Special Event

VPHS Special Presentation: Translating Addiction Science into Prevention and Treatment

Date:
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location:
Zoom
Presenter:
Nora D. Volkow, M.D.
Sponsor:
OVPHS

Nora D. Volkow, M.D., is Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest funder of scientific research on the health aspects of drug use and addiction. Dr. Volkow's work has been instrumental in demonstrating that drug addiction is a brain disorder. As a research psychiatrist, Dr. Volkow pioneered the use of brain imaging to investigate how substance use affects brain functions. Hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences.

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Jill Szczesek
Email: jilla@buffalo.edu


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