So excited to see Alex’s excellent work featured!

University of Kentucky Research@ukresearch.bsky.social · 2w ago

From first-year graduate student to research leader: Alexandra N. Johansen’s first-author publication in Pharmacological Reviews is helping shape the future of methamphetamine use disorder treatment research by identifying promising directions for new therapies. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4hFVFAE

We're hiring in Behavioral Science @universityofky.bsky.social! Science friends, please re-post! ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/643...

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science

We are seeking applicants for a tenure track, Regular Title Series, full time (12 month) Assistant Professor position in the Department of Behavioral Science in the College of Medicine at the Universi...

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👉Read this! Alex Johansen’s first paper out of the PAL in Pharmacological Reviews! Translational Medications Development for Methamphetamine Use Disorder: A Systematic Review of Preclinical, Human Laboratory, and Clinical Research - ScienceDirect sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Nice to see so many friends and colleagues quoted in this new Scientific American article! www.scientificamerican.com/article/coul...

Could Next-Generation Medicines Help Solve the Opioid Crisis?

New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids

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Congratulation to @williamstoops.bsky.social for receiving the @apadiv28.bsky.social Brady/Schuster Award. An amazing scholar, scientist, and friend.

Offering hope beyond addiction. Dr. Bill Stoops’ NIH-funded research seeks to understand the development of substance use disorders and find new ways to help Kentuckians. @williamstoops.bsky.social Learn more: research.uky.edu/news/researc...

youtube.com/shorts/BTimG... ⁦‪NIH‬⁩ funded research ⁦‪at @ukresearch.bsky.social‬⁩ is critical to helping those affected by SUDs throughout the commonwealth and beyond!

Research offers future beyond addiction

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Anybody else having NIH grant applications be bounced around study sections? I've got an R01 that's now on its fifth or sixth study section assignment...not loving these "efficiency" disruptions to NIH.

Took a break from socials for Lent but this paper came out during that time, so I'm publicizing it now. Very proud of our team's work to show benefits of non-abstinence cocaine treatment outcomes! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A single-blind, randomized, controlled contingency management trial on physiological indices and biomarkers of cardiovascular health in people with cocaine use disorder

Limited prospective research has evaluated the health benefits associated with changing levels of drug use, aside from complete abstinence. This study…

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Last minute study section cancellation has been deeply disruptive and troubling to those submitting and those reviewing alike but it looks like those cancelled meetings can start being scheduled again. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

NIH partially lifts freeze on funding process for medical research

Thousands of grant applications had been stalled when the Trump administration blocked the National Institutes of Health from posting notices to the Federal Register.

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Embarking on a new position at UK!

Um, this isn’t good, right?

This is a big step forward in advancing stimulant use disorder treatment. store.samhsa.gov/sites/defaul...

I was planning to go with gratitude or generosity, but this will do nicely.

Wonderful seeing @katiew.bsky.social bring her addiction science and treatment wisdom to the PBS News Hour last night! (plus, so nice to get a plug for reductions in drinking as a valid tx goal out to a national audience) www.pbs.org/video/rethin...

PBS News Hour | Why a promising treatment for alcohol abuse is barely used | Season 2024

Why a promising treatment for alcohol abuse is barely used

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The 2026 Alcohol and the Nervous System GRC will be held Feb 22-27 at the Four Points Sheraton/Holiday Inn Express in Ventura, California. The GRS will be Feb 21-22. Please share! #AlcoholGRC2026 #AlcoholGRS2026

For anyone who will still be at #ACNP2024 tonight, please join us for a @cpddorg.bsky.social hosted reception in the Wildflower Ballroom from 7-8 PM. All are welcome!!!

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ALT: a man with a mustache is sitting at a desk with the words `` so much fun '' written on his face .

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Honored to have been selected for @acnporg.bsky.social membership! #acnp2024

Neuropsychopharmacology@npp-journal.bsky.social · 2y ago

Congrats to all the new @acnporg.bsky.social Associate Members, Members, & Fellows. We're grateful to have you as part of ACNP 🤩 #ACNP2024

The first paper from our prospective trial evaluating cocaine use reduction as a non-abstinence outcome. TLDR: reducing cocaine use can promote immune activation. Stay tuned for more results soon! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Influence of cocaine use reduction on markers of immune function

This study determined the effects of reduced cocaine use on immune function. Treatment seeking participants with Cocaine Use Disorder enrolled in a 12…

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Friends, we are about halfway through the voting period for APA President and Board of Directors. If you're a member and haven't voted, please do! And please select me as your top candidate in the basic science slate!

ICYMI: @williamstoops.bsky.social, Jardin Dogan-Dixon, Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Paris Wheeler, Krystal Cunningham discussed evidence-based drug treatment studies on a recent #UndertheCortex episode: www.psychologicalscience.org/news/utc-202...

Racial Disparities in Drug Intervention: Culturally Inclusive Approaches

Podcast: APS’s Özge Gürcanlı Fischer Baum and guests examine evidence-based drug treatment studies, highlighting racial disparities in treatment effectiveness and much more.

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Today is the day! American Psychological Association Presidential and Board of Directors ballots will be landing in your email inboxes. I'd be honored to receive your #1 vote in the Basic Science BoD Slate. Thrilled to be endorsed by such a broad range of psychological constituencies.

We had so much fun recording this podcast with @psychscience.bsky.social!

Association for Psychological Science@psychscience.bsky.social · 2y ago

@williamstoops.bsky.social, Jardin Dogan-Dixon, Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Paris Wheeler, and Krystal Cunningham examine evidence-based drug treatment studies, highlighting racial disparities in treatment effectiveness on #UndertheCortex www.psychologicalscience.org/news/utc-202...

Just got the NoA for my FIRST NIAAA R01 R01. Excited to translate promising preclinical orexin/alcohol research into the human laboratory.

Not exactly what I expected at the top of the results when I searched PubMed for “cocaine” today. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38108413/

Grill-Related Burn Injuries: A Matched Cohort Study - PubMed

Barbequing can result in devastating burn injuries with unsafe practices. This study aims to characterize the demographics, injury characteristics, and outcomes of grill-related burns and identify way...

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Proud mentor week. Two mentees got terrific scores on NIH grant applications! Love seeing them excel.

Our October 2023 ECP issue is out. Exciting work in this edition, including a couple papers about emerging products like CBD and kratom. psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...

UK College of Public Health is searching for its next Dean. More details here: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/492... I'm co-chairing the search, so if you're interested or know someone who is, please send them my way!

Finished & submitted one of the hardest grant applications I’ve ever worked on—a P50 to NIDA. 😅 Grateful to a dreamteam of research colleagues and UK OVPR and SUPRA for investing in us! Hoping to get this funding to advance non-abstinence outcomes in meth use disorder!

I don't know if there's much representation of American Psychological Association membership on Blue Sky, but just a reminder that if you're an APA member, voting for APA Board of Directors ends in about a week. I'd appreciate your #1 ranking! #psychology #science