Friday Frontiers in Biomedical Science with Drs. Beth Meyerson and Alicia Allen

ORIGINAL EVENT LISTING: https://view.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=4121e2e40f49269028289dbb32810bd6661086e644a646d830801323830b7612d7ea834d8f0a43a5827f7d21e8eb659a8813271ffce36e908c145ba6cb866a908a224dbad63ae01adb1732740b934ec1

Friday Frontiers in Biomedical Science is a series designed to engage researchers and clinicians at all stages of career development. The upcoming seminar features research from the department of family and community medicine, and features two speakers who each will share a short overview of their work, with opportunity for audience engagement.

Friday, January 12, 3-4 p.m.
BIO5, Room 103
Refreshments provided.
 

[Beth E. Meyerson, MDiv, PhD]

Can we reduce opioid overdose deaths by half? Methadone treatment policy and practice studies by the Harm Reduction Research Lab

Beth E. Meyerson, MDiv., PhD
Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Director, Harm Reduction Research Lab, Family and Community Medicine
Director of Policy, Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center
Member of the Graduate Faculty

[Alicia M. Allen, PhD, MPH]

Does puberty play a role in the initiation of substance misuse in adolescents? Preliminary results from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study

Alicia M. Allen, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Clinical Translational Sciences
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Associate Professor, Public Health
Member of the Graduate Faculty

Agenda

Friday, January 12
2:45 - 3:00 p.m.     
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.        
 

Refreshments and networking
Presentation by Dr. Beth Meyerson
Presentation by Dr. Alicia Allen
 

BIO5, Room 103 
Keating Bioresearch Building
 

Register Here

Virtual Tickets
This event will also be livestreamed. Please select a virtual ticket as you register. All attendees — live and virtual — can engage with the presenters.

Hosted by the College of Medicine – Tucson.

Jason Wertheim, MD, PhD, Vice Dean, Research and Graduate Studies for the College of Medicine – Tucson. Dr. Wertheim is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Rachna Shroff, MD, MS, FASCO, Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research for the College of Medicine – Tucson. Dr. Shroff is a professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, and Associate Director of Clinical Investigations at the UArizona Cancer Center.

Event Sponsor

Friday Frontiers in Biomedical Science is co-sponsored by the Arizona Biomedical Research Centre (ABRC). ABRC-funded events strive to deliver high-quality educational resources to support Arizona researchers become leaders in biomedical research fields, successfully compete for external support, and translate research findings to address critical medical needs and improve health outcomes.