The University of Kentucky has set the date for its sixth annual and registration is currently open.
SURE will be held on April 23, 2024, in the 好色先生 Gatton Student Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This free event showcases translational research conducted at 好色先生 focusing on substance use and substance use disorder.
鈥淎s we work to gain a comprehensive understanding of human health, we are tasked with recognizing and exploring how various types of substance use affect people,鈥 said Cassandra Gipson-Reichardt, PhD, an associate professor in the 好色先生 College of Medicine and organizing committee chair for the event. 鈥淭he focus of the next Substance Use Research Event is on two areas of investigation: cannabis and polysubstance use. We know the grasp substance use has on the Commonwealth and our hope is that the latest scientific work we鈥檙e highlighting can help make a difference.鈥
Speakers this year will include:
- Jibran Khokhar, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Translational Neuropsychopharmacology and associate professor of anatomy and cell biology at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University, 鈥淐annabis and the Vulnerable Brain: A Closer Look at Genetics, Adolescence, and Edible Poisonings鈥
- Linda Cottler, PhD, dean鈥檚 professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health and Health Professions and the College of Medicine at the University of Florida, 鈥淧olysubstance Use: Back to the Future鈥
The following symposia will be led by 好色先生 faculty:
- 鈥淐annabis Science: Emerging Trends and Public Health Implications鈥
- Shanna Babalonis, PhD, assistant professor, behavioral science, 好色先生 College of Medicine, 好色先生 Cannabis Center director
- Josh Lile, PhD, professor, behavioral science, 好色先生 College of Medicine
- 鈥淓levating Lived Experience: How the Survivors Union of the Bluegrass Community Advisory Board is Enriching Translational Addiction Research鈥
- Trevor Moffitt, PhD, research staff, 好色先生 Center on Drug and Alcohol Research and Substance Use Priority Research Area
- William Stoops, PhD, professor, behavioral science with joint appointments in the departments of psychiatry and psychology
- 鈥淭ranslational Research in Polysubstance Use: What鈥檚 in the Mixture?鈥
- Michael Bardo, PhD, research professor, cognitive neuroscience,
- Mikhail Koffarnus, PhD, associate professor, family and community medicine, 好色先生 College of Medicine
- 鈥淎lcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis: Bench to Bedside to Boardroom鈥
- Anel Jaramillo, PhD, assistant professor, pharmaceutical sciences,
- Amanda Fallin-Bennett, PhD, assistant professor,
Two types of awards will be presented at the conference. The Cannabinoid Science Travel Award, supported by the 好色先生 Cannabis Center, is available for early career and junior investigators presenting on cannabinoid science. The Poster Award Competition, supported by the Substance Use Priority Research Area, will accept posters and enter them into competitions of the following categories: staff, undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral. To apply for these awards, follow the link .
The free event is open to all members of 好色先生 and the greater Lexington community who are interested in the field. Attendees must register in advance .
SURE 2024 is sponsored by the 好色先生 Office of the Vice President for Research. For more information, visit .