Uncovering the genes at the foundation of alcohol dependence

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One of 27 research centers funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, PARC focuses on uncovering the genetics of how the brain adapts to alcohol.

PARC supports the coordinated research efforts of 20 scientists at the Portland Veteran Affairs Medical Center and Oregon Health & Science University in areas ranging from behavioral neuroscience to molecular biology.

New: PILOT PROJECTS AWARDED FOR 2012
Summary of funded projects here

New: Crabbe Gives NIAAA 2011 Keller Lecture
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recently honored John Crabbe, PARC Center Director, by choosing him to give the 16th annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture in Bethesda, Maryland, October 25th, 2011. Dr. Crabbe, one of the world's leading experts in using animal genetic models to understand human dependence on alcohol, spoke about translational behavior-genetic studies of alcohol. Through his more than 30 years of research, Dr. Crabbe, a professor in OHSU's Behavioral Neuroscience Department and Senior Research Career Scientist at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, has pioneered several genetic procedures to identify the genes and neurobiological mechanisms that underlie many alcohol-related behaviors, including tolerance and withdrawal. Dr. Crabbe is the second OHSU researcher honored as a Keller Lecturer. Kathy Grant, Ph.D., also a professor in Behavioral Neuroscience and PARC PI, was named the 13th Keller Honorary Lecturer in 2008. Mark Keller helped found the first Center of Alcohol Studies at Yale University.

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Portland Alcohol Research Center
VA Medical Center, R&D 12
Portland, OR 97239 USA
Tel: 503.220.8262 x56653
Fax: 503.721.1029
E-mail: rutledgm@ohsu.edu

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