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Dr. Helmet Karim is Granted 2023 ACNP Travel Award

Dr. Helmet Karim has been granted one of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology’s 2023 Travel Awards!

The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) annually selects distinguished young scientists in the field of neuropsychopharmacology to be part of our travel award program. These travel awards offer an opportunity to attend an outstanding scientific program in clinical and basic research on brain-behavior-drug interactions; become aware of the most recent, and often unpublished, advances in psychopharmacology; and meet and interact with internationally distinguished researchers and scientists.

This means the Dr. Karim will be attending the 62nd Annual Meeting of ACNP in Tampa, Florida fully paid for! Congratulations, Helmet!

ALBA ACNP Travel Awards

The ALBA Network has partnered with the  American College of Neuropsychopharmacology  (ACNP) in 2023 to provide travel fellowships for young scientists in the field of neuropsychopharmacology who are ALBA members to participate in the  62nd Annual ACNP Meeting  taking place on 3-6 December 2023 in Tampa, Florida, USA.  ACNP will sponsor one ALBA member  to attend an outstanding scientific program in clinical and basic research on brain-behavior-drug interactions; become aware of the most recent, and often unpublished, advances in psychopharmacology; and meet and interact with internationally distinguished researchers and scientists.

Award Benefits

• Annual Meeting registration for award recipient and accompanying spouse or significant other
• Opportunity to present a poster abstract
• Up to five nights lodging in Tampa, Florida
• Roundtrip coach airfare to attend the Annual Meeting
• Ground transportation stipend of $100
• A daily stipend of $50 for meals for up to six days
• Onsite childcare stipend of $80 per day, per child for up to six days
• An ACNP member mentor for the annual meeting
• An automatic invitation to attend four (4) additional annual meetings with reduced registration fee, and the opportunity to present a poster abstract at each meeting

How to Apply

ACNP issues a call for applications for the ACNP Travel Award Program and notifies selected applicants on the status of their application. Interested applicants should visit the  ACNP website  to learn more about the program, applicant tiers, upcoming deadlines, and to apply.

Eligibility

Any scientist worldwide is eligible to apply for a travel award. Applicants must be a member of the ALBA Network. All candidates must be eligible in one of the three applicant tiers as defined in the ACNP Travel Award Program. Candidates from underrepresented groups in science and medicine are highly encouraged to apply. ACNP members (all categories of membership) and previous Travel Awardees are not eligible to apply.

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Award Type: Personal Award

Granting Body: American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)

Other Benefits or Honours: Annual ACNP Meeting registration for award recipient and accompanying spouse or significant other. Opportunity to present a poster abstract and an automatic invitation to attend four additional annual meetings with reduced registration fee. Other benefits include an ACNP member mentor for the annual meeting and travel, accommodation and stipends for subsistence and onsite childcare.

Eligibility: Any scientist worldwide who is a member of the ALBA Network. All candidates must be eligible in one of the three applicant tiers as defined in the ACNP Travel Award Program. Candidates from underrepresented groups in science and medicine are highly encouraged to apply. ACNP members (all categories of membership) and previous Travel Awardees are not eligible to apply.

Contact Details

Name: ALBA Network

Email: [email protected]

URL: https://www.alba.network/ALBA-ACNP-award-to-ACNP2023

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Neuroscientist Wins Travel Award to ACNP Meeting

By Dirk Hoffman

Published December 22, 2023

Sergio Dominguez-Lopez, PhD , assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology , received a travel award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) to attend its annual meeting Dec. 3-6 in Tampa, Florida.

The ACNP, founded in 1961, is a professional, international organization of leading brain scientists.

Chance to Meet Peers, Mentors Face-to-Face

Sergio Dominguez-Lopez, PhD

Dominguez-Lopez is a first-generation Hispano/Latino neuroscientist with a strong interest in neuropharmacology and substance use disorders.

He is a member of the ACNP’s underrepresented minority (URM) Near Peer Mentoring program and attended special sessions and events dedicated to it at the annual meeting event.

The 12-month program provides workshops, seminars and resources for URM scientists as part of the commitment and efforts of the ACNP to increase diversity and inclusion in its ranks.

“Attending the ACNP meeting allowed me to meet my peers and mentors face-to-face,” Dominguez-Lopez says. “We have been meeting for about a year, but this was the first in-person meeting.”

