Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Workgroup Announces its First Scientific Conference/Workshop:

“Translational Addiction Research –
Bench to Bedside, Community, and Back”

February 12-13, 2007
Santa Monica , California

The conference/workshop will showcase AAPI research (translational and in community-based settings) and highlight applications of translational addiction research among Asian and Pacific Islander populations in international studies, while focusing on the career development of the next generation of health and addiction researchers.

Plenary sessions will cover the following topics:

• Biological basis of substance abuse and implications for AAPI populations
• HIV/AIDS risks, neuroAIDS, and interventions for AAPI communities
• Epidemiology of tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use among AAPI populations
• Mental health and other co-morbid issues
• Substance abuse prevention and treatment
• Methods for conducting research in AAPI communities
• International research among Asian and Pacific Islander populations
• Research career development

Continuing education credits and a limited number of travel awards are available. More information on the conference/workshop, including registration, is available at the following web sites: http://www.caldar.org and http://meetings.z-techcorp.com/cmt/NIDA/AAPI07.

Contact Cheryl Teruya, Ph.D. at cteruya@ucla.edu or (310) 267-5251 for more information about the conference/workshop.

The AAPI conference/workshop is co-sponsored by NIDA (Special Populations Office, International Office), CSAT, NIMH (Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS, and the Special Populations Office), TRDRP, California Endowment, and other agencies and organizations, and is hosted by the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.