📢 Calling for submissions to the RSA 2026 Conference Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work and be recognized for excellence! ✅ Submit your poster and apply for student & ECI awards by 30 January here: rsa.societyconference.com/v2/ @rsaofficial.bsky.social

🎉Congrats to @marionfriske.bsky.social on winning the TRSA O’Neill Addiction Science Education Award for her outreach program “Mindful Sips”, which aims to prevent addiction through education seminars about diverse aspect of addiction including neuroscience, psychology, stigma, treatments & stress.

🎉Congrats to @mradoman.bsky.social! Milena’s been awarded a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from NIAAA for her work using brain imaging and daily assessments to uncover how uncertainty-related brain responses link chronic pain and alcohol use, paving the way for more personalized treatments.

📣Florencia Anunziata (ISBRA ECI, UCSD Postdoc) published a study on risk of adverse birth outcomes in alcohol-exposed pregnancies, with or without cannabis or tobacco. Findings stress screening for & addressing prenatal polysubstance use to improve maternal & infant outcomes. doi.org/10.1016/j.yp...

Save the Date: December 2nd, 2025 Join us for Module 1: Intro to Alcohol Use & AUD A 1-hour overview of DSM-5 criteria, key risks, stigma, and the real social/economic impact. Learn the facts behind alcohol-related harm. #RSA #AlcoholUseDisorder #AlcoholAwareness #ReduceHarm

🔍 @fasdunited.bsky.social is calling for abstracts for the #FASD2026 International Conference! ✅ Submit your abstract by Nov 16, 2025 💰 Apply for NIAAA travel support by Nov 29 📌 Details: fasdunited.org/fasd2026/202...

Three expert reports. Three very different conclusions about alcohol and health. Why the confusion? In our latest blog, Stockwell, Priore & @beckyim.bsky.social unpack the methods behind the headlines - and show how alcohol’s risks keep being downplayed. www.ias.org.uk/2025/07/09/a...

Getting whiplash? A short guide to recent contradictory reports on moderate alcohol use & health (new @jsadjournal.bsky.social FastTakes) "strong grounds for skepticism about health benefits from low-volume alcohol use" @uvic.ca @uviccisur.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social www.jsad.com/do/10.15288/...

🎉 Attending the RSA/ISBRA 2025 Congress in New Orleans? Come join the ISBRA ECI Social Dinner - all early career investigators & students welcome! 📍Brewery Saint X 🗓️Monday, June 23, 7:30 PM 👉RSVP: tinyurl.com/5n6z462p Spread the word & come relax and network with fellow ECIs🌟 @isbracomm.bsky.social

Sharing our recent paper which examined how the occurrence of hyperuricemia (high blood uric acid concentration) and gout (the most common inflammatory arthritis) vary by socio-demographic groups and regions, and other diseases that are associated with gout in Chinese adults.

Really honoured to be highly commended for the Breakthrough Researcher Award in the 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards, among so many researchers and teams doing such impactful work!

📣We're working with the RSA Education Committee to bring you a series of ECI-tailored events at the 2025 RSA/ISBRA Congress! 📝Check out & RSVP for the Mentoring Programme, Postdoc Dinner, Student Luncheon, Grant Skills & Emerging Scholars Workshops on 👇 rsa.societyconference.com/v2/#card/reg...

Support for Early Career Investigators (ECIs) can be transformative - not only for their individual career progression but also for the advancement of science as a whole. Hear from Dr Paola Palombo as she shares her experience receiving the ISBRA ECI Award.

Great to hear from @beckyim.bsky.social about how ISBRA awards have supported her attendance at international conferences and helped enhance her career development.

2025 Early Career Investigator Award, for the 2025 ISBRA/RSA Conference (June 21-25, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Deadline for applications extended to April 4, 2025: www.isbra.com/awards/early...

📢 Application deadline extended!! There is still time to submit your application for the ISBRA 2025 Early Career Investigator Award - application deadline has now been moved to 31st March 2025. For more details, visit: www.isbra.com/awards/early...

Congratulations to Becky Im who has been shortlisted for a Vice-Chancellor's Award in the Breakthrough Researcher Award category!🎉 The award recognises researchers at the early stages of their careers who have significantly impacted the University. Read more 👉 buff.ly/wvmegEl @beckyim.bsky.social

This #internationalwomensday find out how our NDPH fellowships have accelerated Dr Pek Kei (Becky) Im’s career. 👇 #internationalwomensday #accelerateaction @beckyim.bsky.social

In the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing stories of how travel grants/funds (including ISBRA ECI & Diversity awards, NIAAA travel awards) have supported Early Career Investigators’ research and career. Stay tuned to hear about their journeys and the impact of ISBRA’s support @isbracomm.bsky.social

This #internationalwomensday find out how our NDPH fellowships have accelerated Dr Tammy Tong's career. 👇 #internationalwomensday #accelerateaction

🌟 Submissions for poster presentations and junior investigator/student awards for the 48th Annual RSA Scientific Meeting/ISBRA Congress are open until 31 January. Showcase your work and apply for travel support today!🚀 Click the link for info on available awards 🏆 rsa.societyconference.com/v2/