Recognizing Research’s Promising Potential

Dominguez-Lopez says he was very pleased to win the travel award.

“It is a great honor and a fulfilling professional achievement for me,” he says. “These awards are very competitive, and the application process considers your professional trajectory, commitment and scientific contributions to neuropsychopharmacology.”

“In a way, it is a recognition that, as an early career investigator, my research has the potential to impact our understanding of brain disease and its treatment.”

During the ACNP meeting, several events were dedicated to welcoming Travel Awardees.

“I was paired with a senior member of the College, who served as my mentor during the meeting, introducing me to other members and giving feedback on my current research,” Dominguez-Lopez says. “This opened opportunities for me to network and start collaborations with other scientists attending the meeting.”

Dominguez-Lopez says that as an early career investigator, meeting senior scientists in his field and expanding his network is critical for his professional development.

“I was able to talk with colleagues with similar interests and share our findings and future research directions,” he says. “The College brings together scientists and clinicians from around the world, and I had the opportunity to reunite with past and present mentors who have been vital in my professional formation in the United States and Canada.”

Additionally, Dominguez-Lopez says he received a front-row view “of the current priority areas of research and initiatives at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) due to the fact the ACNP annual meeting is one of the few conferences attended by several NIH directors.

Aiming to Find Therapeutic Treatment Targets

Dominguez-Lopez came to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2023. He earned a doctoral degree in neuroscience from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

His focus is on researching the etiology and neurobiology of substance use disorders, with the goal of providing new targets with the therapeutic potential to treat them.

“Substance use disorder is an incapacitating condition that affects a large population in the U.S.,” Dominguez-Lopez says. “Several commonly used substances such as alcohol, illicit drugs such as methamphetamine, and prescription drugs such as the opioid oxycodone can be overly used to the point that they interfere with all other aspects of a person’s life.”

How these substances affect the brain and drive individuals to uncontrolled drug use despite harmful consequences is not entirely known, he notes.

“My research aims to provide a deep study of the progressive changes in brain circuits, neuronal metabolism, and cellular physiology that led to drug-seeking behavior by modeling the progression of the disorder in mice trained to self-administer drugs,” Dominguez-Lopez says.

“In the long run, I hope to uncover molecular and cellular targets to develop novel therapeutical strategies to help individuals suffering from substance use disorders.”

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Travel Awards: 60th Anual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology – Puerto Rico

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APPLICATION PERIOD The College is now accepting applications for Travel Awards. The deadline for application submission is  April 22, 2021 by 5:00pm Central Time .

The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) annually selects distinguished young scientists in the field of neuropsychopharmacology to be part of our Travel Award program. These awards offer an opportunity to attend an outstanding scientific program in clinical and basic research on brain-behavior-drug interactions; become aware of the most recent, and often unpublished, advances in psychopharmacology; and meet and interact with internationally distinguished researchers and scientists.

TRAVEL AWARD BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• An ACNP member mentor for the annual meeting • Waived annual meeting registration for award recipient and accompanying spouse or significant other • Up to five nights lodging at the Hyatt House San Juan or Hyatt Place San Juan City Center • Round trip coach airfare to and from the annual meeting • $100 ground transportation stipend • A daily stipend of $50 for meals for up to six days • Onsite childcare stipend of $80 per day, per child for up to six days • An automatic invitation to attend four (4) additional annual meetings with reduced registration rate and the opportunity to present a poster at each annual meeting.

ELIGIBILITY:

Any scientist worldwide is eligible to apply for a travel award as long as they are no more than 5 years beyond final training and meet one of the below training/post training limits. • Junior level applicants are defined as those individuals who are below Assistant Professor or equivalent level if in a non–academic institution i.e., trainees including psychiatric residents, Pharm.D. residents, interns and post-doctoral fellows. • Senior level applicants are defined as those individuals who are at the Assistant Professor level or its equivalent, but not a R01 awardee. Pharm.D. will have earned Pharm.D., and have clinical, translational or applied research training (e.g. Ph.D., fellowship/post-doc, MS equivalent or foreign equivalent). • M.D., M.D./Ph.D., Pharm.D., Pharm.D./Ph.D. Student trainee applicants are defined as those individuals who are currently candidates for M.D., M.D./Ph.D., Pharm.D., and Pharm.D./Ph.D. programs.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION SITE will open on March 15, 2021. To apply, please visit: https://acnp.org/annual-meeting/travel-awards/

DEADLINE: Applications for Travel Awards must be submitted by April 22nd by 5:00 pm Central Time

*Candidates from underrepresented populations in science and medicine are encouraged to apply. *Previous Travel Awardees are not eligible to apply. *Application supporting letters must be written and submitted by an ACNP member. Supporting letters from non-members will not be accepted.

