to learn more about the research focus and the researchers from each TTURC in order to identify areas for collaboration that could not be accomplished at either site alone, i.e. projects that would be impossible to complete because of expertise, technology, data collection or access to populations is not available.
— specifically, to focus on areas of potential collaboration that build on the National Collaborative Perinatal Project cohort and on the neuroimaging and animal model expertise at Yale TTURC.

to provide opportunities for TTURC co-investigators to develop ideas for renewal of each TTURC that include TTURC: NEFS and Yale TTURC collaborations

8:30 - 9:00 AM

Arrival, Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Welcome/Introduction—what makes for a good collaboration
David Abrams, PhD and Stephanie O'Malley, PhD

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Visualizing Nicotine's Effect on the Brain
Julie Staley, PhD

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Discussion

10:15 - 10:45 AM

Application of functional brain imaging to the study of tobacco abuse and dependence in humans/fMRI data on adolescents
Leslie Jacobsen, MD

10:45 - 11:00 AM

Discussion

11:00 - 11:45 AM

National Collaborative Perinatal Project—detailed overview of cohort, including sample size, assessments, potential phenotypes that might be worth imaging or information that might be worth exploring re. animal models.
Stephen Buka, ScD

11:45 - Noon

Discussion

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 - 3:30 PM

Discussion of Potential Collaborative Projects
Facilitators: David Abrams, Stephen Buka, Stephanie O'Malley, Julie Staley

3:30 PM

Refreshments on lower patio