title: Young Investigator Award symposium.
abstract: This article highlights the research presented at the inaugural meeting of Alcoholism and Stress: A Framework for future Treatment Strategies. This meeting was held on May 6-8, 2008 in Volterra, Italy. It is an international meeting dedicated to developing preventive strategies and pharmacotherapeutic remedies for stress- and alcohol-related disorders. For the first time, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) conferred a Young Investigator Award to promote the work of young researchers and highlight their outstanding achievements in the fields of addiction medicine and stress disorders. The awardees were Dr. Katie Witkiewitz (University of Washington), Dr. Andrew Holmes (NIAAA), Dr. Lara A. Ray (Brown University), Dr. James Murphy (University of Memphis), and Dr. Heather Richardson (The Scripps Research Institute). The symposium was chaired by Drs. Fulton Crews and Antonio Noronha.
authors.affiliation: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Witkiewitz
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Lara A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Heather N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Yi-Chyan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Meghan E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McDevitt-Murphy
authors.forename: Maureen T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roberto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000494:pharmacology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D009271:Naltrexone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone