Awards of Excellence

During the 2010 NIDA International Forum, Dr. Steven W. Gust, International Program Director, presented the 2010 Awards of Excellence to honor mentors, researchers, and binational collaborative teams whose efforts support the International Program mission, including:

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

More than 260 participants from 61 countries attended the 17th Annual NIDA International Forum, which was held June 8–11, 2012, in Palm Springs, California. The meeting focused on the growing public health problem of new and emerging psychoactive substances, which are mostly unregulated compounds that are specifically designed to circumvent drug laws and mimic the effects of illicit drugs by slightly altering the chemical structure of a known drug. A joint College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)/NIDA International Forum poster session featured presentations by 160 U.S.

Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program is pleased to announce the selection of the 2011 Awards of Excellence winners, who are recognized for their outstanding contributions to international cooperation in drug abuse research and training.

NIDA Awards of Excellence recipients Richard Rawson (left), María Elena Medina-Mora Icaza, and Jeffrey Samet (far right) with NIDA International Program Director Steven W. Gust.

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs

David Geffen School of Medicine

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California, United States

Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramón de la Fuente
Mexico City, Mexico

School of Medicine
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, United States