Join Dr. George F. Koob, an internationally-recognized expert on alcohol and stress, and the neurobiology of alcohol and drug addiction and director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's (NIAAA) for a deep-dive into the status of their current initiatives. Dr. Koob leads NIAAA’s mission to generate and disseminate fundamental knowledge about the effects of alcohol on health and wellbeing, and apply that knowledge to improve diagnosis, prevention and treatment of alcohol-related problems, including alcohol use disorder, across the lifespan.
Learning Objectives:
Explore how NIAAA conducts and supports alcohol-related research.
Examine how NIAAA collaborates with international, national, state and local institutions and organizations; agencies; and programs engaged in alcohol-related work.
Identify how NIAAA translates and disseminates research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers and the public.