ISAR

Program

August 24 

19:00 – 23:00 hrs

Inauguration. Venue to be announced.

August 25 

08:00 – 09:00
Registration

09:00 – 09:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Eduardo A. Garza Villarreal, PhD

09:15 – 10:15
Title Pending
Mark J. Thomas, PhD
Biography: Pending

10:15 – 11:15
The pharmacological interaction of clinically used drugs can result in “liking” and addictive potential
Jorge Juárez, PhD
Biography

11:15 – 11:45
Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:45
The cannabinergic system and the control of movement
Pavel Rueda Orozco, PhD
Biography


12:45 – 13:45
The mesolimbic system: a common brain pathway for drug and sexual reward
Ana Canseco, PhD
Biography

13:45 – 16:00
Lunch

16:00 – 17:00
Workshop: Scientific Article Writing
Silvia L. Cruz, PhD

17:00 – 19:00
Poster Session I


August 26

09:00 – 10:00
Title Pending
Hamed Ekhtiari
Biography: Pending

10:00 – 11:00
What we can learn from preclinical models of addiction: from neuroimaging markers to neuromodulation-based interventions
Yihong Yang, PhD
Biography

11:00 – 12:00
Coffee Break

12:00 – 13:00
Developmental origins of addiction: prenatal stress increases vulnerability to morphine self-administration in a sex-dependent manner
Luis Trujillo Villarreal
Biography

13:00 – 14:00
Oral Sessions

14:00 – 16:00
Lunch

16:00 – 17:00
Opioids at the northern border of Mexico
Silvia L. Cruz, PhD
Biography

17:00 – 19:00
Poster Session II


August 27

09:00 – 10:00
The New Frontier of TMS for Addiction Medicine: Science, Solutions, and Future Innovations

Colleen Hanlon, PhD
Biography

10:00 – 11:30
Roundtable: Cultural Differences in Addiction

Participants:

Amy Janes, Hamed Ekhtiari, Colleen Hanlon, Ana Canseco,

Luis Trujillo-Villarreal, Pavel Rueda-Orozco, Mark Thomas and Silvia Cruz.

Moderator: Eduardo A. Garza-Villarreal

11:30 – 12:00
Coffee Break

12:00 – 13:00
Neuroimaging insights into substance use: A focus on nicotine dependence
Amy Janes, PhD
Biography

13:00 – 15:00
Lunch

15:00 – 17:00
Awards and Closing Ceremony