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Young Investigator Awards

Several young physician investigators will be selected, based upon the ranking of the applicant's abstract by the Program Committee.

Eligibility Criteria Applicant must be: (1) a current ACNS member or apply for membership concurrent with application for the Award; (2) a resident, fellow, or junior faculty within two years of completion of fellowship training; and (3) be the first author of an abstract submitted to the Annual Meeting. Applicant must meet the entire aforementioned criteria in order to be considered for the Young Investigator Award. Prior award recipients are not eligible for an additional award.

Selection Awardees will be chosen based on the quality of submitted abstracts, as ranked by the ACNS Program Committee. A total of six fellowships will be awarded for the ACNS 2023 Annual Meeting & Courses. Additional travel awards may be awarded if funding is available.

Procedures Upon close of abstract submission, the ACNS Program Committee will review, evaluate, and rank abstracts, including all candidates for consideration to receive an award. The Program Committee Co-Chairs will select the final six awardees based on the collective rankings from the Program Committee. ACNS will notify awardees of a decision no later than February 1, 2023. Awardees will then be expected to accept the invitation by the deadlines set forth in their acceptance notifications, as well as register for the Annual Meeting.

Cancellation Policy Award recipients are expected to register to attend the Annual Meeting by the deadlines set forth in their acceptance notification. If an award recipient cancels their registration prior to the meeting, the Travel Award may be withdrawn from the individual and designated to another candidate.

The deadline for applications is January 11, 2023 and must occur at the time of poster abstract submission .

Trainee Scholarships

Trainee Scholarships are available to support meeting attendance for residents and fellows of ACGME Program Directors who are members of ACNS.

Eligibility Criteria To apply for a grant on behalf of a resident or fellow, Program Directors must:

• Be affiliated with an ACGME-recognized Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy or Neuromuscular fellowship program (or ABPN-CNP eligible international equivalent);
• Be a current member of ACNS; and
• Submit a letter of application, including the fellow's name and complete contact information (mailing address, phone number, university email address and personal email address).

Selection Funding is limited and will be available to the first programs to apply, limit one grant per program .

Award Grants will be made in the form of reimbursement of travel expenses up to $1,000 USD  following the meeting. Recipients will be asked to submit an Expense Voucher with original receipts.

Procedures Letters of application may be sent to ACNS Membership Manager Carrie Grossman at [email protected].

The deadline for applications is February 23, 2023.

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Submit your travel award application before january 5, 2024 for consideration. learn more about each award below., travel award descriptions, stephen g. holtzman travel award for preclinical investigators.

• Qualified applicants are those with excellence in research, but who have not yet received NIH support, or who have obtained research project funding but remain unfunded for travel to the CPDD meeting.
• Predoctoral  students must be enrolled in a program working towards a terminal degree.
• Postdoctoral  trainees are scientists who are not more than 5 years beyond their doctorate (Ph.D.) or residency (M.D., D.V.M., etc.) as of the start of the Annual Meeting.
• S. citizenship is not a requirement.
• Individuals who have previously received this travel award are not eligible to apply.
• Complimentary registration
• $1000 for travel expenses

CPDD Travel Awards for Early Career Investigators

• Postdoctoral Awards are available to scientists who are not more than five years beyond their doctorate (Ph.D.) or residency (M.D., D.V.M., etc.).
• Predoctoral Awards  are available for individuals in Ph.D. or M.D. programs at institutions with little or no NIH support.
• S. citizens, permanent residents and foreign scientists are eligible to apply.
• Predoctoral students that will be supported by NIDA/NIH training grants or individuals with Predoctoral National Research Service Awards (F31) at the time of the meeting are not eligible for Predoctoral Awards.
• Prior recipients of the CPDD Travel Award for Early Career Investigators (either predoctoral or postdoctoral) are not eligible to reapply.
• Up to a maximum of $1000 for travel expenses
• Invitation to an Annual Meeting luncheon for all CPDD Early Career Investigator Awardees for the past 4 years.

