Thursday, April 15, 2021

Addressing Health Disparities with Neuroscience: Views By Two - The Diversity and Inclusion Group (DIG), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA Presents

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
 The Diversity and Inclusion Group (DIG), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA Presents
 

 

Speakers:
 
Huda Akil, Ph.D.
Gardner Quarton Distinguished University Professor
Of Neuroscience and Psychiatry
Senior Research Professor
The Michigan Neuroscience Institute
University of Michigan
 
David H. Chae, Sc.D., M.A.
Associate Professor
Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Dean for Research
Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
 
Please join The Diversity & Inclusion Group (DIG) for Addressing Health Disparities with Neuroscience: Views by Two. This new virtual seminar series brings together two scientists from disparate fields to discuss how basic, translational and clinical neuroscience research can inform, and be informed by, research on health disparities and health inequities.
The inaugural seminar, At the Crossroads of Social Determinants and Biology: Identifying Implications for Future Research, will explore the intersection of social determinants and biological mediators of substance use disorders and biobehavioral health.
Date: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Time: 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET

MNI's own Dr. Huda Akil is one of the speakers.

Speakers

Huda Akil

Huda Akil, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Gardner C. Quarton Distinguished University Professor of Neurosciences, Department of Psychiatry

David H. Chae, Sc.D., M.A.

Associate Dean for Research Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Associate Professor Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences