Nicotine: Not a Carcinogen, But Maybe an Effector of Carcinogen Activation

Sharon Murphy, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, & Biophysics

University of Minnesota Cancer Center

Implicit Cognition and Tobacco Addiction

Andrew Waters, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The Possible Importance of Puff Counts in Standard FTC Cigarette Testing: An Exploration of Documents and Data

Lynn Kozlowski, PhD, Professor and Head, Dept. of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State University

Computational Models of Reinforcement Learning, Extinction and Addiction

A. David Redish, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota

The BEST for Baby Project: Reducing Children's Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke

Deborah Hennrikus, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota

Hormonal Effects on Nicotine Dependence and Relapse in Women

Sharon Allen, MD, PhD, Department of Family Practice, University of Minnesota

Augmentation of Drug Reward by Chronic Food Restriction: Behavioral Evidence and Underlying Mechanisms

Kenneth Carr, PhD, Associate Professor of, Psychiatry and Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine

March 24, 2006

Special seminar

Nicotine Actions on Brain During Developmental Critical Periods

Frances Leslie, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology, University of California, Irvine

Pharmacogenetics of Nicotine Addiction Treatment

Neal Benowitz, MD, Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Francisco

Tobacco Use Among Alaska Natives

Christi Patten, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Cessation in African Americans - A Research Program

Jasjit S Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, MS, Executive Director, Office of Clinical Research, Academic Health Center, Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Medical School, Professor of Medicine University of Minnesota