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Team of multidisciplinary researchers at UT Austin with focuses on mechanisms of drug action, neuroadaptation to repeated substance use, risk factors, outcomes, and treatment. https://waggonercenter.utexas.edu/
🍕Science & slices! Join us for the last Mindful Sips of the semester today at 5pm in NHB 1.720:
🧠 Anna Warden (Mayfield Lab), “Genetic risk factors for developing AUD and what they really mean”
📊 John Leri (Cisler Lab), “Predictors of alcohol misuse/AUD”
Don’t miss it!
Congrats to Dr. Marion Friske from the Mayfield lab for being selected as a finalist in Empower Your Pitch! 🧠🎤 This UT-wide competition challenges grad students and postdocs to tell the story of their research and its impact in 3 minutes or less. The finale takes place 5-7 pm on 4/9 in FAC.
08.04.2025 22:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Grateful to have hosted Dr. Rajita Sinha at our Waggoner Advance retreat on Monday. It's inspiring to see our affiliates come together to discuss their research in alcohol & substance use disorders. Huge thanks to our speakers, poster presenters, & attendees! #Alcohol #Substance #Research #UTAustin
04.04.2025 19:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Heavy alcohol use can speed up biological aging. ⏳ Epigenetic clocks show that those with an alcohol use disorder may age faster at the cellular level, with GrimAge V2 linking alcohol use to key aging markers. #Epigenetics #Alcohol #ACER
Read more: doi.org/10.1111/acer...
Are you registered for the 2025 Annual Meeting/ISBRA Congress? rsa.societyconference.com
27.02.2025 17:39 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
