Latin America & Caribbean

NIDA Supports Latin American Scientists at Grants Workshop

News – Describes a training program for Latin American researchers that provided guidance on the U.S. scientific award process.

Latin American Network Boosts Scientific Exchange

News – Describes a network of researchers working to expand the reach of drug abuse and addiction research findings in Latin America.

New Fellowship Opportunity for Mexican Postdoctoral Scientists

News – New fellowship program enables Mexican postdoctoral scientists to devote 12 months to drug abuse prevention research in the United States.

Former Fellow Organizes Drug Policy Forum in Uruguay

News – Former NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellow organized and hosted a drug policy forum in Montevideo, Uruguay, in May.

Steffanie Strathdee, Ph.D.; María Remedios Lozada Romero, M.D., Mexico; and Carlos Magis-Rodríguez, M.D., M.P.H., Mexico

Dr.s Steffanie Strathdee, María Remedios Lozada Romero, and Carlos Magis-Rodríguez received the 2009 NIDA International Program Awards of Excellence in Collaborative Research.

Flavio S. Pechansky, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Flavio S. Pechansky received the 2006 NIDA International Program Awards of Excellence in International Leadership

Researchers Attend Meeting on the Basic Parent Management Training-Oregon Model

News – Researchers met in Mexico to discuss family-based drug abuse prevention programs and a training model for positive parenting practices.

NIDA Supports Researchers at Hispanic Science International Conference

News – Sixteen NIDA-supported scientists presented their research earlier this fall in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the 2010 National Hispanic Science Network International Conference.

David S. Metzger, Ph.D.

Dr. David S. Metzger received the 2007 NIDA International Program Awards of Excellence in International Leadership.

INVEST-CTN Fellow Focuses on Family Therapy

News – INVEST-CTN fellow investigated brief strategic family therapy with the intent to develop a pilot project testing the effectiveness of the intervention in Columbia.

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