Friday - June 27 Lecture Series Lecture Series Saturday - June 28 Study Group Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Study Group - separate registration required Lecture Series Lecture Series Satellite Alcohol as a Modifier of Biological Responses: Epigenetic Effects of Alcohol - open Modeling Behavior Change Over Time: The 12-Step Experience - open 4th Annual Mechanisms of Behavior Change in Behavioral Treatment: Today and Tomorrow - open Alcohol Stress Interest Group (ASIG) - open Sunday - June 29 Plenary Session I Molecular Mechanisms of Alcohol-Mediated Carcinogenesis Symposia Session I Ethanol and Receptor Gated Ion Channels: A Memorial to Dr. Maharaj Ticku New Findings on Alcohol Use Disorders in the U.S. General Population Cytokines and Signaling Pathways in Alcoholic Liver Disease GABA(B) Receptor: A New Target for Effective Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol Dependence? Ethanol and Brain Function: Relieve, Damage, and Repair Mechanisms of Change in Brief Interventions for Young Adult Drinking Epigenetic Approaches to the Study of Alcoholism and Alcohol Effects Genetic Determinants of Subjective and Physiological Responses to Ethanol and the Risk for Alcohol Use Disorders in Asians Symposia Session II Towards an Individualized Treatment in Alcohol Dependence: Results from the US-COMBINE -- Study and German PREDICT Study - In Honor of past work of Dr. Jack Mendelson Progression of Alcoholic Liver Disease Alcohol and Injury in the Emergency Room: International Findings from the ERCAAP and WHO Collaborative Study Endocannabinoid Participation in Alcohol's Effects on Neurophysiology and Behavior Systems Biology Approaches to the Study of Alcohol-Induced Tissue Damage and Repair Multifaceted Influence of Neuroactive Steroids during Ethanol Exposure: From Stimulus Perception to Drinking Outcomes Alcohol and Adolescent Brain Development Searching for Genes for the Response to Alcohol: From Animal Models to Human Research Evening Session I Oxidation of Ethanol in a Brain and its Consequences Diagnostic Challenges Regarding Alcohol Use Disorders in Adolescents ROUNDTABLE: What Are the Ethical Considerations for Administering Alcohol, Alcohol Cues or Psychoactive Drugs to Alcoholics in a Research Setting? Alcohol, Signaling and ECM Turnover WORKSHOP: What is Your Poison? New Techniques for Measuring Drink Ethanol and Alcohol - Composition: The Epidemiological Implications PAPER SESSION: Enoch Gordis Award finalists - Students and Junior Investigators Monday - June 30 Plenary Session II Regulation of Thoughts and Feelings in the Human Brain Symposia Session III Understanding and Treating Patients with Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis: An Update Molecular Nuggets Mined from INIA-West Transcriptomes: Determinants of Excessive Alcohol Consumption Acetaldehyde-Induced Cancer Risks: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Translating Research into Practice: Evaluating Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Demonstrations in Large Population Areas Ethanol and Glia-Neuron Interactions Alcohol-Induced Brain Damage: New Findings from the Asian-Pacific Region Alcohol Dependence: Integration of Neuroimaging and Genetic Approaches Pre & Post Treatment Interventions for Youth with AOSUD: Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of Its Parts? Satellite: Fetal Alcohol Spect Symposia Session IV Effects of Smoking Interventions on Alcohol Drinking: Preclinical through Public Policy Investigations Ethanol Actions on the Glycine Receptor: No Longer GABA's Little Brother Parent Involvement in Preventing High-Risk College Student Drinking: Emerging Evidence from Etiological, Efficacy and Effectiveness Studies Neurobiological Mechanisms Contributing to Alcohol-Stress-Anxiety Interactions The Role of Dynorphin and Kappa Opioid Receptors in Alcohol Abuse Innate Immunity in the Progression of Alcohol-Related Organ Injury Alcoholic Cardiac Injury: From Basic Research to Cure Brain Banking for Alcohol Research: Past, Present and the Future Evening Session II Lesch Typology Computerized Assessment for Research and Therapy New Biomarkers and Devices to Detect Ethanol Intake - Benefits, Limitations, How and When to Use WORKSHOP: Translating Research: Basic and Clinical Dialogues WORKSHOP: Advances in Alcohol Research in Latin America Potential Therapeutic Interventions for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Recent Findings from Animal Models PAPER SESSION: Enoch Gordis Award finalists - Post-Docs and Junior Investigators Tuesday - July 1 Plenary Session III Early Life Stress, CRF and Risk of Psychopathology (tentative title) Symposia Session V Current Findings on Gender and Alcoholism: Biology, Epidemiology and Treatment Emerging Targets at the GPCR Signaling Complex: Implications for Ethanol Reinforcement? Pharmacological Targets for Treatment of Alcoholism: Basic Studies Genetics of Alcoholism: Recent Findings Add More Pieces to the Puzzle The Role of Calcium-Dependent Small and Large Conductance Potassium Channels in Ethanol Tolerance and Plasticity Adolescent Brain Development: Ethanol Induced Cellular and Molecular Changes Theory-Based Prevention Interventions with Alcohol-Using Adolescents at High-Risk for HIV Optimizing Treatment for Alcoholism Complicated with Bipolar Disorder: Current Advances and Future Directions Workshop Legislative Advocacy Workshop - open - organized by the RSA Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee - those interested in attending should visit the RSVP button to sign-up Symposia Session VI New BeginnINGS: Diverse Roles of Growth Factors (BDNF, Insulin, IGF, NGF and GDNF) in Ethanol's Actions in the Brain Drinking and Symptom Trajectory Classes: The Next Step Drinking Phenotypes Neuroimaging of Animal Models of Alcoholism: Second Report from the Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism Alcohol and Retinoic Acid-Dependent Stem Cell Growth Control HIV and Alcohol: International Perspective Involvement of Inflammatory Mediators in Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury Implementation of Alcohol Interventions in Surgical Patients: Interdisciplinary Challenges and Opportunities The Importance of Glucocorticoids and Alcohol Dependence and Neurotoxicity Evening Session III ROUNDTABLE: Beyond "Product Testing": A Discussion of Innovative Approaches to Alcohol Treatment Research WORKSHOP: fMRI Studies of Motivation: Trying to Deconstruct Desire WORKSHOP: Alcohol Use and Problems over Time: Latent Growth Curve Models in Alcohol Research Methods of Ethanol Application in Alcohol Models: How Long is Enough? ROUNDTABLE: Consilience of Rodent and Human Phenotypes The Use of Cultured Cells to Investigate the Effects of Ethanol Metabolism on the Liver Wednesday - July 2 Plenary Session IV Isaacson Awardee (ISBRA) - to be determined Plenary Session V RSA Distinguished Researcher Awardee - to be determined Plenary Session VI RSA Young Investigator Awardee (2007) Symposia Session VII Doctors Will Do This: Strategies for Motivating Physicians to do Brief Interventions Ethanol and Lipid Rafts Alcohol and Risk Taking Behavior: A Bi-Directional Relationship Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis Resulting from Alcohol Consumption Stress-Induced Negative Affect Associated with Withdrawal and Abstinence from Ethanol: Contributing Sites and Mechanisms Alcohol Biomarkers: Guidelines for Their Measurement and Use Methylation Reactions in Alcohol-Mediated Organ Damage Factors or Policy Measures that May Cause the Changes in Alcohol Consumption and Related Harm: Experiences in the Asian-Pacific Region