Cirugia Cardiovascular and Associate Researcher at Landivar University in Guatemala, and Inti Barrientos-Gutierrez, Researcher (Medical Sciences C) at the Center for Evaluation and Survey Research of the National Institute of Public Health, México. Registration link: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Upcoming conferences, events, and webinars

2023 SRNT-E Conference; September 11-13, 2023; London, England: https://srnte.org/conference/2023-annual-srnt-e-conference/overview
SCaH Conference UK 2023; September 14, 2023; Manchester: https://www.smokingcessationandhealth.co.uk/agenda/
European Conference on Tobacco Control; October 10-12, 2023; Florence, Italy: https://ensp-ectc.org/
Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) 2023 Annual Conference; November 9-10, 2023; Newcastle, UK: https://www.addiction-ssa.org/annual-conference/ssa-annual-conference-2023/

Funding Opportunities

Accelerating the Pace of Drug Abuse Research Using Existing Data (R21 Clinical Trial Optional): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-24-037.html
Forecasted: Building Capacity to Increase Commercial Tobacco Cessation CDC-RFA-DP-24-0056: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=CDC-RFA-DP-24-0056
Notice of funding RFA-OD-23-017: The Tobacco Regulatory Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-23-017.html
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Health Services and Economic Research on the Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use Disorders (R01, R21, R03): https://nida.nih.gov/funding-app?sort=rel_date:desc&document_types=NOSI,PAR&issuing_institution=NIDA%20Primary,NIDA%20Participating
Pilot Health Services and Economic Research on the Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use Disorders (R34 - Clinical Trial Optional): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-21-180.html
Public Health Communication Messaging about the Continuum of Risk for Tobacco Products (U01 Clinical Trial Required): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-23-021.html

Recent NTR publications on Global Topics

Volume 25, Issue 7, July 2023

Ranjithkumar et al., Development of Dependence in Smokers and Rodents With Voluntary Nicotine Intake: Similarities and Differences (2023)25(7):1229-1240. Abstract
Linwei He et al., Effectiveness and Acceptability of Conversational Agents for Smoking Cessation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2023)25(7):1241-1250. Abstract
Amber Copeland et al., Recovery From Nicotine Addiction: A Diffusion Model Decomposition of Value-Based Decision-Making in Current Smokers and Ex-smokers (2023)25(7):1269-1276. Abstract
Zachary T Blitzer et al., Influence of Tobacco Variety and Curing on Free Radical Production in Cigarette Smoke (2023)25(7):1400-1405. Abstract

Volume 25, Issue 8, August 2023

Johannes Thrul et al., A Scoping Review and Meta-analysis of the Use of Remote Biochemical Verification Methods of Smoking Status in Tobacco Research (2023)25(8):1413-1423. Abstract
Kelly Pratt et al., Respiratory Exposure to Thirdhand Cigarette Smoke Increases Concentrations of Urinary Metabolites of Nicotine (2023)25(8):1424-1430. Abstract
Vaida Liutkute-Gumarov et al., Estimating the Size of Illicit Tobacco Market in Lithuania: Results from the Discarded Pack Collection Method (2023)25(8):1431-1439. Abstract
Mustafa Utku Ozmen, Causal Effect of Education on Tobacco Use in Low-and-Middle Income Countries (2023)25(8): 1474-1480. Abstract

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