CPDD Primm-Singleton Minority Travel Awards Program

• Must have an avowed interest in a career in substance abuse research/teaching.
• Must be members of an ethnic minority group under-represented in substance abuse research, including but not limited to African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders.
• Citizenship of the United States or a permanent visa is required.
• Previous awardees and individuals that will be supported by NIDA/NIH training grants or individual Predoctoral National Research Service Awards (F31) at time of the meeting are not eligible.
• The preferred candidate for this award is a graduate student with a demonstrated commitment to research and/or teaching in substance abuse.
• Up to a maximum of $2,000 for travel expenses

FORCE Junior Investigator Travel Awards

• Women graduate and medical students, post-doctoral students, medical residents, and investigators who are no more than five years past the doctoral degree or residency are eligible.
• Applicant MUST be first author on the CPDD abstract.
• Minority investigators are especially encouraged to apply.
• Priority will be given to those who have not previously received this award.
• U.S. federal employees and non-U.S. citizens are eligible.

NIDA Women & Sex/Gender Junior Investigator Travel Awards

• Graduate and medical students, post-doctoral students, medical residents, and investigators who are no more than five years past the doctoral degree or residency.
• Applicant MUST be first author on the CPDD abstract accepted for poster, oral session, or symposium presentation.
• Minority investigators and male investigators are especially encouraged to apply.
• Priority may be given to those who have not previously received this award or held an R01.
• Federal employees are ineligible.
• Up to a maximum of $1000 for travel expenses. (Registration confirmation can be submitted as part of the travel stipend.)

CPDD International Travel Awards

• Be a substance abuse researcher from a low-income, lower-middle-income, or upper middle-income country who completed his or her doctoral degree or residency no more than 10 years ago.
• Conduct research on any aspect of substance use and substance use disorders.
• Have not received travel support from NIDA or CPDD between July 1 of the previous year and June 1 of the award year.
• Have not previously received the WHO/NIDA/CPDD International Traveling Fellowship or the CPDD International Travel Award in any prior year.
• Live and work outside the United States at the time of application and travel.
• Provide eligible abstracts submitted for both CPDD and the NIDA International Forum.
• Up to a maximum of $2,000 for travel expenses (Registration confirmation can be submitted as part of the travel stipend.)
• Complimentary registration to the CPDD meeting for the 2 consecutive years following the award year.

NIDA Director’s Travel Awards

• Must be a NIDA-supported NRSA fellow, NRSA trainee, Diversity Supplement recipient or Mentored Career Development Award PI.
• Awardees must attend the NIDA Grant-Writing/Career Workshop, held in conjunction with the CPDD Meeting. Selection for this travel award will automatically enroll you in this workshop.
• Preference will be given to junior investigators presenting at the CPDD conference, and to those who have not previously received this award.

CPDD International Research Poster Contest

Attend ACNP annual meeting

The ALBA Network has partnered with the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) to provide travel fellowships for young scientists in the field of neuropsychopharmacology who are ALBA members to participate in the 63rd Annual ACNP Meeting  taking place on 8-11 December 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. ACNP will sponsor one ALBA member to attend an outstanding scientific program in clinical and basic research on brain-behavior-drug interactions; become aware of the most recent, and often unpublished, advances in psychopharmacology; and meet and interact with internationally distinguished researchers and scientists. 

Award Benefits

• Waived Annual Meeting registration for award recipient and one accompanying spouse or significant other 
• Opportunity to present a poster abstract 
• Up to five nights lodging in Phoenix, Arizona. * Based on the annual meeting location, some years we are unable to accommodate the travel awardees at the main conference hotel or closer overflow hotel. 
• Roundtrip coach airfare for the awardee to attend the Annual Meeting. Accompanying other airfare is not provided by ACNP.   
• Up to $100 for ground transportation
• Up to $50 per day for meals for up to six days
• Onsite childcare stipend of $80 per day, per child for up to six days
• An ACNP member mentor for the annual meeting
• An automatic invitation to attend four (4) additional annual meetings with reduced registration fee, and the opportunity to present a poster abstract at each meeting.
• Up to $1,000 Past Travel Award Scholarship to assist with travel expenses to attend one ACNP Annual Meeting within two years of receiving your initial Travel Award, which is reimbursed following the meeting.

