# Texas Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Meeting

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · 2020 · $11,000

## Abstract

Abstract:
This R13 application requests 3 years of partial support to continue a highly successful scientific gathering of the
Texas Research Society on Alcoholism (TRSA) annual scientific meeting that has been held for the last 28 years.
It is the only state chapter of the national Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA). The annual meeting is held at
different universities around Texas as a way to network with other alcohol scientists/students. Several standing
committees organize the one-day meeting that is attended by experienced and developing addiction researchers:
undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, junior and established senior investigators,
physicians/ psychiatrists, and social workers. The TRSA annual scientific meeting provides a platform for
presentation of the latest multidisciplinary research on alcohol and substance use disorders (often a comorbid
condition) by stimulating discussion of novel research areas and by fostering new collaborations. A rich diversity
in attendees (≥30% from underrepresented populations) provides us with an excellent and unique opportunity to
nurture student development into young scientists. Concurrently, the friendly interactions and overall ambience
provides excellent role models for young scientists, and gives them a unique opportunity to present their research
to a sophisticated audience in a venue where the threshold for presentation rigor is lower than most national
meetings. The meeting also provides career development training (e.g., discussions of job placement
opportunities, communication skills to reach the public and decision makers, and working with mentors) for the
next generation of addiction researchers. Each meeting includes talks by individual scientists and students,
presentation by the previous year's John McGovern Fellowship awardee, plenary and poster sessions. Abstracts
are published annually in a supplemental issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
(ACER). To date TRSA has awarded 26 McGovern fellowships at $5,000 each to graduate students in Texas
institutions (including dental and medical schools). The awardee presents his/her results at the annual meeting
as a condition of receiving the fellowship. While continuing to focus on latest research, the main objectives goals
of TRSA meeting are to 1) provide a high quality, cost effective, low presentation rigor threshold, opportunity for
young scientists to present their data, give oral presentations, and interact with experts in the alcohol and
addiction field; 2) nurture young scientists from underrepresented populations to participate in the meeting and
to pursue a career in addiction research; 3) convene experts in a novel or emerging area of addiction; and 4)
stimulate discussion and collaboration among the multidisciplinary researchers and clinicians to facilitate student
research development and professional career development opportunities. Future TRSA meetings will retain the
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10326653
- **Project number:** 7R13AA026785-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** MARTIN A JAVORS
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $11,000
- **Award type:** 7
- **Project period:** 2018-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10326653

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10326653, Texas Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Meeting (7R13AA026785-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10326653. Licensed CC0.

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