UF Center for Addiction Research & Education

Registration and Submission Portals for the 2026 UF CARE Annual Symposium are OPEN! General information, submission guidelines, & other details can be found at the UF CARE website: addictionresearch.health.ufl.edu/events/annual-…

Be sure to join us tomorrow (2/18) for our monthly seminar, featuring Dr. Leslie Sombers at 3pm in MBI L4-101!

Come and see us at our table at the College of Medicine Celebration of Research tonight, 4-7pm in the O'Connell Center!

Happy Holidays from UF CARE! Thank you for an incredible 2025, we couldn't do this work without you.

Members and affiliates, please share any recent accomplishments with us by December 12th for the forthcoming CARE newsletter! Be it grant awards, career milestones, or forthcoming events, we want to celebrate YOU.

Join us for November’s UF CARE Monthly Seminar: “Chronic alcohol rewires serotonergic circuits in the brain that orchestrate social behavior" Speaker: Dr. Catherine Marcinkiewcz Location: MBI-L4-101 Date: Wes, Nov 12 Time: 3:00 PM Light refreshments provided!

Join us for the UF CARE Lab Open House! Learn about the exciting research happening in UF CARE labs and explore collaboration opportunities. Featuring: Dr. Shanting Chen’s Lab Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 MBI-L4-101 #UFCARE #UFResearch #Neuroscience #Psychology

Lucy Meehan, Lab Admin Coordinator II, will be leaving UF CARE on November 18th to relocate to Texas with her family. We wish her continued success in her next chapter!

We’re honored to be featured in this publication. Thank you to @JSADJournal for showcasing the work happening at UF CARE! #Research #STEM #UF #Psychology #Alcohol #Neuroscience

UF CARE’s Fall Dissertation Aid Grant deadline is just 1 week away (Oct 31)! Don’t miss your chance to get support for your dissertation research. Check out the flyer below to apply!

Join us for the UF CARE Lab Open House! Discover the exciting research happening in: Dr. Nikhil Urs’s Lab (Pharmacology & Therapeutics) Dr. Shanting Chen’s Lab (Psychology) Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 3:00 PM MBI-L4-101 Come learn about lab opportunities and collaborations!

Reminder! Join us for October’s UF CARE Monthly Seminar: “Neurobiology of Drug Seeking in Rodent Models of Polysubstance Abuse” Speaker: Dr. Lori Knackstedt Location: MBI-L4-101 Date: Wed, Oct 15 Time: 3:00 PM Light refreshments provided!

Reminder: UF CARE Fall 2025 Travel Award applications are due this Friday, Oct. 10! Don’t miss your chance to apply — awards of up to $750 are available.

Join us for October's UF CARE Monthly Seminar! “Neurobiology of Drug Seeking in Rodent Models of Polysubstance Abuse” Speaker: Dr. Lori Knackstedt Location: MBI-L4-101 Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 | 3:00 PM Light refreshments provided. #UFCare #UFResearch #Neuroscience #Addiction

A huge thank you to Dr. Arnold-Tolbert, Dr. Lopez-Quintero, and Dr. Setlow for sharing their insights at last week’s UF CARE Seminar & Lab Open House! We appreciate your time and expertise in making the event a success. #UFCARE #Research #UF #health #UF #STEM #Neuroscience

Events this Wednesday (Sept 17): 3 PM – CARE Seminar Dr. Miranda Arnold-Tolbert: “Tiny Tails to Human Insights: The Journey of Alcohol Research” Location: MBI-L4-101 | Light refreshments After – Lab Open House Featuring Dr. Lopez-Quintero & Dr. Setlow Labs #UFCARE #UFResearch

We are proud to share that Dr. Sara Jo Nixon, Director of UF CARE, was interviewed in @NatGeo on how the news cycle impacts brain and body health. Read the full article here: nationalgeographic.com/health/article… #Neuroscience #UF #StressResearch

Join us for the next UF CARE Monthly Seminar! Date: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM Location: MBI L4-101 Speaker: Miranda Arnold-Tolbert, PhD Title: “Tiny Tails to Human Insights: The Journey of Alcohol Research” Light refreshments will be served. #AlcoholResearch #UF

UF CARE welcomes students back for a great semester ahead! #UF #BackToSchool