WHO/NIDA/CPDD International Committee: WHO/NIDA/CPDD International Committee 2006 NIDA International Forum Scottsdale june 16 - 19, 2006 Gabriele Fischer Medical University Vienna


WHO/NIDA/CPDD International travel Fellowship Award: WHO/NIDA/CPDD International travel Fellowship Award Every year two awardees eligible countries are those in Africa Asia (except Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan); Central and Eastern Europe (EXCEPT EU MEMBERS); Russia and the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union; Latin America and the Caribbean; Pacific Ocean Islands (except Australia and New Zealand). 


CRITERIA: CRITERIA Background in research &/or treatment in drug addiction Being interested to visit CPDD next year Being interested to visit for one week a research facility in the US from a NIDA grantee to initiate &/or improve knowledge on a particular project To submitt an abstract on your working background in addiction To have two recommendation letters To submitt everything on time (january xy, 2007) to gabriele.fischer@meduniwien.ac.at After complete submission - review by the committee


COMMITEE - 12 persons: COMMITEE - 12 persons Plus: Valdimir Poznyak (WHO)


Notification of award: Notification of award President of CPDD will let the awardees know by beginning/mid april 2007.


WHO/NIDA/CPDD International travel Fellowship Award 2005: WHO/NIDA/CPDD International travel Fellowship Award 2005 Summary report: Raka Jain (India) Paul J. Cunha (Brasil)


WHO/NIDA/CPDD International travel Fellowship Award 2005 : WHO/NIDA/CPDD International travel Fellowship Award 2005 The two awardees: Raka Jain and Paul J. Cunha, participated in: Satellite meeting of NIDA International Research: Linking Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS Research 67th Annual Scientific meeting of College on Problem of Drug Dependence Meeting with CPDD International Committee


Summary of R. Jain´s report: Summary of R. Jain´s report Dr. Jain presented her research work at both meetings entitled: „Comparison of the effects of nitric oxid synthase inhibitors in nicotine dependent rats“ (poster presentation).


Achievement by Participation: Achievement by Participation Participation in these meetings was a very good opportunitiy for Dr. Jain to gain and exchange, both new advanced knowledge and experience in the area of drug abuse at international level Interaction with scientists during networking session in the NIDA International Forum


Summary of R. Jain´s report: Summary of R. Jain´s report VISIT: Dr. Jain visited Dr. Michael H. Baumann and got opportunitiy of training at the NIH, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research program, laboratory at Baltimore from 26th June-1st July to gain experience with various research methods including: stereotactic surgery in rats, microdialysis perfusion sampling, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation techniques, electrochemical detection of biogenic amines, automated analysis of locomotor activity and on-line acquisition of data


Summary of P.J. Cunha´s report : Summary of P.J. Cunha´s report Paul Cunha´s abstract „Decision-making impairments associated to ADHD symptoms in cocaine abusers“ was selected to be presented at the CPDD for an Oral Communication: “Cognition: It´s the thought that counts“ were he was also one of the chairs.


Summary of P.J. Cunha´s report : Summary of P.J. Cunha´s report At the NIDA International Forum: he presented at the Poster session In addition he participated in a workshop entitled „Preparing Journal Articles and getting them published“


 Summary of P.J. Cunha´s report : Summary of P.J. Cunha´s report Visit: Consultation with Dr. Cadet and Dr. Bolla: Tour at the Intramural Research Program (IRP): fMRI and PET facilities, Sleep Center facilities of the General Research Center(GCRC) at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center To analyze a proposal of collaborative study between NIDA-supported researchers and Dr. Cunha and his group in Brazil


Summary of P.J. Cunha´s report : Summary of P.J. Cunha´s report Mr. Cunha reported about an evolving and exciting experience, due to great lessons and new techniques learned, essential for the development of his research activities in Brazil Professional goals for the next years include an evolving effort to work with a great challenge in Brazil that represents drugs of abuse as well as to apply for a postdoctoral study and thus submit an application to the NIDA Invest Drug Abuse Research Fellowship


WHO/NIDA/CPDD International travel Fellowship Award 2006: WHO/NIDA/CPDD International travel Fellowship Award 2006 Konstyantyn Dumchev (Ukraine) - Will visit Dr. Joseph Schumacher Min Zhao (China) Will visit Dr. Walter Ling


Being part of the „family“ -of the scientific community of: Being part of the „family“ - of the scientific community of NIDA INTERNATIONAL FORUM CPDD CPDD International Committee Is very rewarding in many ways - also in regard to funding NIH Grant Nr. 1R01 DA018417-01


This years workshop of the WHO/NIDA/CPDD International Committee : This years workshop of the WHO/NIDA/CPDD International Committee Monday 8-10 pm: Salon FG Titel: Global Addiction Research: Issues on Addiction and HIV/AIDS Chairs: Joseph Schumacher & Gabriele Fischer Presenters: George Woody - Russia Richard Rawson - South Africa Konstyantyn Dumchev - Ukraine Azarakhsh Mokri - Iran Michael Farrell - UK: Global overview


Slide18: If we could shrink the earth‘s population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following:


Slide19: There would be: 57 Asians 21 Europeans 14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south 52 would be female 48 would be male 70 would be non-white 30 would be white 70 would be non-Christian 30 would be Christian 89 would be heterosexual 11 would be homosexual 6 people would possess 59% of the entire world‘s wealth and all 6 would be from the United States 80 would live in substandard housing 70 would be unable to read 50 would suffer from malnutrition 1 would be near death, 1 would be near birth 1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education 1 would own a computer


Slide20: When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent.