SEPT/OCT 2008
Volume 14 - No. 3
Nicotine Research Grant Funding Update
Newsletter Staff
Karen Cropsey
Editor
kcropsey@beapsy1.
his.uab.edu
Minden Shadle-Sexton
Assistant Editor
Ryan Sexton
Assistant Editor
Publication & Communications
Ed Lichtenstein
Chair
ed@ori.org
Electronic Communications
Judith Gordon
Chair
judith@ori.org
SRNT Newsletter
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008, Volume 14, Number 3
From the Editor
Dear Colleagues,
I hope the end of the summer is finding everyone relaxed and ready for the new school year. This issue of the newsletter is full of articles that should be of interest to the membership. The cover features the annual SRNT meeting which will be held in Dublin, Ireland from April 27 through April 30, 2009. This venue promises to be exciting and I am sure the conference committee will put together an outstanding program. Check early to make sure your passport is ready to go and plan to attend this important meeting!
Our president, Scott Leischow, discusses the many changes that our organization is facing, particularly the growth of our membership and some of the unique challenges inherent in striving to meet these demands. As Scott mentions, these are good challenges to have and he outlines how the organization is responding to these issues, including the formation of a couple of new committees.
In addition, we have included a memoriam for Dr. Ove FernÖ, a pioneer in the field of nicotine replacement and whose work has led to some of the most effective treatments for smoking cessation. His work was so important that SRNT honors an established investigator who has made important contribution to the treatment of nicotine dependence with the Ove FernÖ Award for Clinical Research at the annual meeting.
We have included a review of Addiction Treatment: Science and Policy for the 21st Century by Henningfield, Santora, and Bickel (Editors). Belinda Borelli is also editing a special issue of the Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology and is accepting papers for the theme of "Smoking Cessation: Innovative Treatments and Special Populations" due January 5, 2009.
As in every issue, we have a list of funding announcements from TANRIG, as well as upcoming conferences and trainings, job postings, special honors and announcements, and the latest member publications. If you are interested in contributing an article about the research in your lab or other articles that you think would be of interest to our membership, please contact me directly at kcropsey@beapsy1.his.uab.edu. Also if you have any suggestions for ways to improve the newsletter or special features you would like to see covered, please let me know.
Sincerely,
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