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NIH News National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
<http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/> For Immediate Release: Saturday, October 13,
2012
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NIAAA RESEARCHERS RECEIVE NEUROSCIENCE AWARDS
Andrew Holmes, Ph.D., chief of the Laboratory of Behavioral and Genomic
Neuroscience at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has been selected as the
2012 recipient of the Jacob P. Waletzky Award from the Society for
Neuroscience. The $25,000 prize is given in recognition of innovative
research into substance abuse and the brain and nervous system.
Dr. Holmes was presented the honor today at the society's annual meeting in
New Orleans. His work investigates how exposure to stress and the abuse of
drugs and alcohol affect cognitive functioning and emotional regulation.
In a recent example of his research published in the September 2012 issue of
Nature Neuroscience, Dr. Holmes and his colleagues reported that chronic
alcohol use may increase the risk for post-traumatic stress disorder by
altering the brain's ability to recover from a traumatic experience. (Learn
more about the finding.)
<http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/research/niaaa-research-highlights/chronic-drinkin
g-may-alter-brain-increase-ptsd-risk>
Ultimately, his research may have implications for developing new treatments
for a range of disorders including alcoholism and post-traumatic stress
disorder.
"Dr. Holmes' recent work has given important insight into how heavy drinking
affects the brain's ability to recover from trauma," said Kenneth R. Warren,
Ph.D., acting director of NIAAA. "We are pleased that his significant
contributions to the addictions field are being recognized by the Society
for Neuroscience."
"I'm honored to be receiving this award and appreciate the support of my
staff and colleagues that help make my work possible," said Dr. Holmes.
Also recognized at the meeting was Rui M. Costa, D.V.M., Ph.D., a guest
researcher in the NIAAA Laboratory for Integrative Neuroscience, where he
formerly worked; he also is an investigator at the Champalimaud Center for
the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal. Dr. Costa received the Young Investigator
Award given to notable neuroscientists who have received their advanced
degree in the past 10 years.
Dr. Costa's research explores how people acquire new skills. He has
identified changes within the brain that accompany different phases of skill
learning and has noted particular brain circuits that are involved in
learning and consolidating a novel skill.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National
Institutes of Health, is the primary U.S. agency for conducting and
supporting research on the causes, consequences, prevention, and treatment
of alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and alcohol problems. NIAAA also disseminates
research findings to general, professional, and academic audiences.
Additional alcohol research information and publications are available at
<www.niaaa.nih.gov>.
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research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of
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common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs,
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