Current Trends in Drug Abuse Research 9th Annual Symposium
April 15, 2011 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Egan Center, Raytheon Amphitheater
presented by The Center for Drug Discovery at Northeastern University

9:00am - 9:15am
Welcoming Remarks
Alexandros Makriyannis, Northeastern University

9:15am - 10:00am
Nicotine and Feeding: How Effects on Appetite Influence Tobacco Addiction
Marina Picciotto, Yale University School of Medicine

10:00 am - 10:45am
The Molecular Mechanism of Action of Monacylglycerol Lipase using LC/MS and NMR Approaches
Ioannis Karageorgos, Northeastern University

10:45am - 11:00am
Coffee Break

11:00am - 11:45am
New Vistas in the Use of Complementary Medicines in Treating Marijuana and Alcohol Abuse
Scott Lukas, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lunch Break

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Keynote Presentation
Following a Lead: A Basic Science Perspective on Drug Abuse Research
Joni Rutter, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH

2:30pm - 3:15pm
Anti-stress Effects of Kappa-opioid Receptor Antagonists
William Carlezon, Jr., McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School

3:15pm - 3:30pm
Coffee Break

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Ligand Assisted Protein Structure (LAPS): A Method for Exploring Drug Targets
Han Zhou, Northeastern University

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Multimodal Neuroimaging
Bruce Rosen, Harvard Medical School

4:45pm - 5:00pm
Closing Remarks
Alexandros Makriyannis, Northeastern University

Program may be altered without prior notification.