How to Apply

ACNP issues a call for applications for the ACNP Travel Award Program and notifies selected applicants on the status of their application. Interested applicants should visit the  ACNP website  to learn more about the program, applicant tiers, upcoming deadlines, and to apply.

Eligibility

Any scientist worldwide is eligible to apply for a travel award. Applicants must be a member of the ALBA Network. All candidates must be eligible in one of the three applicant tiers as defined in the ACNP Travel Award Program. Candidates from underrepresented groups in science and medicine are highly encouraged to apply. ACNP members (all categories of membership) and previous Travel Awardees are not eligible to apply.

The 2024 call for nominations is closed.

Winner 2023.

Dr Fiona Hollis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine (USC SOM).  The Hollis lab studies the role of brain mitochondrial function in modulating social behaviour (maternal care, social interaction, communication), with an emphasis on understanding behavioural mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric (anxiety, depression, postpartum depression) and neurodevelopmental disorders (autism, Fragile X Syndrome). As a member of the ALBA network since 2019, Dr Hollis is committed to promoting diversity and equity in science.

"I value the important work that ALBA does to increase visibility of region- and culture-specific diversity issues. Their dissemination of data and resources for mentoring, best practices, and advocacy is creating a solid foundation towards a thriving, diverse neuroscience community." - Dr Fiona Hollis

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To defray expenses necessary to attend the ACS Spring or Fall Meeting, such as registration fees, transportation, lodging, presentation materials, and meals. 

Description

This award will cover up to $2,000 in expenses for selected applicants who wish to attend the upcoming ACS Fall Meeting. This opportunity is open to all students, regardless of presentation status, abstract submission, or ACS membership.

Travel award applications are accepted semi-annually for the ACS Spring and Fall Meetings.

Spring ACS Meeting: Applications open December and close January.

Fall ACS Meeting: Applications open May and close June.

All applications close at 5:00 PM EST on the deadline date.

How to Apply

For undergraduate students.

The award is open to undergraduate students interested in the chemical sciences who are from historically marginalized groups in the field. This includes students from HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), HSI (Hispanic Serving Institutions), and Tribal Colleges. The goal of the award is to increase the participation of students from diverse backgrounds to attend conferences allowing them to showcase research, explore graduate schools, gain valuable mentorship, and explore advancements in the field, contributing to a more diverse and robust scientific workforce. This professional development award will defray the cost of the upcoming ACS  Meeting. Each award will be for up to $2,000 of eligible expenses, as determined by a review of the completed application.

Application Packet (Online application process)

Completed applications consist of the following:

Essay Prompts: To apply for the travel award, please respond to one of the following essay prompts, depending on whether you will be presenting or attending the meeting:

For Presenters:

• Describe the specific benefits you expect to gain from presenting your work at the meeting.
• Explain how your presentation aligns with you academic or professional goals and how it will contribute to your career development.
• Briefly outline how you plan to share your research and the knowledge gained from the meeting with your peers, colleagues, or the broader community.

For Attendees:

• Explain how attending the meeting aligns with your academic or professional goals and how it will contribute to your overall development.
• Describe specific activites or opportunities you plan to engage in at the meeting (e.g., attending workshops, networking events, speaker sessions) and how they will benefit your knowledge and skills.
• Upon returning, how will you leverage your experience at the meeting to benefit your academic institution, research group, or workplace?

Resume or Curriculum vitae: Share your relevant post-secondary experiences, including extracurricular activities, work experiences, research projects, and achievements demonstrating your passion for chemistry. Include details like company/institution name, location, position held, role description, and weekly hours (if applicable).

Budget: List all anticipated expenses related to the ACS Meeting, including registration fees, transportation to/from the meeting, lodging, meals (limited to $100 per day), presentation materials (if needed), and etc. All listed expenses must be related to your participation in the ACS Meeting and incurred during the meeting dates. The award can cover up to $2,000 of eligible expenses based on your submitted budget. Expenses exceeding this amount are the responsibility of the selected applicant. The awarded funds are solely for the designated recipient listed on the application.

Letter of Recommendation:  A letter from a mentor/advisor explaining why you deserve the award and how it will help with the student's overall professional development. Please obtain your chosen writer's consent before submitting their name and contact information in your application to ensure they can fulfill the recommendation by the deadline. The ACS Bridge Team will contact your writer directly to provide instructions for submitting the letter. The final request for letters will go out at 5:00 pm EST on the application deadline.

