MAY/JUNE 2006
Volume 12 - No. 2
Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies
SRNT Newsletter
Advancing Science & Health
May/June 2006, Volume 12, Number 2
Updates on Plans for the Upcoming
8th Annual SRNT Europe Conference Meeting
The Biology of Tobacco Dependence:
From the Laboratory to the Smoker
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Gay Sutherland, President of SRNT Europe, and Sakire Pogun, Conference Chair, are pleased to invite you to participate in the 8th Annual Conference of the SRNT Europe (http://www.srnt2006eu.org ). This year's meeting, entitled The Biology of Tobacco Dependence: From the Laboratory to the Smoker, will be held at the Pine Bay Holiday Resort in Kusadasi/Ephesus, Turkey, September 23-26, 2006. The meeting will begin in the afternoon with opening addresses and the plenary lecture followed by a Welcome Reception in a spectacular historical site, The Celcius Library at Ephesus.
As in previous SRNT Europe meetings, there will be a pre-meeting training workshop on September 23rd where key figures in basic and clinical research will share their expertise with the trainees through didactic lectures. The Conference program will feature lectures and symposia that represent three main and balanced themes: Basic science, Treatment, Ethics and Politics. Paper sessions will be devoted to special themes, and poster presentations will comprise the majority of communications to encourage networking and discussions. As indicated by the subtitle of the Conference, the major aim of this meeting is to bridge the gap between basic and clinical research. A roundtable discussion is planned titled EU Framework Programmes, Funding Opportunities, and Networking. There will also be a Members' Meeting and exhibitors on hand throughout the conference. In addition to the main scientific program, there will be special symposia.
Program highlights:
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Plenary lecture: Theories of Nicotine Dependence by David Balfour and Joseph DiFranza
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Clinical Science Theme Lecture: Do We Understand Relapse and Can We Prevent It? by Peter Hajek
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Basic Science Theme Lecture: Multiple Effects and Mechanisms for Nicotine in Cognitive Procedures by Ian Stolerman
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Epidemiology/Public Health Theme Lecture: Harm Reduction by Yves Martinet
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Basic Research: Conference: Mutated Mice: Genetic Lies That Help Reveal Truth by Al Collins
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Ø Translational symposia:
Challenging Basic Assumptions, Moderated by Robert West & Jaakko Kaprio
Monoamine Oxidases and Tobacco, Moderated Ivan Berlin & Joanna Fowler
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Clinical Research symposium: Imaging Methods for Understanding Nicotine Dependence, Moderated by Usoa Busto
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Basic Research: Symposium: Is Nicotine Enough to Account for All the Pleasure and Addiction to Tobacco?, Moderated by Karl O. Fagerstrom
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We are confident that with your support, the scientific quality of the meeting will be outstanding. SRNT Europe Board welcomes you all to Kusadasi and hopes that the experience will result in "long-term" pleasant memories.
About the Authors: Gay Sutherland, B.A., M.Phil., is a Research Psychologist with the Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK. Her research interests include biobehavioral and outcome research. Sakire Pogun, Ph.D., is a Professor of Physiology and Director of the Center for Brain Research with Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. Her research interests include animal biobehavioral research and sex differences in the central actions of nicotine.