U13AA028964

Translational Mechanisms of Behavior Change (MOBC) Science - Project Abstract

This is an R13 follow-up to the ongoing conference grant, Roadmap to the Study of Mechanisms of Behavior Change (MOBC) in Addictions (U13 AA024013, K. Witkiewitz and M. Karno, MPIs) and is in response to PA-18-648, NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings.

The ongoing U13 project has been highly successful in achieving its aims, and the MOBC satellite meeting continues to be a centralized venue for alcohol researchers, MOBC researchers, and cross-disciplinary Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) researchers to convene, network, and disseminate MOBC science.

During the U13 project period, the field has made significant advances in knowledge regarding MOBC in alcohol and other drug use disorders. Accordingly, this follow-up application is for continued support of the MOBC meeting.

Specifically, we request funding for three annual, one-day satellite meetings held at the site of the Research Society on Alcoholism Conference. In the proposed iteration, we will continue the important work of the MOBC satellite while also addressing another area of NIAAA priority: dissemination, implementation, and translational science.

The application's specific aims are as follows:

1) To provide a forum for dissemination and implementation (D&I) and MOBC researchers to identify areas of compatibility in these two fields of study;

2) To provide clear definitional parameters for each field of study as a foundation for building a plan for scientific integration;

3) To outline methodological guidelines for each field of study, as well as for the emerging field targeting their integration; and

4) To offer an ongoing venue supporting a diverse group of students, postdoctoral fellows, and all career-stage researchers in their efforts to push the science of MOBC into key areas of scientific priority at NIAAA (e.g., D&I; see also NOT-AA-19-010).

Consistent with past MOBC conferences, the satellite meetings will feature an interactive program that the MPIs will create in conjunction with a designated planning committee.

Through achievement of its aims, the proposed R13 will provide a unique contribution to NIAAA's goal of expanding its MOBC research agenda.

Brown University

TO DEVELOP A SOUND FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE BASE WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED METHODS OF TREATMENT AND MORE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTING ALCOHOLISM AND ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM (NIAAA) SUPPORTS RESEARCH IN A BROAD RANGE OF DISCIPLINES AND SUBJECT AREAS RELATED TO BIOMEDICAL AND GENETIC FACTORS, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS AND MEDICAL DISORDERS, HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, AND PREVENTION AND TREATMENT RESEARCH. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM: TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIONS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TO INCREASE SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAM: TO STIMULATE AND FOSTER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER THROUGH COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CARRIED OUT BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIONS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION.

93.273 - Alcohol Research Programs

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) [HHS - NIH]

Providence, Rhode Island 02912 United States

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NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PA-18-648)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 184% from $24,963 to $70,872.