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*Don't Forget the Annual Symposium!*
April 6th and 7th, 2025
More Info Below!
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Registration Forms
Use the following google forms to sign up for the Annual Symposium, Pre-Symposium Community Networking Event, Poster Submission, *Panel Proposal, and **Travel Awards!
Annual Symposium Registration
Pre-Symposium Community Networking Event RSVP
Panel Proposal
Poster Submission
*If you are considering submitting a panel proposal but need help in identifying additional speakers OR if you are a speaker seeking to join a panel, we are happy to facilitate your search! In either case, contact us, as soon as possible, at CARE@health.ufl.edu.
**You must submit to be either a panel or poster presenter to qualify for a travel award, thus, the submission form for travel awards can be found at the end of the panel or poster submission forms.
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We want to highlight UF CARE alumni and your achievements at the 2025 Annual Symposium! Please fill out the contact form here to let us know all the wonderful things you've been up to. If you are able to attend, please fill out the registration form here!
Have you joined UF CARE since April 2024? RSVP here for our pre-symposium community networking event to connect and mingle with other new affiliates!
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Check This Out: New NIAAA Web-Based Resource - Native Communities: Alcohol Intervention Review (NativeAIR)
NativeAIR contains reviews of evidence-based alcohol interventions for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and other Indigenous communities from published, peer-reviewed studies. NativeAIR highlights 39 total interventions organized into three areas: prevention interventions for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, prevention interventions for alcohol misuse, and treatment interventions for alcohol use disorder.
NativeAIR was developed to provide Tribal and community leaders, educators, health professionals, and others with research-based information that they can use in their efforts to reduce the adverse impact of alcohol in their communities. Click below to learn more!
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RECOGNITION AND ACHIEVEMENTS
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2025 MBI Accelerator Program Award Recipients
The McKnight Brain Institute (MBI) Accelerator Program Awards support novel and impactful research projects that align with the MBI's mission to enhance lives through neuroscience and neuromedicine research. The MBI Accelerator Program selected 23 projects for seed-funding awards, with the following UF CARE members selected:
Dr. Stefanie Bodison; "Vestibular processing in children with SNHL (Sensorineural Hearing Loss)"
Dr. Natalie Ebner; "High frequency sensory flicker stimulation for enhancing behavior and brain function in aging and Alzheimer's disease"
Dr. Amanda Elton; "Effects of methylphenidate modulation of attention on neural responses to alcohol cues"
Drs. Barry Setlow (PI) and Nikhil Urs (Co-I); “Dopamine signaling of reward and punishment during risky decision making; effects of GLP-1 agonist administration.”
Find more information about award recipients and their projects below!
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Dr. Dan Wesson
Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Congratulations to co-inventors Dr. Dan Wesson and PhD candidate Maria Ramirez for having a patent pending on a surgical device to achieve chronic delivery of drugs into the nose of behaving animal models titled "Intranasal Infusion Device for Animals and Associated Methods".
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Nicole Fitzgerald, PhD
Two first-authored articles by UF CARE alumnus Dr. Nicole Fitzgerald (mentor: Dr. Linda Cottler) have been featured in Psychology Today's Top Findings on Addiction in 2024 and Top 10 Addiction Research Articles of 2024! Ranked #6 in Top Findings on Addiction in 2024, Fitzgerald et al.'s study on polysubstance use (PSU) patterns sheds critical light on the ongoing evolution of the opioid crisis. Co-authors include UF CARE alumni Drs. Yiyang Liu and Anna Wang and UF CARE Members Drs. Linda Cottler, Lori Knackstedt, Barry Setlow, and Catherine Striley. Ranked #10 in Top 10 Addiction Research Articles of 2024, a collaborative review led by the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) team highlights the critical role of public health surveillance in addressing emerging drug threats.
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Nae Won, PhD
Congratulations to Dr. Nae Won, a UF CARE alumnus, (mentor: Dr. Linda Cottler)! Dr. Won was recently matched to the CDC Division of Injury Prevention, within the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, as a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer (Class of 2025), where she will move from her current T32 postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University.
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Welcome our latest Affiliate Members!
We welcome four new affiliates: Isabelle Rodriguez, a graduate trainee in the Department of Neuroscience (mentor: Dr. Freddyson Martinez-Rivera); Larissa Weller, a graduate trainee in the Department of Pharmacodynamics (mentor: Dr. Brandon Warren); Ashai Williams, a graduate trainee in the Department of Pharmacodynamics (mentor: Dr. Brandon Warren); and Nathan Wydra, a graduate trainee in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology (mentor: Dr. Joy Gabrielli).If you are a UF CARE faculty member and you're working with outstanding trainees in addiction science, click here to nominate them for affiliate membership. And if you are a UF CARE faculty member working with outstanding staff in addiction sciences, click here to nominate them for staff affiliate membership!
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Hone, L.S.E, Almog, S., Masterson, A.P., Berry, M.S. (2024). High in the cloud: Alcohol, cannabis, and co-use before and during remote research participation. Substance Use and Misuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2427170
*Johnson, N. L., Cotelo-Larrea, A., Stetzik, L. A., Akkaya, U. M., Zhang, Z., Gadziola, M. A., Varga, A. G., Ma, M., & Wesson, D. W. (2025). Dopaminergic signaling to ventral striatum neurons initiates sniffing behavior. Nature Communications, 16(1), 336.
*Moran, J. B., Masterson, A.P., Eaton, C., Rohleen, T. K., & Hone, L.S.E. (2024). The role of sobriety stigma on sexual activity and sexual well-being among sober adults in the US. International Journal of Sexual Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2024.2439346
Stinson, L. A., Tucker, J. A., Cheong, J., & Vuchinich, R. E. (2025). A behavioral choice analysis of the role of life events during early nonabstinent natural recovery from alcohol use disorder. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 33(1), 27–33. https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000752
Tucker, J. A., Cheong, J., Creamer, C. C., & Witkiewitz, K. (2025). Community characteristics and substance free activity and service access predict membership in alcohol use disorder risk profiles. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/adb0001048
* denotes a UF CARE alum and continued collaborator. If you are a UF CARE alum, please share updates with us here! |
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Not yet a member?
If you are a UF Faculty member working in addiction science and would like to join UF CARE, click below for more information about becoming a full member of UF CARE.
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Have news
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Have updates you'd like to be included in the next UF CARE newsletter? Click below to share news about you and/or your affiliate trainees!
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Stay in touch!
We want to know about and share with others your professional and personal success! If you studied addiction-related research at UF, please be sure your contact information is current and keep us in the loop!
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