The 2009 Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture: Recent Findings From a 25-Year Longitudinal Study of Genetic and Environmental Contributors to Alcoholism |
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| Air date: | Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 1:30:00 PM |
| Category: | Special |
| Description: | The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) presents the 2009 Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture. The first honorary lecturer is Marc A. Schuckit, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, and Director of the Alcohol Research Center, VA San Diego Healthcare System. His lecture is titled “Recent Findings From a 25-Year Longitudinal Study of Genetic and Environmental Contributors to Alcoholism.” About the lecture series: As a tribute to Dr. Jack Mendelson’s remarkable scientific contributions to the field of alcohol research, NIAAA has established this honorary lecture series to highlight clinical/human research in the alcohol field by featuring an outstanding investigator who has made significant and long-term contributions to our understanding of alcoholism susceptibility, alcohol’s effects on the brain and other organs, and the prevention and treatment of alcohol use disorders. NIAAA is pleased to present this series of scientific lectures both to acknowledge continuing advances in alcohol-related areas of clinical research and to honor the memory of an individual whose pioneering research in human alcoholics remains relevant today.
For more information, visit www.niaaa.nih.gov. |
| Author: | Marc A. Schuckit, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, and Director of the Alcohol Research Center, VA San Diego Healthcare System |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| CIT File ID: | 15065 |
| CIT Live ID: | 7552 |
| Permanent link: | http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?15065 |