Dr
Andrew Lawerence
Department of Pharmacology
Monash University |
Rodent
models of alcoholism.
Investigating the efficacy of antidepressants in decreasing
seeking behaviour in rats with co-morbid depression/alcoholism. |
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Dr
Peter Dodd
Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology
University of Queensland
|
Alcohol,
genes, expression and the human brain.
The contribution of excitatory and inhibitory amino acid neurotransmission
in producing disease -specific localisation of pathology in
alcoholics. |
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Professor
Clive Harper
Department of Neuropathology
University of Sydney
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital |
Structural
changes in the brains of alcoholics.
Examination of the specific structural pathological changes
occurring in the brain with the long-term abuse of alcohol. |
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Professor
John B Saunders
Department of Psychiatry
Alcohol and Drug Studies
University of Queensland
|
Agonist
versus antagonist treatment for opioid dependence: what predicts
the outcome?
The outcome of a study conducted in addicts examining the efficacy
of Naltrexone and Methadone. |
Dr
Peregrine Osborne
Senior Research Officer
Pain Management Research Institute
The University of Sydney |
Mapping:
a user's addiction guide.
Studying the expression of transcription factors to elucidate
how repeated drug administration produces specific and persistent
addictive behaviours. |
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Associate
Professor Iain McGregor
Department of Psychology
University of Sydney |
Ecstasy
and the brain.
Investigation of the long- term, perhaps permanent, changes
in the brain produced by ecstasy, particularly involving the
serotonin system. |
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Professor
MacDonald Christie
Director of Basic Research
Pain Management Research Institute
University of Sydney
|
Are
there therapeutic implications of cellular adaptations in models
of drug dependence?
This presentation focussed on cellular physiological and
molecular approaches that have sought to determine key adaptations
associated with opioid dependence. |
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Dr
Bryce Vissel
Head, Laboratory of Synaptic Function,
Behaviour and Neurological Disease
Neurobiology Research Program
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
|
Molecular
approaches to study the role of synaptic plasticity in mice.
A focus on the genetic approaches used in mice to study the
relationship of synaptic plasticity to behavioural measures
of learning and memory. |
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Professor
Mal Horne
Deputy Director
Howard Florey Institute
University of Melbourne
|
Plasticity
in Dopamine Neurons and Drug Seeking Behaviour.
Cocaine-induced changes in dopamine neurons may contribute to
craving. This finding holds significant implications for the
understanding and treatment of cocaine addiction. |
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