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NIDA, INSERM Explore Potential Collaboration
Identifies mechanisms to support binational research and topics for future research cooperation between NIDA and the French Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM). Read more »
RFA Issued for U.S.–Russia Bilateral Research in HIV/AIDS and Comorbidities
Funding will be available in fiscal year 2014 for joint U.S.–Russia studies on prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and comorbidities. Read more »
ONDCP and NIDA Create Online Physician Training Courses for Prescribing Painkillers
Online training courses designed for U.S. health care providers can be adapted for use in medical schools and international settings. Read more »
Good Behavior Game Wins 2012 Mentor International Best Practice Award
A drug abuse prevention program for young children has been honored by an international prevention organization for its effectiveness, international track record, and potential for adaptation and piloting in additional countries. Read more »
Mexico City Meeting Spurs Local, International Action on Inhalant Abuse
Describes the program and outcomes of an international meeting on inhalant abuse held in Mexico City on September 17–18, 2012. Read more »
NIDA International Program Director Among Honorees for Brain Disorders Program
Announces an award to NIDA International Program Director Steven W. Gust and other NIH program officers for their work supporting a Fogarty International Center research program on Brain Disorders in the Developing World. Read more »
NIDA, Italian Researchers Plan Collaborative Clinical Studies
Announces a new research collaboration and describes meetings held between NIDA officials and Italian researchers in November 2012. Read more »
SAVE THE DATE! 2013 NIDA International Forum
Provides dates and a link to the registration site for the 2013 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 14–17, 2013, in San Diego, California. Read more »
InWomen Group Celebrates Its 6th Year
Announces preliminary details about the 2013 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender Working Group (InWomen’s) Conference, which will be held in conjunction with the NIDA International Forum and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more »
Substance Abuse Researcher Earns NIH Director's Early Independence Award
Describes a prestigious grant award to a young investigator studying the role of brain circuits in neuropsychiatric illnesses. Read more »
New International Bioethics Course Available Online
Announces the third in a series of graduate-level bioethics courses designed for researchers in Central and Eastern Europe. Read more »
NIDA Supports Participants at NHSN Conference
Describes the scientific program and lists the NIDA International Program-supported participants at the 2012 National Hispanic Science Network conference. Read more »
Drug Abuse Prevention Research Fellowship Trains "Next Generation" of Mexican Prevention Research Scientists
Discusses the research focus and accomplishments of the first U.S.–Mexico Drug Abuse Prevention Research Fellow, Dr. Argentina Servin. Read more »
Humphrey Fellows Meet NIDA During Campus Visits and Global Leadership Forum
Lists the research interests of the 2012–2013 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows at Virginia Commonwealth University and Johns Hopkins University. Read more »
Important Dates and Meetings
Announces funding opportunities, upcoming deadlines for fellowship and grant applications, and meetings of interest to the international addiction and drug abuse research community. Read more »
Important Dates
NIDA International Forum
June 14–17, 2013
Online Registration Deadline:
May 6, 2013
FELLOWSHIPS
IAS/NIDA Fellowships
Application Deadline:
February 10, 2013
NIDA International Program Fellowships
Application Deadline:
April 1, 2013
Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars
Application Deadlines: Vary
GRANTS
Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan
(Non-AIDS)
R01 PAR-11-030and R21 PAR-11-031
Application deadline:
February 14, 2013
MEETINGS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
February 14–18, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
International Drug Abuse Research Society (IDARS)
April 15–19, 2013
Mexico City, Mexico
2013 International Conference on Global Health: Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse and HIV
April 17–19, 2013
Taipei, Taiwan
Yih-Ing Hser, Ph.D.