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Alcohol / Alcohol Abuse / Alcoholism - Neuropharmocology Expert George Koob Delivers Mark Keller Lecture
When: November 9, 2004
Where: Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
Institute: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)A lecture on alcoholism and the brain was delivered by renowned scientist, George F. Koob, Ph.D., recipient of the 2004 Mark Keller Honorary Award. Dr. Koob is Professor of Neuropharmocology and Director of the Division of Psychopharmacology at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. His lecture was titled "The Neurobiology of Alcoholism: Dysregulation of the Brain Reward and Stress Systems." The presentation was free and open to the public. More Next Steps
For further information, call NIAAA's Nancy Colladay at (301) 443-4733 or e-mail her at nc38f@nih.gov. For details about the Mark Keller Honorary Lecture Series, visit http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/conferences/Keller/KellerHOME04.htm. For more information about Dr. Koob's research, visit www.niaaa.nih.gov/conferences/Keller/honoree.htm.
Diabetes - Diabetes Education Program Receives Two Awards
Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) recently received two SABRE Awards in recognition of its effective work in spreading information about diabetes control and prevention. These awards, based on a global competition, recognize superior achievement in branding and reputation, and emphasize a communication campaign's ability to produce real, measurable results. NDEP received a Certificate of Excellence for each of the following products: - Get Real, a television public service announcement that focused on how diabetes prevention is proven, possible, and powerful.
- Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed, a guide designed to empower school personnel, parents, and students, and help create a safe learning environment and equal access to educational opportunities for children with diabetes.
NDEP is jointly sponsored by NIDDK and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Diabetes Translation, along with more than 200 partner organizations.Next Steps
For further information about the awards, visit www.ndep.nih.gov. To contact NDEP, visit www.ndep.nih.gov or call toll-free (800) 438-5383.
Food, Nutrition and Metabolism - Hispanic Radio Broadcast Covers Obesity in Children, Healthy Eating
When: November 6, 2004
Where: San Francisco, CA
Institute: Office of the Director (OD)Obesity in children and the need to eat at least five fruits and vegetables were topics of a radio broadcast for Spanish-speaking audiences held on Saturday, November 6. Speaking on the topics was Rafael Gonzalez-Amezcua, M.D., a member of the NIH Council of Public Representatives (COPR). The radio talk show, Prevenir es Salud, was hosted by award-winning broadcaster and cancer expert, Elmer E. Huerta, M.D., M.P.H.
NIH is providing guest speakers for 7 of the 11 hour-long weekly talk shows on Hispanic health issues being produced as part of a national outreach to Hispanic communities. The outreach includes 10 health fairs being held from September to December in New York, Chicago, San Jose, Phoenix, McAllen, Miami, Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, and Los Angeles. The theme of the 2004 Hispanic Health Fairs is “Celebra La Vida.”
NIH was the first federal agency to support the pilot program of health fairs in 2001, and has continued to be a major participant. Every year the NIH information booth has been the largest and among the most popular with visitors. Last year the health fairs, held in 12 cities, attracted some 17,000 attendees. Next Steps
Information about "Celebra La Vida" can be found online at www.celebralavida.com. For information about COPR and its members, visit http://copr.nih.gov. To view Dr. Huerta's Web site, visit www.prevencion.org.
Research - Four NIH Grantees Win 2004 Nobel Prizes
When: October 4, 2004
Where: Bethesda, MD
Institute: Office of the Director (OD)Four NIH grantees became Nobel laureates during the first week of October. Since 1939, a total of 115 Nobel laureates have been supported by NIH.
Richard Axel, M.D., of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) at Columbia University and Linda Buck, Ph.D., an HHMI researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, were honored for their discoveries concerning "odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system." In 1991, they reported the discovery of a large family of receptors selectively expressed in olfactory neurons, which are the cells that detect specific odors.
Two of the three scientists who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry are also NIH grantees: Irwin Rose, Ph.D., of the University of California, Irvine, and Avram Hershko, M.D., Ph.D., of the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) in Haifa. They shared the Prize with Aaron Ciechanover, Ph.D., also of Technion. Drs. Rose, Hershko, and Ciechanover won “for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation.” Understanding how cells maintain internal balance by regulating protein degradation is crucial for knowing how this balance is disrupted in disease.
Since 1954, NIH has supported the work of 34 Nobel laureates in chemistry. And of the 83 American Nobel laureates in physiology or medicine since 1945, 64 either worked at or were funded by NIH before winning his or her Prize. Next Steps
To learn more about the NIH grantee Nobel Prize winners, visit www.nih.gov/nihrecord/10_26_2004/story03.htm or http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/2004/press.html and http://nobelprize.org/chemistry/laureates/2004/press.html.
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