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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Bowles CAS Trains Future Leaders

Center Line Newsletter Volume 19, Number 2, June 2008


The Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies (CAS) is pleased to announce the second renewal of its 5-year training grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) that has been funded for over 10 years. The $1.2 million funding will help the Center to build on its well-established research training program, focusing on the molecular and cellular approaches to alcoholism.


Since 1997, Center faculty members have trained nearly 200 students in order to develop the next generation of addiction medicine researchers. Training for our research scientists includes programs in basic laboratory science, addiction biology, neuropharmacology, alcoholic liver disease, alcohol-related birth defects, clinical research, and substance abuse treatment therapy.


CAS Director Fulton Crews, Ph.D., believes the program’s success is based largely on a philosophy that includes the selection of top-quality students, as well as faculty members who share a common goal of providing the best training and experience. . . . . . .

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