SRNT 2004 Annual Meeting Links

Contact Information:
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
2810 Crossroads Drive, Ste. 3800 Madison, WI 53718
Tel: 608-443-2462
Fax: 608-443-2474 or 608-443-2478
E-Mail: meetings@srnt.org

Program Highlights

Preliminary Program
A preliminary program for the 2004 Annual Meeting is now available for review. It includes the listing of pre-conference meetings, symposia, paper and poster sessions, and other events that will occur at the conference. Please visit SRNT's Preliminary Program Page to view the schedule.

Keynote Address:
A highlight at this year's meeting will be the keynote address given Thursday, February 19, by Dr. Nora D. Volkow, new Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Theme Lectures:
Public Health/Epidemiology Theme Lecturer: Judith D. Wilkenfeld, J.D., Director, International Programs, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids will lecture Thursday, February 19 on "Making a Difference - How Good Science Makes Good Policy".

Basic Theme Lecturer: Dr. David Balfour, Professor of Behavioural Pharmacology in The University of Dundee Medical School., Department of Psychiatry at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee will present "If Tobacco Dependence Equals Nicotine Dependence , Why Doesn't NRT Work Better?" on Friday, February 20.

Clinical Theme Lecturer: Dr. Stephen Tiffany, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Utah School of Medicine will present "The Emergence of Tobacco Dependence: Assessment and Conceptualization of Moving Targets" on Saturday, February 21.

Additional Meeting Highlights:
As recipient of the 2004 Ove Ferno Award for Clinical Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Dr. Ovide Pomerleau (Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan) will give a lecture on Thursday, February 19 entitled, “Confessions of a Latter-day Behaviorist”.

SRNT also offers several prestigious Young Investigator and travel awards for the scientific meeting. Please visit the SRNT's Awards Page for more information about how to apply for these awards.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. The meeting program celebrates SRNT's progress and growth during the first decade and address its future course.

SRNT Annual Meeting will also feature sessions describing cutting-edge basic and clinical research in nicotine and tobacco. Approximately 800 researchers and clinicians whose work spans the range of molecular, genetic, preclinical, clinical, epidemiological, and public health research will be in attendance at the meeting. Like last year, symposia, paper, and poster sessions will be joined by other events. In addition, exciting pre-conference meetings being planned.