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October 14, 2026
11:00am - 5:00pm
University Club
123 University Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Registration opens at 10:30am
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Join us at the University Club on October 14, 2026 for a day of networking, discovering potential collaborations for your future research, and learning about addiction research efforts here at Pitt, in Pittsburgh, and at a national level. Meet members of our University community and our greater Pittsburgh community. Snacks and lunch will be provided.
The symposium brings together researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, and community partners to advance interdisciplinary dialogue and foster collaboration across the basic, clinical, and community-engaged dimensions of addiction science. The symposium’s central aim is to highlight innovative research and translational approaches that strengthen connections between neuroscience, treatment, prevention, and public health impact.
Poster submissions are encouraged. Poster award winners will be invited to the next symposium to give a brief update on their research.
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2025 Poster Award Winners
Alcohol-cancer risk communication on social media: a content analysis of alcohol-related Instagram and TikTok posts. Presented by Joseph Alejandro, MSPPM (School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh).
Chronic Alcohol exposure induces a long-lasting latent pain state that is kept in remission by opioid receptors. Presented by Adam Brandner (Center for Neuroscience, Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh).
Examining Treatment Engagement and Retention in Care at a Low-Barrier Mobile MOUD Clinic. Presented by Aaron Arnold, MPH (Prevention Point Pittsburgh).
Exploring Community Members’ Perceptions of Resiliencies to Housing Eviction and Alcohol-related Harms. Presented by Michelle Dougherty, MPH (School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh).