Activities
Biennial Symposium
The Center sponsors a symposium every two to three years to focus on the research advances in the molecular and cell biology of drug addiction. The symposium is held in May over a two-day period. External speakers, who are leaders in their fields, are invited to present their recent findings and hypotheses. Members of the Center are also selected to present their research. A poster presentation by symposium participants is part of the two-day program. The symposium fosters interaction among investigators within the Center and external researchers. It also raises the visibility of the Center among the research community in the University of Minnesota and State of Minnesota.
In lieu of hosting a biennial symposium in 2006, Center members were involved in organizing the scientific programs of the 2006 International Narcotics Research Conference, held in St. Paul July 9-14, 2006 (http://www.inrcworld.org/2006meeting/index.html). Several of the Center members were speakers at the conference.
The 2004 symposium was held on June 7, 2004 on the University of Minnesota campus. The focus of the symposium was “Proteomics and Drug Addiction”.
Seminar Series The
Center sponsors three to six seminars per
year. The seminars are related to the latest approaches and hypotheses
on molecular and cell biology. The seminar series is coordinated
with seminars sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and
Department of Neuroscience, and is overseen by the Research Council
of the Center. The seminar series provides a venue for investigators
and fellows in the Center to interact with researchers from different
areas of interest.
Research Training and Funding Opportunities
In addition to the research opportunities in the individual scientific components, the Center also sponsors exploratory research on drug addiction. Scientists who are not associated with the Center are encouraged to submit proposals on new techniques or hypotheses on the molecular and cell biology of drug addiction. The merits of the proposals will be evaluated by the Research Council and the amount of funding decided accordingly. (For details, see funding opportunities.)
Resources for Drug Addiction Research
The Center will provide reagents, probes, viruses or genetically altered mice developed by the members of the Center upon request and free of charge. Requests for such materials can be made directly to the investigators, or to Ann Mayhew, executive assistant for the Center at amayhew@umn.edu (For details, see materials available.)
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