BPRU will host a seminar series focusing on research in the fields of behavioral pharmacology, epidemiology, and drug abuse treatment. Scientists from within the Hopkins community as well as throughout the United States will be featured. Seminars are held on Wednesdays, unless noted, at 2:30PM in the Asthma and Allergy Center Auditorium (AAC) located on the Bayview Medical Center Campus. The seminars are open to everyone. Light refreshments will be available.

Date Location	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
October 1, 2008 AAC Auditorium	Mark Fillmore Ph.D.	University of Kentucky	Drug Abuse as Impaired Self-control
October 22, 2008 AAC Auditorium	Richard De La Garza Ph.D.	Baylor College of Medicine	Medications Development for Stimulant Addiction: Acetylcholine as a Neurotransmitter System of Interest
November 19, 2008 Norman Library AAC B2.65	Davis Nichols Ph.D.	Purdue University	Serotonin and Hallucinogens: Studies at the Molecular Level
December 17, 2008 AAC Auditorium	Meg Haney Ph.D.	Columbia University Medical Center	Testing Medications to Treat Marijuana Dependence and Cocaine Dependence
February 11, 2009 AAC Auditorium 11:00-12:00AM	George Woody M.D.	University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine	Extended vs. Short-term Buprenorphine-Naloxone for Opioid Addicted Youth: A Randomized Trial
February 25, 2009 AAC Auditorium	Tom Eissenberg Ph.D.	Virginia Commonwealth University	Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: A Re-emerging Strain in the Tobacco Epidemic?
March 11, 2009 AAC Auditorium	Gary Wand M.D.	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	HPA axis and Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission
April 8, 2009 AAC Auditorium	Marilyn Carroll Ph.D.	University of Minnesota Medical School	Addiction-prone and -resistant Genotypes and Phenotypes:  Animal Models.
April 22, 2009 Pavillion Conference Room	Alison Oliveto Ph.D.	University of Arkansas Medical School	Disulfiram (Antabuse) for Cocaine Dependence:A New Use for an Old Drug?
May 13, 2009 AAC Auditorium	Elise Weerts Ph.D.	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Mu and Delta Opiate Receptor PET Brain Imaging in Alcohol Dependent and Healthy Subjects
May 20, 2009 AAC Auditorium	James Rowlett Ph.D.	Harvard Medical School New England Primate Research Center	Valium Revisited:  Therapeutic and Abuse Potential of GABA-A Modulators

Note: Highlighted items reflect recent schedule or location change

For additional information contact:
Dr. Angela Duke, 410-550-3071 aduke@jhmi.edu
Dr. Annie Kleykamp, 410-550-2254 kleykamp@jhmi.edu