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In the final event of the Achieving Equity: Disparities in Substance Use three-part speaker series, program officials from the National Institute on Drug Abuse will discuss federal research funding opportunities with NIDA.

We’re back to bust more psychology and neuroscience myths! Dive into questions about multitasking and attention, as well as brain plasticity and the integrity of our memories.

Studies show that more than 131 million people or 66% of adults use prescription medication every day. Examine the cost and effects of polypharmacy on health records, multimorbidity, and various populations — and discuss equity in implementing standardized prescribing programs.

Genome editing is no longer in the distant future. Using CRISPR technology, scientists can activate or inhibit functions of various genes to better understand and cure diseases. Explore the potential benefits, unintended consequences, and moral dilemmas of this revolutionary technology.

In the field of cardiovascular regenerative medicine, clinical trials are now underway to test various approaches that use ‘off-the-shelf’ engineered tissues to treat patients with serious vascular conditions. In this talk, Dr. Laura Niklason discusses her team’s approach to vascular engineering which involves seeding allogeneic vascular cells onto a degradable substrate t