BPRU hosts 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 are 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
September 28, 2011 Carroll Auditorium 3:30 PM	Gwenn Smith Ph.D.	Johns Hopkins University	PET Molecular Imaging in Drug Abuse and Neuropsychiatry
October 12, 2011 AAC Auditorium	Marc Fishman M.D.	Johns Hopkins University	My Kid is Using What? Opioid Addiction and Treatment in Youth
October 19, 2011 AAC Auditorium	Aron Lichtman Ph.D.	Virginia Commonwealth University	Endocannabinoid Catabolic Enzymes: Novel Targets to Treat Opioid Dependence
November 9, 2011 AAC Auditorium	William Stoops Ph.D.	University of Kentucky	Behavioral and Pharmacological Factors Contributing to the Reinforcing Effects of Intranasal Cocaine
November 30, 2011 AAC Auditorium	Elliot Stein Ph.D.	NIDA IRP	What can resting state functional connectivity tell us about nicotine addiction?
December 7, 2011 AAC Auditorium	Steven LaRowe Ph.D.	Medical University of South Carolina	A Translational Approach to the Development of N-acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Cocaine Dependence
January 4, 2012 AAC Auditorium	Carlos Zarate M.D.	NIMH	TBA
February 8, 2012 AAC Auditorium	Sarah Bowen Ph.D.	University of Washington	TBA
February 29, 2012 AAC Auditorium	Faye Taxman Ph.D.	George Mason University	TBA
March 7, 2012 AAC Auditorium	Torsten Passie M.D., Ph.D.	Hannover Medical School, Germany	TBA
March 14, 2012 AAC Auditorium	Sarah Heil Ph.D.	University of Vermont	TBA
March 28, 2012 AAC Auditorium	Courtney Miller Ph.D.	The Scripps Research Institute	TBA
April 25, 2012 AAC Auditorium	Gregory Madden Ph.D.	Utah State University	TBA
May 16, 2012 AAC Auditorium	Alan Budney Ph.D.	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	TBA

Note: Highlighted items reflect schedule or location change

For additional information contact:
Dr. Natalie Bruner, 410-550-9777 nbruner1@jhmi.edu
Dr. Katherine MacLean, 410-550-3075 kmaclea1@jhmi.edu