News & Events

SUPRA is sponsoring an inaugural Rising Stars Symposium, to be held October 8, 2024 from 8 AM until 1 PM in the Gatton Student Center. It will feature three early career addiction researchers from across the country who will share their novel and exciting findings with us, as well as a networking lunch. Check-in and breakfast will begin at 8 AM in 330AB with the Rising Stars Symposium from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM. The symposium will be followed by a networking lunch from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM in the Harris Ballroom. Make sure to register here, registration will close October 1^st. 

As part of the SUPRA speaker series SUPRA is hosting a roundtable on Substance Use Policy on October 14^th at HKRB room 150 from 2:00 pm - 3:30pm, followed by a reception from 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm with small bites and beverages. There will be a panel of three speakers Dr. Kristin Ashford, Dr. Jeffery Talbert, and Dr. Michelle Lofwall. The registration link can be found here. We hope you can join us for this exciting event! 

The 6th Annual Substance Use Research Event is scheduled for April 23, 2024. This event is sponsored by the University of Kentucky Office of the Vice President for Research and will feature Dr. Jibran Khokhar from Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University and Dr. Linda Cottler from The University of Florida as plenary speakers. 

Inquiries about SURE can be sent to SUPRA@uky.edu.

SUPRA welcomes Dr. Charles Nichols from Louisiana State University's Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Dr. Nichols will be presenting his research on April 12, 2024 at 2:00PM in the Healthy Kentucky Research Building, room 246. The title of Dr. Nichols's presentation is "Psychedelics: Molecular Effects in the Brain and Preclinical Models to Elucidate Antidepressant Mechanism of Action".