Research | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Major Research Initiatives

Addressing alcohol-related issues—from basic science to clinical studies.

Extramural Research: Research at Grantee Institutions

Primary areas of research, funding opportunities, and staff listings for Extramural Research Divisions.

Intramural Research: Research in NIAAA Labs

Organization, primary areas of research, and staff listings for Intramural Research Labs.

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Guidelines for Conducting Alcohol Research

Guidance and policies for scientists pursuing alcohol research.

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NIAAA’s Strategic Plan 2017 – 2021

NIAAA’s research priorities for the next five years.

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Underage Drinking Research Initiative

Research on factors that compel youth to begin and continue drinking.

Medications Development Program

Research on medications in development for treatment of alcohol use disorder.

NIAAA Data Archive

The NIAAA data archive is a data repository that houses and shares human subjects data generated by NIAAA-funded research.

Alcohol Research Resource (R24) Awards

Resources include biological specimens, animals, data, materials, tools, or services made available to any qualified investigator to accelerate alcohol-related research in a cost-effective manner.