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Opportunities To Conduct Research in Australia

News – The Australian Government is offering awards to promote ties between Australia and its neighbors through the country’s extensive scholarship programs.

Tags: Professional Development, Research Training, Australia, East Asia & Pacific

Richard Schottenfeld, M.D. and Mahmud Mazlan, M.D.

Drs. Richard Schottenfeld and Mahmud Mazlan received the 2007 NIDA International Program Awards of Excellence in Collaborative Resesearch.

Tags: 2007 Forum, Awards of Excellence, International Forum, Malaysia, East Asia & Pacific

Perry F. Renshaw, M.D., Ph.D., and In Kyoon Lyoo, M.D., Ph.D.

Drs. Perry F. Renshaw and In Kyoon Lyoo received the 2008 NIDA International Program Awards of Excellence in Collaborative Research.

Tags: 2008 Forum, Awards of Excellence, International Forum, South Korea, East Asia & Pacific

Report Warns of Worsening Drug Abuse in Myanmar Region

News – A new document reports that the manufacture, trafficking, and consumption of amphetamine-type stimulant drugs in Myanmar is worsening.

Tags: Amphetamines, UNODC, Burma (Myanmar), East Asia & Pacific

Regional Meetings Foster Collaborative Research

News – International drug abuse and HIV/AIDS researchers attended regional meetings in Malaysia, Norway, and Ukraine to enhance research exchange and collaboration.

Tags: Scientific Exchange, Malaysia, Norway, Ukraine, East Asia & Pacific, Europe & Central Asia

David S. Metzger, Ph.D.

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

Tags: 2007 Forum, Awards of Excellence, International Forum, Brazil, China, Russia, Thailand, East Asia & Pacific, Europe & Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean

INVEST/CTN Fellow Targets Methamphetamine Use Among Filipino Adolescents

News – INVEST/CTN Fellow Dr. Leonardo R. Estacio, Jr., studied behavioral therapies to reduce methamphetamine abuse among adolescent Filipinos.

Tags: Amphetamines, INVEST-CTN, Philippines, East Asia & Pacific

IAS-NIDA Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in HIV and Drug Use

News – New postdoctoral research fellowships in HIV and drug use were announced at the 2010 XVIII International AIDS Conference.

Tags: HIV/AIDS, IAS-NIDA, Canada, China, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa, East Asia & Pacific, Europe & Central Asia, North America, Sub-Saharan Africa

DISCA Team Examines PTSD and Substance Use Disorders

News – Collaborative team will focus on treatment of co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders.

Tags: Applied Research, Co-occurring Disorders, USDISCA, Australia, East Asia & Pacific

WHO/NIDA/CPDD Select International Traveling Fellows

News – Drug abuse scientists from China and Georgia were selected as recipients of the 2010 International Traveling Fellowship Award.

Tags: CPDD, WHO, 2010 Forum, International Forum, China, Georgia, East Asia & Pacific, Europe & Central Asia
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