The mission of the Nicotine and Tobacco Research Team (NTRT) is to promote NIDA nicotine and tobacco research interests, primarily across the Institute and NIH; to serve as a clearinghouse of information to NIDA staff on timely information related to nicotine and tobacco research (including Tobacco Regulatory Science); to inform the addiction research community on NIDA activities relating to nicotine and tobacco; to assist NIDA management in evaluating the nicotine and tobacco research portfolio; and to identify and support new research programs and directions as they relate to nicotine and tobacco.
The Core Group of NTRT Program Staff have the majority of the nicotine and tobacco portfolio and serve as a resource to investigators for inquiries regarding research in this area at NIDA. They represent a cross section of expertise such as pre-clinical, clinical, drug development, behavior, services, treatment, and epidemiology.
Goals of the NTRT include:
- Invite speakers to present at NIDA, either in-person or via Webcast. Topics would be rotated across all areas of research supported by NIDA, including: basic neuroscience, behavior, clinical research, therapeutic development, epidemiology, and prevention.
- Provide networking opportunities between NIDA program staff and the nicotine and tobacco research staff of NIH IC’s and other HHS organizations (e.g., NCI, NHLBI, NIAAA, NICHD, FDA, and SAMHSA).
- Meet regularly with NIDA leadership to discuss the NIDA nicotine and tobacco portfolio, ongoing issues, and identify gap areas to further explore.
- Plan and conduct Pre-Conference Workshops and/or Symposia Sessions at the SRNT Annual Meeting, possibly in collaboration with other NIH IC’s and/or FDA CTP staff.
- Distribute the Nicotine & Tobacco Research Team (NTRT) NEWSLETTER, which includes notifications of high-profile research publications, changes in tobacco regulation, seminars, meetings, funding opportunity announcements and related updates.
Membership in the NTRT is open to all NIDA extramural and intramural staff. If you would like to join and/or receive the Nicotine & Tobacco Research Team (NTRT) NEWSLETTER, please contact Flair Lindsey, flindsey@nida.nih.gov
For questions about the Nicotine and Tobacco Research Team, please contact either of the co-chairs, Mary Kautz, kautzm@nida.nih.gov, or Kevin Walton, kevin.walton@nih.gov.
Core Membership
Investigators considering to apply for NIDA research grants pertaining to nicotine and tobacco are encouraged to contact the relevant Program Staff to discuss their proposal in relation to NIDA research priorities. You can also review the NIDA strategic plan, which discusses the Institute's research priorities.
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Program Officer | Clinical Research Grants Branch | Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequence |
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Training Coordinator | Office of the DNB Director | Division of Neuroscience and Behavior |
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Deputy Director | Office of the Director | Office of the Director |
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Health Scientist Administrator |
Epidemiology Research Branch |
Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research |
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Program Officer | Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch | Division of Neuroscience and Behavior |
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Medical Officer | Services Research Branch | Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research |
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Health Scientist Administrator | Clinical Research Grants Branch | Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences |
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Director, NIDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Program Officer |
Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch | Division of Neuroscience and Behavior |
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The PATH Study Director at NIH Program Officer |
Epidemiology Research Branch | Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research |
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Branch Chief Director, NIDA Drug Supply Program |
Chemistry and Pharmaceutics Branch | Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences |
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Program Analyst | Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch | Division of Neuroscience and Behavior |
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Scientific Program Manager | Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch | Division of Neuroscience and Behavior |
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Branch Chief | Genetics, Epigenetics, and Developmental Neuroscience Branch | Division of Neuroscience and Behavior |
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Program Officer | Prevention Research Branch | Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research |
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Program Officer | Integrative Neuroscience Branch | Division of Neuroscience and Behavior |
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Program Officer | Chemistry and Pharmacology Branch | Division of Neuroscience and Behavior |
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Branch Chief | Clincial Research Grants Branch | Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences |
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Tobacco Regulatory Science Program (TRSP) Funding Opportunities Announcements (FOAs) and Notices
- The Tobacco Regulatory Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) - RFA-OD-21-002
- Secondary Analyses of Existing Datasets of Tobacco Use and Health (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - RFA-OD-21-003
- Maximizing the Scientific Value of Existing Biospecimen Collections (R21 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - RFA-OD-21-004
- Notice of Intent to Publish the Reissuance of RFA-OD-20-008 Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K01 non-clinical trial) - NOT-OD-22-081.
- Notice of Intent to Publish the Reissuance of RFA-OD-20-011 Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K01 clinical trial required) - NOT-OD-22-082.
- Notice of Intent to Publish the Reissuance of RFA-OD-20-009 Pathway to Independence Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K99/R00 non-clinical trial) - NOT-OD-22-083.
- Notice of Intent to Publish the Reissuance of RFA-OD-20-010 Pathway to Independence Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K99/R00 clinical trial) - NOT-OD-22-084.
Other Funding Opportunities and Notices
- Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) and Alternative Nicotine & Tobacco Delivery Systems: Basic Mechanisms of Health Effects - Notice of Special Interest - NOT-OD-22-022
- Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) and Alternative Nicotine and Tobacco Delivery Systems: Population, Clinical and Applied Prevention Mechanisms of Health Effects - Notice of Special Interest - NOT-OD-22-023
- Public Policy Effects on Alcohol-, Cannabis-, Tobacco-, and Other Drug-Related Behaviors and Outcomes - Notice of Special Interest - NOT-AA-21-028
- Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Biospecimen Access (X01) - PAR-21-044 (X01)
- Pilot Health Services and Economic Research on the Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use Disorders (R34 - Clinical Trial Optional) - PA-21-180 (R34)