# Annual Cannabinoid Research Society Symposium on the Cannabinoids

> **NIH NIH R13** · INTERNATIONAL CANNABINOID RES SOCIETY · 2022 · $12,500

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
Cannabinoid signaling is composed of Cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 and their cognate exogenous
and endogenous ligands. Cannabinoid signaling is widely distributed throughout the CNS and periphery
and is implicated in a wide variety of important neurobiological processes including regulation of energy
homeostasis, learning and memory, motor function, reward, anxiety, and social function. Moreover, use of
cannabis has increases over the past decade and is expected to continue to increase in the face of the
expanding anti-prohibition movement in the United States. Cannabis use by vulnerable populations and
during critical periods, such as adolescence and pregnancy, carry unclear risk and are the focus of intense
ongoing scientific investigation. Commensurate with these growing potential public health concerns,
research into the fundamental biology of cannabinoids and endogenous cannabinoids related to brain
development, function, and pathology are becoming of greater interest to the public, policymakers,
researchers and healthcare professionals. Therefore, understanding the neurobiology of cannabinoid
signaling could have broad implications for physiological function and the pathophysiology of somatic and
neuropsychiatric disorders. The International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS) is the only annual
scientific meeting devoted to dissemination of scientific information on all aspects of cannabinoid sciences.
The ICRS will hold its 31st annual symposium in 2021 and has been an unparalleled success in the field of
cannabinoid research. During the previous funding cycle, NIH support has allowed the ICRS to provide
substantial travel support to increase trainee attendance at our annual meeting. The student travel grant
program will be used to increase the participation of early stage cannabinoid researchers in the ICRS
Symposia on the Cannabinoids. Special emphasis has been, and will continue to be, placed on support for
individuals traditionally underrepresented in science, including women and U.S. racial and ethnic
minorities. In addition to the travel award program, we propose to provide a career development program
at each annual ICRS symposium, recognize outstanding predoctoral and postdoctoral student
presentations with awards given during each symposium, and publish an abstract book in printed form that
will be made available to the public on the ICRS website after the annual symposium. Completion of these
aims will continue to invigorate the next generation of cannabinoid scientists by facilitating attendance and
presentation of their original research in an open, inclusive, and egalitarian forum and provide networking
and mentorship opportunities to young scientists in all areas of cannabinoid research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10461950
- **Project number:** 5R13DA016280-20
- **Recipient organization:** INTERNATIONAL CANNABINOID RES SOCIETY
- **Principal Investigator:** Heather Bryte Bradshaw
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $12,500
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-08-15 → 2026-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10461950

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10461950, Annual Cannabinoid Research Society Symposium on the Cannabinoids (5R13DA016280-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10461950. Licensed CC0.

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