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Upcoming Events

VCAR Seminar Jose Moron- Concepcion: 4/30/26, 3pm 512 LH
Spring 2026 VCAR Seminar Series
Save the Date VCAR Science day


A five-year, $8.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help establish the Vanderbilt AUD Research and Education Center and bolster Vanderbilt University’s leadership in neuroscience, addiction research and innovative approaches to the study of alcohol use disorder.

This grant provides support for collaborative efforts among diverse researchers at Vanderbilt and from across the country, enhancing Vanderbilt’s role in alcohol and addiction research locally and nationally.

Pioneering research shows that dopamine levels increase in response to stressful stimuli, and not just pleasurable ones, potentially rewriting facts about the “feel-good” hormone—a critical mediator of many psychiatric diseases.