Requirements

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Check back on May 1 st for the Undergraduate Application

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The award is open to graduate students interested in the chemical sciences who are from historically marginalized groups in the field. This includes students from HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), HSI (Hispanic Serving Institutions), and Tribal Colleges. The goal of the award is to increase the participation of students from diverse backgrounds to attend conferences allowing them to showcase research, explore graduate schools, gain valuable mentorship, and explore advancements in the field, contributing to a more diverse and robust scientific workforce. This professional development award will defray the cost of the upcoming ACS  Meeting. Each award will be for up to $2,000 of eligible expenses, as determined by a review of the completed application.

Letter of Recommendation: A letter from a mentor/advisor explaining why you deserve the award and how it will help with the student's overall professional development. Please obtain your chosen writer's consent before submitting their name and contact information in your application to ensure they can fulfill the recommendation by the deadline. The ACS Bridge Team will contact your writer directly to provide instructions for submitting the letter. The final request for letters will go out at 5:00 pm EST on the application deadline.

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Neuroscientist Wins Travel Award to ACNP Meeting

By Dirk Hoffman

Published December 22, 2023

Sergio Dominguez-Lopez, PhD , assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology , received a travel award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) to attend its annual meeting Dec. 3-6 in Tampa, Florida.

The ACNP, founded in 1961, is a professional, international organization of leading brain scientists.

Chance to Meet Peers, Mentors Face-to-Face

Sergio Dominguez-Lopez, PhD

Dominguez-Lopez is a first-generation Hispano/Latino neuroscientist with a strong interest in neuropharmacology and substance use disorders.

He is a member of the ACNP’s underrepresented minority (URM) Near Peer Mentoring program and attended special sessions and events dedicated to it at the annual meeting event.

The 12-month program provides workshops, seminars and resources for URM scientists as part of the commitment and efforts of the ACNP to increase diversity and inclusion in its ranks.

“Attending the ACNP meeting allowed me to meet my peers and mentors face-to-face,” Dominguez-Lopez says. “We have been meeting for about a year, but this was the first in-person meeting.”

Recognizing Research’s Promising Potential

Dominguez-Lopez says he was very pleased to win the travel award.

“It is a great honor and a fulfilling professional achievement for me,” he says. “These awards are very competitive, and the application process considers your professional trajectory, commitment and scientific contributions to neuropsychopharmacology.”

“In a way, it is a recognition that, as an early career investigator, my research has the potential to impact our understanding of brain disease and its treatment.”

During the ACNP meeting, several events were dedicated to welcoming Travel Awardees.

“I was paired with a senior member of the College, who served as my mentor during the meeting, introducing me to other members and giving feedback on my current research,” Dominguez-Lopez says. “This opened opportunities for me to network and start collaborations with other scientists attending the meeting.”

Dominguez-Lopez says that as an early career investigator, meeting senior scientists in his field and expanding his network is critical for his professional development.

“I was able to talk with colleagues with similar interests and share our findings and future research directions,” he says. “The College brings together scientists and clinicians from around the world, and I had the opportunity to reunite with past and present mentors who have been vital in my professional formation in the United States and Canada.”

Additionally, Dominguez-Lopez says he received a front-row view “of the current priority areas of research and initiatives at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) due to the fact the ACNP annual meeting is one of the few conferences attended by several NIH directors.

Aiming to Find Therapeutic Treatment Targets

Dominguez-Lopez came to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2023. He earned a doctoral degree in neuroscience from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

His focus is on researching the etiology and neurobiology of substance use disorders, with the goal of providing new targets with the therapeutic potential to treat them.

“Substance use disorder is an incapacitating condition that affects a large population in the U.S.,” Dominguez-Lopez says. “Several commonly used substances such as alcohol, illicit drugs such as methamphetamine, and prescription drugs such as the opioid oxycodone can be overly used to the point that they interfere with all other aspects of a person’s life.”

How these substances affect the brain and drive individuals to uncontrolled drug use despite harmful consequences is not entirely known, he notes.

“My research aims to provide a deep study of the progressive changes in brain circuits, neuronal metabolism, and cellular physiology that led to drug-seeking behavior by modeling the progression of the disorder in mice trained to self-administer drugs,” Dominguez-Lopez says.

“In the long run, I hope to uncover molecular and cellular targets to develop novel therapeutical strategies to help individuals suffering from substance use disorders.”