National Advisory Council Agenda

150th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse

Virtual Meeting – May 13, 2025

Closed Session

This meeting is closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b{c}(4) and 552b{c}(6), Title 5, U.S. Code and section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.
C. Appendix 2).

TimePresentation
11:00 a.m.Call to Order
Nora Volkow, M.D.
Director, NIDA

Review of Policy and Procedures
Susan Weiss, Ph.D.
Executive Secretary
National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse
Director, Division of Extramural Research, NIDA
11:15 a.m.

Council Review of Grant Applications
Nora Volkow, M.D., Director, NIDA

Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences (DTMC)
Iván Montoya, M.D., M.P.H., Director

Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB)
Tristan McClure-Begley, Ph.D., Acting Director

Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research (DESPR)
Carlos Blanco, M.D., Ph.D., Director

12:15 p.m.Break

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Open Session

TimePresentation
1:30 p.m.Welcome and Opening Remarks
Nora Volkow, M.D., Director, NIDA
1:45 p.m.Lifetime Achievement Award Honoring Dr. John Rotrosen
Nora Volkow, M.D., Director, NIDA
2:00 p.m.Director's Report
Nora Volkow, M.D., Director, NIDA
2:45 p.m.Discussion
Council Members
3:15 p.m.Break
3:30 p.m.

Concept Clearances
NIDA Staff

  • Division of Extramural Research (DER)
    • ABCD and HBCD Study Biospecimens Management – Kim LeBlanc, Ph.D., Scientific Program Manager, ABCD
  • Center for the Clinical Trials Network (CCTN)
    • National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network – Data & Statistics Center - Landhing Moran, Ph.D., Health Scientist Administrator
  • Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research (DESPR)
    • Adult-Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (A-ABCD) Study – Research Project Sites and Centers – Bethany Deeds, Ph.D., Deputy Director, DESPR
  • HIV Research Program
    • NIDA Avant-Garde/Avenir Awards for High Risk/High Reward Research on HIV and Substance Use – Vasundhara Varthakavi, Ph.D., Associate Director, HRP
  • Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB)
    • Molecular and Neural Mechanisms of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to Treat Substance Use Disorders – Sam Anantham, Ph.D., Chief, Chemistry Pharmacology Branch
    • BRAIN Initiative: Theories, Models and Methods for Analysis of Complex Data from the Brain – Jessica Mollick, Ph.D., Health Scientist Administrator
4:00 p.m.Public Comments
4:15 p.m.Adjourn